As I write this I just finished watching the Lakers narrowly defeat the Warriors in a “play in” game which gave L.A. the all-important 7th seed in the upcoming playoffs. The contest was so close it had the feel of a 7th game of a championship series. In fact if the Staples Center had been sold out i
by Jack Neworth
This Sunday in Atlanta there's a little sporting get-together called the Super Bowl. How popular is it? It's expected that over 100,000,
As I write this Roger Federer is the favorite to win the coveted 2017 Wimbledon title this Sunday. If he does it will mark a record 8th championship, and make
The 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball semi-finals begins in Phoenix this weekend and, unfortunately for local sports fans, neither UCLA nor USC will be participating. Actually fans from 64
Given the title above, you might assume this is about the movie “Footloose,” based on events in 1978 in a small, religious town in Oklahoma where young people were forbidden
This past Wednesday, March 2, marked the 55th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain's remarkable 100 point game, an NBA record that may never be broken. In 1990 I had
Not that anyone asked but I've always had a crush on Jeanie Buss. (Who interestingly enough, was born in Santa Monica.) The President of the Lakers is beautiful