AT THE PLATE: Adrian Gonzalez homered for the third consecutive game, sending a second-inning offering from rookie Jacob deGrom into the second deck behind the right-field wall. The Dodgers increased their lead to 3-0 in the sixth inning, when Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez added solo home... ...
CHICAGO — Goalie Corey Crawford and the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks couldn't pinpoint exactly where Game 2 of the Western Conference finals got away from them. ...
KEY MOMENT: Astros right-hander Collin McHugh may have made only one mistake, a hanging slider that Albert Pujols crushed for a solo homer to left-center to give the Angels a 2-1 lead in the sixth. The 505th homer of his career—and 13th of the season—moved Pujols past Eddie Murray and into sole... ...
Southern California is known for producing the best volleyball players in the world, and it's only a matter of time before 17-year-old T.J. DeFalco of Huntington Beach joins the list. ...
Mike Dunleavy has coached in the Staples Center, and he may get another shot. The former Clippers coach had an interview with Los Angeles Lakers’ GM Mitch Kupchak Wednesday morning. Mike Dunleavy had an interview with GM Mitch Kupchak for Lakers coaching job on Wednesday morning, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) May 21, 2014 Dunleavy has coached the Lakers from...
The Los Angeles Lakers are taking their time with the head coaching search. The upper management of the team have not come out with a favorite or a list of top coaches. One thing they have done is start the interview process. Byron Scott, former player for the Lakers and Nets, Hornets, and Cavaliers coach, was reported by Chris Broussard to have an interview with Lakers. By Erik Drost via Wikimedia...
At first blush, this ad from Santa Monica eatery The Upper West looks like a failure of epically incompetent proportions as it congratulates the Los Angeles Lakers on the team’s “amazing playoff run.” The ad ran in the sports section of the Los Angeles Times, visible to folks who surely would know that the facts […] The post Cali restaurant troll everyone with ad congraulating Lakers on playoff run...
NBA Draft operates via a goofy lottery system. There has to be a better alternative than picking ping-pong balls out of a machine. ...
The Los Angeles Lakers are continuing the search for their third head coach in three years. ...
Welcome back, Kobe. Kobe Bryant realized the last years of his career weren't going to be maximized in Mike D'Antoni's system, and the Los Angeles Lakers now agree. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak suggested Wednesday that the NBA will see Bryant's full attack mode when he returns to the court at age 36 next season under a new head coach. "He's under contract for two more years, and we think he's...
GM Mitch Kupchak's conference call with the LA media about the lottery and draft. ...
The Lakers are slowly moving toward finding a new head coach. Very slowly. ...
It could have been a huge day for infielder Alex Guerrero, one to remember for the rest of his life. Turns out it will be, just not like any ever imagined. ...
Tony Parker scored 22 points, Danny Green made seven three-pointers to finish with 21, and the San Antonio Spurs used a dominant third quarter to decimate the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-77, on Wednesday night, rolling to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. ...
LeBron James scored six straight points to spark a decisive 12-2 run, and the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 87-83 on Tuesday night to leave the Eastern Conference finals tied at a game apiece. ...
Wendell Scott earned a second NASCAR first on Wednesday: He became the first African-American driver to be elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. ...
Marco Andretti was rolling along on the highway from New York City to Nazareth, Pa., the other day, so it was a good time to talk Indy 500. ...
Before there were automated phone voices, there was Keanu Reeves. Where lesser actors smear words together in smooth, syrupy deliveries, Reeves pounds every syllable, separating one from another, as audible puzzle pieces, or chunks of mismatched brick. Brando also put his own spin on the... ...
The Cincinnati Reds put first baseman Joey Votto on the 15-day disabled list because of a left leg injury. ...
The Los Angeles Lakers have been very adamant in their desire to acquire a star player this offseason, and you can add Brooklyn Nets point guard Deron Williams to their wishlist. According to a report from Lou Aguila of the International Business Times, the Lakers would like to acquire Williams to pair with Kobe Bryant in the back-court, and believe that he could be what the team needs to get back...