Jose Lima's life will be celebrated Sunday June 6 at Dodger Stadium
The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced the date of a tribute to the recently deceased Jose Lima. This Sunday, June 6, a celebration of the pitcher's life will be made part of a Viva Los Dodgers Day...
View ArticleChris Rock's pick-up moves get him nowhere with Kobe Bryant (video)
Chris Rock hasn't been single for a long time. Of course there was that one time he went astray, but it was eight years ago. So he probably hasn't practiced his pick-up move for a...
View ArticleDon't blame refs for Lakers loss to Celtics in Game 2 of NBA Finals (slideshow)
What happened to the Lakers in the final few minutes of game two of the NBA Finals? Rajon Rondo is the answer. But that's starting at the end of the story. The Celts 103-94 victory wasn'...
View ArticleInternational Surfing Day celebrated in Huntington Beach June 19-20
How would you like to be part of a 24 hour surf-a-thon contest? If you head on down to Surf City, U.S.A, better known as Huntington Beach, CA you can be part of the action. The...
View ArticleReggie Bush wouldn't settle civil lawsuit and the NCAA moved in
When Reggie Bush's advisers either told him or couldn't get him to settle the claim by Lloyd Lake and Michael Michaels, for close to what was asked, the cycle that led to the NCAA punishment of...
View ArticleIsrael Vazquez turns to broadcasting after Marquez fight
Some of Israel Vazquez's summer will be spent as a color commentator for boxing matches televised on Telefutura, the Spanish language broadcast network. That according to a tweet from Frankie...
View ArticleRemembering 2000 Finals and the violence that followed Lakers win
The last time the Los Angeles Lakers were at home for an NBA Finals close-out game was 10 years ago. They beat the Indiana Pacers and their coach Larry Bird 116-111 to win the franchise's first...
View ArticleRon Artest fulfills promise to Kobe at NBA Finals, thanks to his psychiatrist
Ron Artest became one of the heroes of the clinching game that gave the Lakers its second straight NBA Championship. Los Angeles topped the Boston Celtics 83-79 in a game that was ugly on the...
View ArticleSurf's up at Surf 24 celebrity surfing contest in Huntington Beach (Video)
Suffering from Lakers overload? The perfect antidote arrives this weekend. At the Huntington Beach pier, a 24 hour surfing contest begins at noon on Saturday. The contest is part of a full weekend of...
View ArticleJesse Vargas, Mayweather protege on card for Fight Night Club in LA
Jesse Vargas, a 21 year old junior welterweight gets into the ring tonight against Ernesto Zavala at Golden Boy Promotions' June edition of the Fight Night Club series. The fight is scheduled for six...
View ArticleWill Phil Jackson return? Daughter and Luke Walton think he's done
The guessing game of choice this week in Los Angeles is whether the Lakers coach, Phil Jackson, will return for an attempt at a second three-peat in his career with the team. Reading the tea leaves...
View ArticleFrankie Gomez and Jessie Vargas remain undefeated after victories at Fight...
Jessie Vargas, resplendent in shiny gold trunks brought along the heavy hitters from Camp Mayweather for Thursday night's co-main event at Golden Boy's Fight Night Club in downtown Los Angeles....
View ArticleDodgers-Yankees rivalry still personal for Tommy Lasorda and Reggie Jackson
The weekend series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers has produced hyperbole about the teams' bygone days of glory and hotly contested rivalry. Unfortunately for fans under the...
View ArticleHollywood turned out for Sunday's Dodger-Yanks game to watch home team lose
Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium turned into Sunday night and the Yankees ripped out the hearts of the home team. After 10 innings, the Bronx Bombers had won 8-6 and took the weekend series two...
View ArticleShould Brian Shaw or Byron Scott succeed Phil Jackson as Lakers coach? POLL
If you had to pick a successor to Lakers coach Phil Jackson, in the event he retires, would it be the team's current assistant coach, Brian Shaw or former Nets and Hornets head coach, Byron Scott?...
View ArticleLakers free agency moves and updates on day one
The Los Angeles Lakers were busy on the day free agency began, both prior to and just after the 9 pm deadline. Earlier on Wednesday the team decided not to tender an offer to restricted free agent...
View ArticleAngels' Jered Weaver finally gets his All-Star invitation
UPDATE: Tuesday evening, July 6th, Joe Girardi named Angels' starter Jered Weaver to the pitching roster for next week's All-Star Game. He is replacing the Yanks' CC Sabathia who pitches on Sunday....
View ArticleClippers reboot with Vinny Del Negro as new coach
The Los Angeles Clippers have settled on a coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Vinny Del Negro, recently dumped as coach of the Chicago Bulls, will slide into the place vacated by more than 20...
View ArticleMcCourt divorce looks tame next to LeBron James leaving Cleveland
While the Dodgers percolate along in a way that shows no promise of greatness, the owners' divorce continues to provide a glimpse into the way they spend money on themselves. There was the psychic who...
View ArticleJordan Farmar lands in New Jersey but still a back-up
If you are Jordan Farmar today, are you happy you left the Lakers and their chances for a three-peat as NBA champs, or are you wondering how it sounds to say you play for the New Jersey Nets? Farmar...
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