Andrew Lazzara

New Orleans

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Content Writer at Total Apex Entertainment

I'm a freelance sports and entertainment writer living in the New Orleans area...lifelong Saints fan, movie buff, golfer and music lover.

Featured in: Favicon

totalapexentertainment.com Favicon

totalapexsports.com

Articles

Former Saint Steve Gleason Receives 2024 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage

Jul 19, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

The best and brightest in sports and entertainment gathered in Los Angeles last Thursday for the 2024 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly, or ESPY, Awards. This annual event has been held by ESPN since 1993 and has become one of the most glamorous and highly anticipated yearly awards shows. Along with awards for Best Athlete, Best Play and Best Team, ESPY Awards are also awarded to those who display exemplary courage, leadership, service and resilience.
Will Matthew Hayball Be the Saints' New Punter?

Jul 11, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

The New Orleans Saints will be heading to Irvine, CA in a little over a week to start training camp, and position battles being fought all over the field. One of the positions that might not be discussed as often is punter, but as we saw last year with the Saints, a good punter can be the difference between a win and a loss. Aussie Rules for the New Orleans Saints Embed from Getty Images Currently, 31-year-old Lou Hedley is the starting punter for the New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans Saints: Projected Leaders by Position for 2024 Training Camp

Jul 8, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

As the New Orleans Saints continue to prepare for training camp later this month, the starting positions are being established, and standout players are moving up the depth charts. While official rosters and depth charts are months from being released, many fans and experts have already begun assembling the Saints roster for 2024. We’ll break down the leading players, position by position, and discuss the hottest position battles going into training camp.
2024 John Deere Classic: Davis Thompson Dominates in Amazing Scoring Fest

Jul 7, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

Davis Thompson, the second-year player out of Atlanta won the John Deere Classic today, He set TPC Deere Run on fire today in what became a scoring bonanza for the ages. Thompson finished at a record-breaking -28, with the top 5 all finishing -23 and lower. The top fifteen players all finished at -20 or lower. It has been a very long time since anyone has seen so many players score so well. The final round leaderboard is chock full of 65s, 64s, a few 63s, and even a 62.
5 Major Questions the New Orleans Saints Need to Answer Before Training Camp

Jul 6, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

With just a couple of weeks left before the New Orleans Saints head to Irvine, CA to start training camp, there are still quite a few unanswered questions concerning the upcoming season. The Saints will be holding training camp at the University of California, Irvine campus, beginning July 24. The Saints’ practice facility in Metairie, LA is currently undergoing a major renovation.
'My Blue Heaven' - Was This Hilarious Cult Classic The Unintentional Sequel To 1990's 'Goodfellas'? - Total Apex Entertainment

Jul 4, 2024 | totalapexentertainment.com | Andrew Lazzara

In the early to mid 1980s, as writer and producer Nora Ephron was working on movies like Silkwood and When Harry Met Sally, her husband Nicholas Pileggi was working on a new novel. Pileggi was working closely with mafia informant Henry Hill on Wiseguy, a mostly biographical account of Hill’s life. Wiseguy would later be adapted for the screen and become one of the quintessential mob movies of all time, Goodfellas.
2024 John Deere Classic: Can a Long-Shot Triumph Over this Week's Balanced Field?

Jul 3, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

The John Deere Classic, being held this week at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, will provide some great long-shot opportunities for golf bettors. With a relatively average field lacking much major star power, there are plenty of big-value plays to be had at the John Deere Classic. Sungjae Im is currently the favorite at +1200 at BetMGM, but with only seven players in the FedEx Cup Top 50, there is a good chance that a lesser-known player could bring home the John Deere Trophy this week.
Coco Gauff Set to Shine in Paris Olympics after Heartbreaking Exclusion from 2021 Games

Jul 1, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

U.S. Open Champion Coco Gauff will be leading the charge for U.S. Tennis into Paris later this summer. Gauff was the first American to mathematically qualify for the Paris Olympics, securing her spot in March of this year. This will be Coco Gauff’s Olympic debut, after testing positive for COVID-19 and being barred from competition just days before the start of the Tokyo Games in 2021. How will she fare at the Olympics?
'The Sopranos': A Definitive History of the Groundbreaking Show, 25 Years Later

Jun 30, 2024 | totalapexentertainment.com | Andrew Lazzara

In the late 1990s, Home Box Office began producing long-form, high-quality dramatic series that would change the dynamic of television for years to come. One of the first among these groundbreaking series was The Sopranos, considered by many to be one of the greatest, most influential television series of all time.
18-Time Major Champ Jack Nicklaus Not Happy About New Slot for Memorial

Jun 6, 2024 | totalapexsports.com | Andrew Lazzara

All-time golf great Jack Nicklaus spoke to reporters in Dublin, Ohio, Tuesday about the Memorial Tournament being moved back a week this year, and he didn’t sound too pleased. Jack expressed his concern over the Memorial being moved to just a week before the U.S. Open, and the fact that many players could choose to skip the event. This is understandable, as players generally take at least a week off before a major to fine-tune their games.