If there is such a thing, Sunday’s 93-91 overtime loss by the UCLA men’s basketball team to unbeaten Gonzaga in a Final Four semifinal game was a good loss. Sure, it was […]
“Good loss” and a good future
Dodgers get season’s 1st win
Corey Seager kept up his hot hitting and Trevor Bauer made his team debut with six strong innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers squared their record Friday night with an 11-6 win […]
Angels open with rally victory
A two-run rally in the bottom of the eighth lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 opening day win over the Chicago White Sox on Anaheim. Mike Trout and Albert Pujols […]
Halo, Dodgers fans optimistic
It’s been a while since the approach of Opening Day has been greeted with equal anticipation in Hollywood and Disneyland. The Los Angeles Dodgers are well positioned to chase another World Series […]
Matt, who we’ve been waiting for
Few athletes have come to the Los Angeles football scene with as much anticipation as Matthew Stafford. After a disappointing season by the Rams’ former quarterback Jared Goff, the team dispatched two-time […]
The Oscar for best sports film …
Today’s always a red-letter day on the American cultural calendar. It’s when the nominees are announced for the annual “Oscars.” The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ selections kick off the […]
Fundamentals: not fun, but vital
Did you ever watch a football or baseball game, see some millionaire athlete blow an easy play and think (or say) to yourself, “I could do better than that!’ Well, maybe you […]
It’s spring time for prep football
In a sports year like no other, area high schools have finally gotten approval to begin interscholastic athletics, and it’s all about to start a lot faster than you might have thought. […]
Back to the “deader” ball era
Let us doff our baseball caps to the man who made the home run king – sort of – in the early days of major league baseball (before it was capitalized). John […]
Let’s go, Anaheim … and Mike, too
Let’s go back for the future. The Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished the 2020 season at nearly opposite ends of the big league baseball spectrum. The boys of […]
