Predicting or handicapping a baseball season is really more like rolling dice in which one falls off the table and rolls under the refrigerator. That is, your guess is as good as […]
Predictions for Halos, Blue Crew
Clips get clipped, Lakers roll
Friday night’s NBA action was a split decision, as far as Los Angeles-Orange County fans were concerned. The Los Angeles Lakers bested the Indiana Pacers 128-117, but the Los Angeles Clippers fell […]
At WBC, Shohei is the Show
By Stephen Wade AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — It’s officially named the World Baseball Classic. But for the Group C games in Japan, simply call it the world according to Shohei […]
Ducks work overtime in win
By Hugo Baker Orange County Tribune Better make that 1,001. One game after the Anaheim Ducks won and gave coach Joel Quenneville his one thousandth career win, the Orange County team gave […]
He’s a 1,000 percent winner
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM (AP) — Joel Quenneville’s 1,000th career victory as an NHL head coach was so dramatic that he almost had to be reminded of the milestone […]
Maybe Arte doesn’t care, either
Ah, there you have it. You might have wondered why the Los Angeles Angels have had10 consecutive losing seasons and been missing from the playoffs since Moses was in middle school. It’s […]
LA has not forgotten Pat Riley
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have unveiled a statue of Pat Riley outside their downtown arena to honor the head coach who masterminded […]
For now, the ‘tankers’ winning
By Greg Beacham AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes teams are tanking more aggressively this season than the league has seen in recent years, and he […]
Flag football on fast track
By Maura Carey AP Sports Writer Thousands gathered in San Francisco in the days leading up to the most anticipated game on the NFL calendar. But before the Seahawks and Patriots took […]
I could win the snowball gold
In the Tribune’s modest but scrappy sports section, you may ask, why is there not much coverage of the Winter Olympics? Easy answer. Because I watched just a few minutes of TV […]
