Drew Doughty ready to take the next step

January 11, 2013

For Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, this season is all about making the right decisions.

Kings' Tim Leiweke is already thinking of another title run

January 10, 2013

The Kings' Stanley Cup banner won't have to share space on Staples Center's wall of honor with the banners that commemorate the Lakers' NBA titles. Tim Leiweke, the Kings' governor and chief executive of their parent company, AEG, believed a singular accomplishment deserved singular recognition and so cast his eyes elsewhere.

There's no real winner in NHL labor settlement

January 7, 2013

It's why our games have shootouts, extra innings, overtime or penalty kicks.

Mike D'Antoni saw Lakers' defeat coming against 76ers

January 1, 2013

The Lakers made Mike D'Antoni look good Tuesday, but not in the way he would want.

Pau Gasol shows his versatility in Laker win over Portland

December 28, 2012

Clippers riding their wave of wins

December 28, 2012

Another game, another win for the Clippers, a phrase that has been getting a lot of use lately and is sounding more natural every time you hear it.

Clippers turn town upside down

December 20, 2012

While the Lakers go through their daily dramas on the court and off, the Clippers are gaining confidence and beginning to explore their boundless potential.

For Lakers, it's not about who's missing, it's about what's missing

December 9, 2012

If you believe the return of Steve Nash and Pau Gasol is going to make everything all right for the Lakers, here's some bad news:

A victorious David Beckham leaves under his own star power

December 1, 2012

David Beckham walked off the field at the Home Depot Center with a smile on his face and an American flag draped around his shoulders, leaping to high-five one last fan as he ended his most excellent MLS playing adventure with a powerful performance.

Kings a lifelong passion for David Courtney

November 29, 2012

NHL follows the NBA only so far in its labor negotiations

November 22, 2012

The NBA season was slipping away as Thanksgiving 2011 approached.

Kobe Bryant triple-doubles down on new Lakers era

November 18, 2012

Kobe Bryant considered it no big deal Sunday that his 22-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist performance against the Houston Rockets was his 18th triple-double, a feat that didn't inspire much more from him than a small smile. And maybe in one sense he was right.

Pomona-Pitzer track athlete is in running for Rhodes Scholarship

November 14, 2012

Annie Lydens is accustomed to juggling a demanding academic schedule at Pomona College and her running career for Pomona-Pitzer with equally exceptional results.

Interim Coach Bernie Bickerstaff tries to keep it simple for Lakers

November 12, 2012

He was asked and so he served, but Bernie Bickerstaff gave the distinct impression he will be happy when his term as the Lakers' interim coach ends and he can go back to being a low-profile assistant coach with nothing more pressing to worry about than getting to practice on time.

It's time for Pau Gasol to assert himself

November 8, 2012

If Pau Gasol's feelings were hurt a year ago when the Lakers tried to trade him to the Hornets for Chris Paul, his subpar performance last season is easier to understand.

A Lakers-Clippers matchup that's loaded with meaning early on

November 2, 2012

Kobe Bryant, who plays for the second-best NBA team in town, said he hasn't seen the Clippers but he's impressed by what he knows about them.

With Olympic 200 gold in hand, Allyson Felix asks: What's next?

October 26, 2012

Pursuing her dream had so completely consumed Allyson Felix that after she won the gold medal in the 200 at the London Olympics, the woman who so perfectly combines grace and power was, for once, unsure of her next steps.

NHL cancels games through Nov. 30

October 26, 2012

The NHL put the "no" in November and continued its determined march toward irrelevance by canceling games through Nov. 30, an announcement that was expected following the silent expiration of its Thursday deadline for a labor agreement with the players' association that would have preserved a full schedule.

David Stern, iron-fisted NBA commissioner, to step down

October 25, 2012

If David Stern ruled the NBA with an iron fist, he cushioned the blows by transforming a league that couldn't get its championship final live on national TV in the early 1980s into a powerful marketing machine that made players and owners incredibly rich and turned its stars into international icons.

As stars sit, Eric Bledsoe gets a chance to impress

October 24, 2012

The Lakers and Clippers will play many dramatic, high-caliber games against each other this season and will bring fans at Staples Center to their feet with a parade of dunks and alley-oops and the sheer brilliance of their superstar-stuffed lineups.

Dwight Howard's first game offers Lakers a glimpse of things to come

October 22, 2012

The question posed to Coach Mike Brown before the Lakers' exhibition against Sacramento seemed simple, but he pretended he didn't understand.

USC's lack of discipline is worrisome flaw as penalties mount

October 20, 2012

Look past the cascade of records quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Robert Woods set Saturday in USC's 50-6 rout of Colorado at the Coliseum and you'll see why the Trojans had some concerns after what should have been a purely happy romp through an overwhelmed secondary.

Clippers' Jamal Crawford aims at perfecting his shot

October 18, 2012

After 12 NBA seasons and with a firm reputation as a pure shooter, Clippers guard Jamal Crawford tried something during the off-season he had never done before.

Kings' banner celebration turns into a real bummer

October 12, 2012

This was to be the night it would hit home that it wasn't a dream, that the Kings really did win the Stanley Cup.

NHL hits players' wallets, cancels regular-season games to Oct. 24

October 5, 2012

The NHL on Thursday used its most potent hammer and ensured locked-out players will lose at least one paycheck when it canceled a segment of the regular-season schedule from the Oct. 11 openers through Oct. 24.

The state of Metta World Peace: fit and determined

October 5, 2012

His newly prominent cheekbones, sharply chiseled in a slender face, are the most obvious indication that Metta World Peace has become much lighter of body. His diligence during the Lakers' first training-camp workouts testifies to his lightness of mind and his commitment to being a valued role player on a potential championship team.

End of the season could be the end of Torii Hunter's Angels career

September 27, 2012

Like the fans who chanted his name when he came to bat in the ninth inning Thursday, Torii Hunter wondered if that would be his final appearance at Angel Stadium in the home team's uniform — not only this season, but for good.

Some questions and answers as the NHL lockout continues

September 25, 2012

Representatives of the NHL and the players' union met twice in Toronto on Monday, once to review last season's revenue figures and again at an NHL Alumni dinner, but they appeared no closer to resolving the labor dispute that led the league to lock out players Sept. 15.

Luc Robitaille honors mother's Stanley Cup request

September 21, 2012

NORBERTVILLE, Canada — Madeleine Robitaille could have requested anything from her Hockey Hall of Fame son Luc and he would have moved mountains to give it to her, but that isn't her way. She and her husband, Claude, worked hard for all they had as they raised three kids in Montreal, Madeleine unfailingly elegant from her well-coiffed head to her stylish feet.

Lakers bench steps up in win

December 14, 2007

Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were missing from the San Antonio Spurs' lineup Thursday, each resting a sprained ankle and unable to play against the Lakers.