Summer is still nearly a month away, officially, but the Dodgers are warming up quite nicely. With Sunday’s 11-5 win over the Giants in San Francisco, the Boys of This Summer have […]
The Dodger Blue is Red Hot now
The Ballad of Albert and Corey
There’s a lot going on in the area sports world right now, so there’s a lot to take notice of here in Sports Monday. Albert Pujols and his .198 batting average were […]
“Rock Don’t Roll” is on a roll
By Pete Zarustica Who says murder, corruption and surgery can’t be sort of fun? In his first novel, long-time local sportswriter and sportscaster Don Alexander weaves all that together in an entertaining […]
Spring football: its time will come
The local high school football season is over, alas. Cut short and sheared of a playoff series, it’s easy to think of what happened as almost a tragedy. But there’s a bright […]
“Good loss” and a good future
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
