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—The up-and-down Dodgers are back in town, opening a homestand Monday night against the Reds. Maybe Matt Kemp really was distracted last season by Rihanna. He’s having an MVP year without the sultry singer. —The Monday night J.A.M. Sessions at the Ford Amphitheatre this week features dance and percussion from Senegal. It’s BYOD (Bring Your Read More →
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The big man who had more self-given nicknames than Sean Combs has decided to retire after 19 seasons. Shaq spent his final season with the Boston Celtics (gasp!) but was hampered much of the year by a heel injury that precipitated his retirement. O’Neal finished fifth on the NBA’s scoring list, was a 15-time All-Star, Read More →
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Now that the Lakers have been knocked out of the playoffs, who are you rootin’ for? We’re on the Bulls bandwagon because Derrick Rose is The Man (and because LeBrick isn’t). The Bulls’ series was supposed to start Tuesday night at home, but get this: the NBA was forced to move Game 1 up two Read More →
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Laker fans are still hot about the team’s woeful performance against the Mavericks. So, what roster changes should be made?
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The Kobe Bryant Reformation Project continues with a PSA that the Lakers star and several teammates recorded in the wake of Bryant’s use of a slur that resulted in a $100,000 fine and widespread criticism. During a late-season game, Bryant delivered a nationally-televised outburst in which he could be seen and heard angrily calling a Read More →
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Kobe Bryant has again apologized for his recent nationally-televised outburst, when he could be seen and heard angrily calling a referee a “f***ing f***ot.” According to ESPN, Bryant appeared Friday on “The Dan Patrick Show” and said: ”It was just stupid and ignorant. In this situation, seeing how many people were affected, it helps you understand Read More →
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that alcoholic beverages will no longer be part of the half-price promotion that is slated for six weekday games this season. The team had been widely criticized for continuing to promote the deal in the wake of the opening day incident in which a Giants fan was beaten into Read More →
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The intense rivalry between the Dodgers and the Giants goes back to the teams’ roots in New York in the late 19th century, which took on added weight when the teams moved to the West Coast in 1958. The rivalry may only be tangentially related to the recent senseless beating of a Giants fan at Read More →
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UPDATED AT BOTTOM While the Dodgers continue to deal with their public relations nightmare and worried fans continue to debate whether to ever visit the stadium again, we’ve got some useful advice for you: Stay away from Chavez Ravine on April 21, May 4, June 15, June 22, Aug. 10 and Aug. 31. Those are Read More →
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The reward fund continues to grow, the LAPD has announced it will have an increased presence at Dodger Stadium, and Bill Bratton is coming back to clean up Dodge City, er, Chavez Ravine, but still no arrests have been made in the Opening Day parking lot beating that has left San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Read More →
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