The Tokyo Olympics have stolen much of the spotlight from our local sports, but August yanks our attention back to the fields and courts and diamonds of Southern California. On Aug. 14, […]
And now, it’s time for the NFL
Have a Giltini, “next big thing”?
One of the biggest sports news items of the last week was a story – or sport – you may have never heard of. Before a crowd of almost 8,000 people at […]
Halos need more W’s to earn a C
The Angels and the Dodgers each get “C” grades for their work over the past week. The boys from Chavez Ravine had a chance to catch the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants […]
Football right around the corner
While the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of division races – the Halos battling for a wild card spot and the Dodgers for the National League […]
Waiting for Clayton and Mike
The baseball All-Star break is a traditional time for reflection, rest and reloading. For the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers, it means seeking improvements that will allow them to boost […]
Who’s afraid of the SF Giants?
There’s an old superstition in big league baseball that goes like this: whichever teams are in first place on July 4 will win the pennant. Now, that “First on the Fourth” tradition […]
The could-be Great Race of 2021
The expansion of playoffs in nearly all pro sports has lessened the interest in what used to be called “pennant races,” but there’s still some excitement in the battle for first place. […]
Oh!-tani lighting up the MLB
He’s not only a top contender for Most Valuable Player in the American League, but also for Most Amazing Player. We’re talking about Shohei “Sho-time” Ohtani, the two-way star for the Angels. […]
Angels, Dodgers bring the heat
The hottest team in Major League Baseball is now the Los Angeles Angels. It helped that they ran up against the coldest team in the big leagues, as the Halos swept the […]
Lakers have history on their side
If you’re gnashing your teeth over the whipsaw nature of the Lakers’ playoff series – tied at two games each – with the Phoenix Suns, give your molars a rest. It’s likely […]
