Justin Turner gets a hometown hero’s welcome from Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — If nothing else, the Dodgers have this homecoming routine down pat. They welcomed back two-time World Series MVP Corey Seager when he came to town with the …
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Wanted – your ideas for the LA 2028 Olympics – Daily News
The world according to Jim: • We are still in the afterglow of Paris ’24 (or the harsh glare, considering the fiasco surrounding what should be Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal), …
Lakers owner Jeanie Buss taking heat from fans about Jerry West
The world according to Jim: • Jeanie Buss has been taking some serious incoming flak on social media the past few days, and I can’t say some of it isn’t …
Dodgers are rolling again, but it’s all about October
LOS ANGELES — Last weekend’s series at Yankee Stadium featured a playoff atmosphere, and the Dodgers responded with playoff intensity and won two out of three from the team with …
Hurley’s turndown of Lakers shouldn’t have been surprising – Daily News
So what happens now? Dan Hurley said no to the Lakers Monday, and should we really have been that surprised? An East Coast guy, and the king of his campus …
Tom Hoffarth compiles perfectly eloquent appreciation of Vin Scully
Vin Scully never wrote an autobiography, and in fact he turned down multiple requests, from multiple authors, to collaborate on a book. The one biography that was published, Curt Smith’s …
Woe, Canada! 30 years without a Stanley Cup – Daily News
The world according to Jim: • Is the Curse of Marty McSorley going to end in the next couple of weeks? … • OK. Maybe it’s not officially a thing. …
Lakers’ seemingly sudden pivot to Dan Hurley raises questions – Daily News
So was Rob Pelinka, through the traditional sources close to the situation, pulling the ol’ okey-doke on all of us the last few weeks? Promise ’em a podcaster – albeit …
In NCAA’s lawsuit settlement, the little guys get shafted – Daily News
The recently proposed settlement involving three antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA, including $2.77 billion to settle the class-action “House v. NCAA” suit, seems to be a win-win for college sports …
Southern California sports fans sound off – Daily News
When the responses to our column at the start of the month asking the public to evaluate (or complain, or maybe even laud) the owners of their favorite teams began …