Archive for May, 2008
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Jazz 104, Lakers 111: The home court held true once again for the Lake Show, who are 19-3 against the Jazz all-time at Staples. The home team has won 19 of the 20 games played in the second round thus far. Kobe’s night was nothing special, but […]
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Lakers vs. Jazz, Game 5: Five Things to Watch
By SportsHubLA | NBA, Los Angeles LakersThose of you looking for an emotional buoy heading into tonight’s critical Game 5 of the Western Conference semi-final between the Lakers and Jazz might want to take a peek at this little number from ESPN.com’s John Hollinger, who runs the numbers and points out that despite losing Games 3 and 4 in Salt Lake […]
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Angels 2, White Sox 0: Guess Jered Weaver’s slump is over. The Angels righty, who had been blown up like a Underdog at the Macy’s Day Parade over his last few starts, was lights out Tuesday at the Big A. Seven innings of one-hit […]
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Andruw Jones glided to a spot in the left centerfield gap on Friday night at the Ravine, and plucked the ball out of the sky with his usual effortless grace. But while Jones’ ability to track a fly ball is still strong, Dodger […]
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More Mayo: USC Deserves Some Blame
By Eric Patten | O.J. Mayo, College Basketball, USC, ColumnWhen West Virginia high schooler O.J. Mayo enrolled at USC last summer, we knew two things: He was the biggest “get” in the program’s basketball history and was only sticking around for one year. While his presence and NBA-ready talent brought immediate attention to the city’s other hoops program, he also brought trouble with him.
Now, […]
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Back in March, when I wrote my breakdown about who would be playing third base for the Dodgers, the person currently filling the role was not even in the discussion. Not even a blip on the radar. Then, it was a fight between Nomar Garciaparra and Andy LaRoche, and everyone else was just […]
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Angels 10, White Sox 7: It was an eventful night at the Big A, that’s for sure. The evening festivities included Torii Hunter bobblehead night, Orlando Cabrera’s semi-awkward 2007 Gold Glove presentation, Vladimir Guerrero and the rest of the Angels’ offense recalling what it was like […]
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The NCAA Neither Holds (Nor Holds Off) On The Mayo
By SportsHubLA | College Basketball, USCThe next shoe potentially drops for USC and OJ Mayo (more for the former, really) as the NCAA will officially launch an investigation into allegations of cash, gifts and other general no-no’s received as an amateur. We’ll see what dirt, if any, gets revealed with this digging expedition.
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Ain’t nothing good about this news, except for the fact that it’s retroactive to the 6th of May. Thus, Furcal could be eligible for action on the 21st, should his balky back be better by then.
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Kobe Bryant Named To The First Team All-Defensive Team
By SportsHubLA | Los Angeles LakersCapping off an MVP and first team All-NBA season, Kobe racked another honor today, getting named for the eighth time in his career to the All-Defensive squad. His sixth time as a first teamer joins him with Bruce Bowen, Marcus Camby, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Derek Fisher also got a little love with one first […]
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