Coming off a tough loss to the Clippers, the Lakers have little trouble defeating the NBA's worst team, the Washington Wizards.

The three-peat is so rare in American professional sports in general, too. The last major men's professional team to win three straight championships was the Los Angeles Lakers. They won three consecutive NBA titles from 2000-02. Here’s a look at every time the NFL has come close to a Super Bowl three-peat.

New York will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Knicks play Los Angeles. The teams match up Saturday for the first time this season.

The date was February 15, 2004, the last time LeBron James didn't play in the NBA's All-Star game, which was ironically being played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles that year. The world was a very different place back then. Shaquille O'Neal won the All-Star game's MVP award and Kevin Garnett was on the way to being named NBA MVP.

Former Chicago Bears interim head coach Thomas Brown is joining Mike Vrabel's coaching staff in New England, NFL Network reported Monday.

The Patriots are expected to hire Josh McDaniels as their offensive coordinator for a third time, sources confirmed to ESPN. New England is also set to name Lions assistant Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator,

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is soaking up the spotlight in the wake of joining the Dodgers, meeting LeBron James and Rui Hachimura at the Lakers game Tuesday.

The Lakers delivered their best victory of the season with a rout of the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics.

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are gearing up for a Super Bowl rematch, two seasons after the Chiefs emerged victorious in a thrilling showdown

Riley filed for trademark on the term just before the start of the 1988-89 season and embraced the quest for a three-peat. Scott says a batch of collared shirts with "three-peat" on them arrived in time for training camp.

Only two NFL teams have ever won three straight championships with Green Bay doing it from 1929-31 and again in 1965-67 seasons.