All five West Coast NBA teams have either failed to make (Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers) or have been eliminated (Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers) from the playoffs. While it is compelling to watch the San Antonio Spurs duke with the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference Finals or the Miami Heat against the Indiana ... Read More »
As NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson continues to make his rounds on radio shows across the country promoting his new book, the Zen Master scoffed at the notion that Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak tried to sell him on the idea that Mike D’Antoni was a better fit to coach the team last season. “I laughed, he said ... Read More »
On today’s episode of the Hollywood drama known as Los Angeles Lakers news, word has it that center, Dwight Howard was unhappy with coach D’Antoni’s offensive game-plan or lack thereof all season long. This revelation could be a potential hiccup in the Lakers’ plans to bring the big man back next season. Mitch Kupchak held separate meetings with several players ... Read More »
Though his scoring prowess has not been showcased much in Major League Soccer, New York Red Bulls’ Tim Cahill showed that his killer instinct is still intact as he headed the game winner against the Los Angeles Galaxy Sunday to help his team notch a 1-0 victory. It was the bi-seasonal showdown of the MLS’ two most talent-filled clubs, and ... Read More »
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis has recovered quicker from an April 26 right quad strain than anticipated and is active off the 15-day disabled list, slated to play against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. In a related move, the team sent down catcher Tim Federowicz back down to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ellis strained his right quadriceps and was expected ... Read More »
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno took responsibility on Wednesday for his team’s failures for the past three seasons. In the article written by David Brown of Yahoo Sports, Moreno was quoted as saying “there are a lot of underlying things we need to fix and adjust in the organization” From Moreno’s comments it appears that manager Mike Scioscia and ... Read More »
In the Los Angeles Galaxy’s back-to-back losses in the last two weeks highlighted the lack of a player up top that could present a real danger. Someone who can hold up the ball, get passed defenders with dummy-passes and cheeky dribbles and reward runs with decent through balls. Luckily, the Galaxy had the return of Robbie Keane to provide them ... Read More »
The question in the minds of most Los Angeles Lakers fans is whether or not their All-Star center will stay or if he will go. Lakerdom is torn when it comes to wanting Dwight Howard to be a Laker or not, but all the signs point to Howard staying with the Lakers. First of all, he wants to do things ... Read More »
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