At first, there were the Big Four: football, basketball, ice hockey and baseball. They were the team sports that grabbed 99 percent of the public’s attention and cash. The field has now […]
Betting on the next big sport
It’s an e-sign of the times
Did you ever work real hard, or spend a lot of money on, a gift for someone, to have them turn up their noses and say, “Take it back”? The rough equivalent […]
Facing the violence in our world
Me and some other guys stabbed another guy to death. At that same spot, a girl died of poisoning. That was a a “few” years ago during a sixth grade Shakespeare Festival […]
Tricky road to the White House
By Chris Megerian and Josh Boak/Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – President Calvin Coolidge wasn’t as big a baseball fan as his wife, Grace. But even Silent Cal got swept up in the […]
“Hurt My Feelings” feels good
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer If I didn’t like Nicole Holofcener’s latest film, would I tell her? OK, sure, it wouldn’t be so odd for a critic to give an unvarnished opinion. […]
Will LeBron retire or play?
By Greg Beacham/AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season. […]
Welcome to Strawberry RFD
Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones often refers to his home town as “our little Mayberry.” Of course, the Big Strawberry is much closer to “big” than little, with a population of about […]
‘White Men’ remake grounded
By Jake Coyle/AP Film Writer Nineties nostalgia has extended now to 1992’s “White Men Can’t Jump” returning to the blacktop courts where Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson hustled and Rosie Perez studied […]
Showing their true colors
Sports announcers – especially the “color” people who fill in the blanks between actual action – have a lot in common with lawyers: they make a lot of money but hardy anyone […]
Silence hasn’t got a prayer
Traditions sometimes have a powerful momentum. The practice of giving a religious invocation before meetings of the Huntington Beach City Council rolled right over the idea of substituting a moment of silence […]
