In the news business, the “title” of a regularly occurring event is called a “standing head.” So the topic of “What’s Wrong With the Angels?”might be similarly labeled. I mean, the Halos […]
Angels best hope: a new big A
It’s all how you say it, Luka
As in all offenses outside the social norms, the rule of thumb is, “Don’t get caught.” At a game last Saturday – won by the Lakers 105-104 – our Luka Doncic and […]
M’s should be 1st, Halos last
By Stephen N. Hawkins AP Baseball Writer Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners switched things up in the American League West last season, and got as close as they ever have to […]
$11 billion cloud over sports
Sorry to be Right Dept. I hate to say I told you so …. actually, I know I enjoy it, truth to tell. In the past I’ve warned that many factors […]
Puka Nacua: one of a kind
I grew up (to the extent that I ever really grew up) watching Roman Gabriel throwing the “post route” deep pass to Jack Snow to the end zone and another Rams touchdown. […]
Mike Trout is still a classy act
Probably the most interesting play in baseball last week came on Saturday when Mike Trout leaped into the stands to grab a fly ball … and had it snatched from his glove […]
The worst sports team name?
In the classic tale of Rip Van Winkle, the title character goes to sleep in colonial America and awakes 20 years later, stunned by the changes he missed, including going from being […]
Opinion: Caitlin Clark could surprise us by playing in NBA
If you’re one of the many who watched the NCAA basketball finals on Sunday and Monday, perhaps you came away with two observations: the UConn men’s team was the most team-like team […]
Opinion: Best baseball movies
We’re still in the “fantasy phase” of the 2024 Major League Baseball season in which everything – good or bad – is still possible. The Astros – as of Monday’s games – […]
Opinion: Sho me the money, or at least just sho us some answers
There’s a scene in the TV series “Justified” in which Deputy U.S. Marshall Raylin Givens – at gunpoint – asks a bad guy to tell him what he knows about a certain […]
