January 2010
22 posts
LAst Night's Action: Lakers Overwhelm Pacers →
Andrew Bynum fighting through the crowd. AP Photo/Darron Cummings
LA Lakers defeat Indiana Pacers 118-96. Things looked dicey for the champs on their Grammy tour in the first half….
LAst Night's Action: Lakers Beat Up Wiz →
Shannon Brown taking flight against the Wizards. AP Photo/Nick Wass
LA Lakers defeat Washington Wizards 115-103. Perhaps meeting President Obama yesterday did the Lakers some good…
LAst Night's Action: Celtics Get Revenge on Clips →
Rasual Butler dunking past Kevin Garnett. AP Photo/Charles Krupa
Boston Celtics defeat LA Clippers 95-89. Glen “Big Baby” Davis told reporters on Monday that he doesn’t like his…
Fan Tries to Work Magic for Jets →
Jets fan Mark Williamson begs to the gods on 42nd and Broadway in Times Square in New York City on December 3 to lift the curse from the New York Jets. Photo by Lilly Charles/Used…
Benoit Denizet-Lewis: Gays, Kids and Sports →
It’s clear that Benoit Denizet-Lewis loves the gays and the kids. We talked for about 40 minutes on Sunday about his book American Voyeur: Dispatches from the Far Reaches of Modern Life,…
LAst Night's Action: Historic Win for Lakers →
Kobe Bryant in the court position he was in most of the night. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez
LA Lakers defeat Dallas Mavericks 100-95. Well the Lakers didn’t heed my suggestion in…
Benoit Denizet-Lewis Guides Us Through the Margins →
Courtesy Simon & Schuster
Below is part one of my book review/interview with author Benoit Denizet-Lewis. In the introduction to his second book American Voyeur: Dispatches from…
Injured Lakers March On →
Injured index finger among the things that ails Kobe Bryant. AP Photo/Eric Gay
With all the nonsense going on at Heritage Hall, it has been very easy to overlook the Lakers. After…
L-A-N-E Spells Disaster →
Lane Kiffin coaching the Tennessee Volunteers. AP Photo/Wade Payne
As I type this up at 9:00 pm, Ed Orgeron is at Heritage Hall looking at video of recruits mere hours after…
Lane Kiffin Hired By USC [Updated] →
ESPN.com is reporting that USC has hired Tennessee Volunteers and for Trojans offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin to replace Pete Carroll as head coach of the football team….
Bush Probed By NCAA, USC Sanctions Soon? [Updated] →
AP Photo/Michael Conroy
Yahoo! Sports writers Jason Cole and Charles Robinson are reporting that former USC Trojans running back Reggie Bush met with NCAA investigators prior to…
Carroll Tenders Resignation to USC →
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Daily News’ “Inside USC” writer Scott Wolf is reporting that USC head football coach Pete Carroll has turned in his resignation to USC. Carroll is expected to accept…
Pete Carroll to Seahawks? →
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ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Twitter that USC football head coach Pete Carroll could be filling the recently vacated head coaching position at the Seattle…
LAst Night's Action: Clippers Stun Lakers →
Chris Kaman doing what he can to win the Battle of the Bigs against Andrew Bynum. AP Photo/Chris Carlson
LA Clippers defeat LA Lakers 102-91. Tenth time’s the charm. After the…
BCS Championship Game Preview →
Looking towards the press box at the Rose Bowl for the BCS Championship Game. Photo courtesy Selbert Perkins Design.
Selbert Perkins Design, the design firm that created the LAX…
Clippers Announcer Charged With Criminal Theft →
Clippers announcer Mike Smith (right) pictured with Ralph Lawler. AP Photo/Jeff Lewis
Clippers television commentator Mike Smith and a business partner has been charged by the…
LAst Night's Action: Clippers, Kings Win Big →
Chris Kaman playing the percentages. AP Photo/David Zentz
LA Clippers defeat Portland Trail Blazers 105-95. Chris Kaman once again came up big with 20 points and Marcus Camby…
Broadcaster Rory Markas Dead at 56 →
Multiple sources are reporting that Angels and USC announcer Rory Markas has passed away at the age of 56 this morning of a possible heart attack. Markas had battled health problems in…
Sports Whimper In the New Year →
Terrell Owens’ replay shown at Ralph Wilson Stadium in the Buffalo Bills game against the Indianapolis Colts. AP Photo/David Duprey
Things this weekend was just downright ugly….
USC Imposes Sanctions on Men's Basketball →
USC Trojans athletic director Mike Garrett announced self-sanctions on the the men’s basketball program due to the OJ Mayo investigation today. Mayo with his affiliation with Rodney…
A New Dawn for Sports →
Kobe is very happy. AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Everywhere you go, there’s a hell of a lot of sentimentality going on. Best of 2009 lists, best of the decade lists despite the fact…