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Manny Ramirez apologized Wednesday for his behavior while he played for the Boston Red Sox in his first public appearance since being hired as a minor league player-coach with the Chicago Cubs. ...

Wednesday began with breakfast in Pasadena with Oscar De La Hoya and assurances that all was well with his Golden Boy Boxing Promotions. ...

The Lakers' coaching search isn't unusual only because of its slow speed. It's their first one since the 1970s that didn't involve Jerry Buss. ...

No player better captured the shock and frustration of Sean Burnett's latest setback than Angels closer Ernesto Frieri, who learned from a reporter Wednesday that Burnett had suffered a season-ending tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow. ...

Russell Westbrook had 40 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-92 on Tuesday night to tie the Western Conference finals at two games apiece. ...

As the Kings threaten to reverse the outcome of last year's five-game Western Conference finals elimination against the Chicago Blackhawks, the difference appears to be the Kings' attention to detail. ...

CBSSports.com Is Byron Scott the man to lead the Los Angeles Lakers back to contention? Scott sure seems to think so. In an interview with Sam Amick from USA Today, Scott revealed the main reason why he feels he deserves to be the next head coach of the Lakers: His relationship with Kobe Bryant. “I think the Kobe relationship is going to play a big part,” Scott said, according to Amick. “Again, I think...

And so, the interviewing process continues. According to multiple reporters, including Dave McMenamin from ESPN Los Angeles, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak met with Kurt Rambis last week to discuss the possibility of the 56-year-old taking over the team’s vacant head coaching position. Rambis previously coached the Lakers during the 1998-99 season after Del Harris was fired and lead the purple...

When the Los Angeles Lakers failed to jump into the top three of the NBA Draft last week, many people felt that their chances of trading for Kevin Love died instantly. However, according to Darren Wolfson from 1500ESPN.com, the Minnesota Timberwolves may actually have their eye on a couple of players who could be in the Lakers’ range at the seventh pick. While discussing the chances of the Sacramento...

There are few NBA players as marketable as Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant and the fine folks over at Smart Car decided to use Kobe in one of their new commercials. The spot shows a boy wearing a peanut costume getting chased by an elephant and doing his best to escape where he eventually gets into a car driven by Kobe. Watch as Kobe helps the boy do his best to rid himself of the elephant: ***...

Carmelo Anthony and Kobe Bryant will not join forces to restore the Los Angeles Lakers to what some call their rightful place on the NBA’s throne. According to the New York Post, the Lakers brass is not interested in importing either the drama or lofty expectations that would come with such a union. Meanwhile, the Lakers have cap space, but sources maintain they aren’t too interested in Anthony as...

First Magic, now Patrick?! According to Darren Rovell from ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers part-owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, has joined the bidding to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers. Soon-Shoing, 61, acquired a 4.5% stake in the Lakers in 2010 after purchasing Magic Johnson’s shares and has since been extremely involved in the organization. Soon-Shoing is often seen in his courtside seat at Staples Center...

The 2014 NBA draft is quickly approaching and, with the lottery now in the books, the Los Angeles Lakers have received the seventh selection. The number 7 has been synonymous with luck over the years, especially for NBA teams who possess the seventh pick. For the Lakers, this pick represents the opportunity to add a potential new franchise talent that will add another championship ring to Kobe’s collection....

If you’ve followed the Carmelo Anthony to the Lakers rumors over the past few months, you’ll know that the purple and gold apparently aren’t all that interested in signing the 29-year-old free agent this summer. Lakers president Jeanie Buss is apparently one of many inside the organization who just doesn’t like the idea of bringing in Melo, though her reasoning may be different to that of Mitch Kupchak...

I think Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players of all-time, but the Lakers should have let him go when they had the chance. No one seems overly enthused about playing with the Lakers until he is no longer with the team and the Lakers seem to realize this. According to the NY Post it is one of the reasons why they won’t pursue Melo in free agency and the other reason is straight out of The Young...

Sparks part owner Magic Johnson wasn't on hand to see his new team win their first home game. But he would have been proud of the dominant third quarter by Candace Parker on Sunday. ...

It was a curtain call that Landon Donovan will never forget. ...

Marcos Giron of UCLA beat Pepperdine's Alex Sarkissian, 6-4, 6-1, to win the Bruins' 11th men's national singles title on Monday. ...

The positive vibes and big-deal victories began for Stan Wawrinka at last year's U.S. Open, back when he still went by "Stanislas," and picked up steam at this year's Australian Open, where he earned the right to forever be called "major champion." ...

The Los Angeles Lakers are in no rush to find their replacement for departed head coach Mike D'Antoni, but a few candidates are beginning to emerge.According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the team is planning to interview former Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins this week.Lakers management plans to interview Hollins later this week, league sources said. After meeting with two candidates...