Ryan Cole

Ryan Cole is a student at the University of Southern California (USC) majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Sports Media Studies. His past experiences include interning for ESPN and Fox Sports. He is huge sports fan that loves to talk all kinds of sports. You can follow him on twitter here: @JustRyCole
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Lakers Nation 2012-13 Player Evaluations: Metta World Peace

The Lakers knew that Metta World Peace would be a question mark coming into the 2012-2013 season. His 2011-2012 campaign was not promising to say the least. He struggled to shoot with consistency from beyond the arc, he lost a…

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Lakers Nation 2012-13 Player Evaluations: Robert Sacre

Coming into the preseason there weren't many expectations for rookie Robert Sacre. The opportunity for him to play seemed slim-to-none simply due to the fact that the Lakers frontcourt was stacked at the power-forward and center positions. However due to…

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Lakers News: Mike D’Antoni Reacts To Lakers’ Game 2 Loss to Spurs

The Lakers lost to the San Antonio Spurs 102-91 in game two and trail 2-0 in their best-of-seven series. The Spurs got off to a hot start under the leadership of Manu Ginobili, who finished tonight's game game with 13…

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Lakers vs. Spurs NBA Playoff Highlights: April 21, 2013

The Lakers opened the 2013 playoff campaign on the road against the  Spurs where they tried to steal one i and get off to a good start in the post-season. Check out the highlights! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi34neTc5jI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk4SZ7lOSX4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt4vJIKABEA Steve Nash plays…

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Lakers vs. Rockets NBA Highlights: April 17, 2013

The Lakers looked to finish the season strong by five games in a row. Prior to tonights matchup the Lakers clinched a playoff spot, so they looked to establish some rhythm going into the post-season. Here are the highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPcRn4BxN0…

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Video: Kobe Bryant Post-Game Press Conference After Achilles Injury

Kobe Bryant was interviewed by media members following Friday night's 118-116 victory over the Golden State Warriors. The attention of the media was primarily focused on getting Kobe's reaction to his injury. ----Want to show off your Kobe love? Check…

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Lakers News: Top 10 Tweets In Reaction To Kobe’s Injury

With reports indicating that Kobe Bryant has likely torn his achilles, Lakers Nation went to Twitter to get some reactions regarding Kobe. Check it out: Man. If true that it's a torn achilles, that's a really sad way for Kobe's…

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Lakers vs. Warriors NBA Highlights: April 12, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkyA6n6j_bg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhio9ilW8l4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4HCNOH01NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4hM-zLi1BU The Warriors shoot 52% FG's & take a 32-26 lead after the 1st qtr. Dwight has 11 pts (5 of 6 FTs) to lead L.A. STATS: on.nba.com/ZS4jcN — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) April 13, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIwtTMGJcBs…

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Poll Results: Is Dwight or Pau More Important For Lakers Friday?

With the Lakers set to take on the Warriors tonight, it is going to be interesting to see whether or not Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol can continue their dominant play as of late. Both bigs dominated against the Portland…

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Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Makes NBA History In Portland

The Lakers got a huge road win against the Portland Trail Blazers in their pursuit of obtaining the 8-seed out west. Coming into tonight's matchup, the Lakers had only won four of their last 21 games at the Rose Garden,…

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