Manny is back. Sort of. The Dodgers’ slugger is nearing the end of a 50 game suspension instituted by the MLB for Ramirez’s use of banned substances. Manny is scheduled to return to the Dodger lineup on July 3 at San Diego. He is currently working his way back into playing shape with the Albuquerque [...]
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Follow the Leader: L.A. Coaching Questions and Answers
School’s Out, But Not For Long University of Southern California Athletic Director Mike Garrett can breathe a little easier this week. Garrett happily announced Kevin O’Neill as USC Men’s Basketball Head Coach Saturday afternoon. O’Neill returns to the college ranks to replace Tim Floyd. Floyd suddenly resigned on June 9 amidst NCAA investigations surrounding his [...]
Kobe Crowned King
This comes as no surprise. The Lakers have done it again. The team won its 15th NBA Championship Sunday, its first in seven seasons. Kobe Bryant is officially being sized for his fourth Championship ring. Head Coach Phil Jackson is being sized for his tenth. With the win, Jackson officially owns every postseason coaching record [...]
Heating Up The Ice
Did you happen to catch last night’s Finals Game? Yes, there was a game last night. Wait, you mean you missed it? Wow. How could you miss the gutsy performance by the Pittsburgh Penguins as they took the Stanley Cup from the defending champion Detroit Red Wings? It was almost too perfect. Hockey needed this [...]
Stan’s Push for Stan’s Cup
Yesterday, Stan (Stan Lerner) asked me to write about the Stanley Cup. At first I thought he was speaking about some shameless self-promotion. Then I thought, “Well, there is the original bowl, the authenticated Cup and the replica at the Hall of Fame.” Of course, I’m kidding. But when you ask the average person their [...]
Show Some Enthusiasm – USC’s Floyd Resigns
About a year ago, USC basketball coach Tim Floyd was offered the coaching job at Louisiana State, his alma mater. Floyd respectfully declined, saying, “This is my last job at SC.” In April, Floyd turned down an offer from Arizona to fill a vacancy created by the departure of longtime head coach Lute Olson. “This [...]
Orlando Wins Two Home Games Tuesday
The Orlando Magic made things interesting Tuesday evening. They took Game Three of the NBA Finals, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 108-104. It was the first Finals win in franchise history. The Lakers looked good early. They led at the end of the first quarter 31-27, four points of which came in a rare four-point-play [...]
Oh Gee, Courtney Lee
Twitter had a few sports-related “Top Trending Topics” last night. “Kobe Bryant” was one. “NBA Finals” was another. Not surprisingly, another topic was atop the list. “Courtney Lee.” The rookie out of Western Kentucky had a decent regular season for the Magic. Lee was fortunate to study under some good guards and a passionate head [...]
No Shaq, No Robert Horry – A True Champion on the Rise
The NBA’s three best players were quite busy yesterday. Miami’s Dwyane Wade sued his ex-business partner for libel. Wade’s ex-partner made allegations Wade used illegal drugs and steroids. Apparently the allegations were worth $100 million to number 3. Cleveland’s Lebron James was fined $25,000 for skipping the postgame news conference after Cleveland lost to Orlando [...]
In Praise of Sport Notes on Great Feats of the Recent Past-Part 1
An unknown Kenyan. How many times have we heard that before? Yet again, a young man from that most prodigious nation of long distance runners came from out of nowhere, (in the sense that he was an an-almost-unheard-of runner in his second 26.2-mile race ever), to set a course record in the 2009 LA Marathon. [...]
