As a word guy, I couldn’t be more pleased when the Los Angeles Rams drafted Stetson Bennett, who quarterbacked Georgia to two college football titles. His on-field credentials are impressive: his […]
He’s got the hat and the name
How far can these Lakers go?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James didn’t respond at first after Dillon Brooks called him old and questioned his abilities early in the Lakers’ first-round playoff series […]
From Philly to Twilight Zone
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The Oakland Athletics, who have been known by many names since the franchise started in 1901, now deserve a new name. The Oakland Lame Ducks. It’s official: […]
Please, don’t bump the ump out
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Some time shortly after fire was discovered (or invented) I tried my hand at umpiring some girls’ softball games. I didn’t really have a talent for it, […]
A new direction for the Ducks?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer IRVINE (AP) – Dallas Eakins was the Anaheim Ducks’ coach during the worst four-year stretch in franchise history. Although Pat Verbeek knows Eakins is far from solely […]
Rams left; St. L loves football
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune It’s unlikely that many Rams fans shed a tear when Stan Kroenke brought the team back from Missouri, leaving St. Louis without pro football. After all, didn’t […]
Plays precious as a diamond
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune The young baseball season always brings not just a desire to look forward to what may come, but also a yearning to gaze back at classic moments […]
Sportsmanship takes some hits
By Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune In a week in which we should be celebrating athletic excellence and the beginning of a new season of America’s Pastime, much of the sports coverage has […]
Huskies beat Aztecs for 5th title
The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team won its fifth NCAA national championship Monday night with a convincing win over a scrappy but cold-shooting San Diego State Aztec team, 76-59, in Houston. […]
Angels romp; Dodgers lose late
The Los Angeles Angels offense continues to roll as the Halos beat the Oakland A’s 6-0 on Sunday on the road. Logan O’Hoppe got the team rolling with a three-run home run […]
