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The Lakers “Blaze” the Trail Blazers
By G. George IVN Sports Writer Los Angeles, CA– Can you believe it; the Lakers held the Portland Trail Blazers to only 7- points in the first quarter on Monday night? Yes, the tenacious Mike Brown inspired defense held the Blazers to their lowest scoring quarter on 3-for-17 shooting in the team’s history. “The bottom [...]
The Sports Beat
By Brad Pye, Jr. Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond. Major League Spring Training camps are open from Florida to Arizona. The Angels with Albert Pujols and the Dodgers with Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw leading the way both teams open spring [...]
Jeremy Lin ‘Chink in the Armor’ Headline Writer Fired by ESPN
LOS ANGELES, CA- An ESPN writer got a little out of hand and too comfortable with his job and posted a headline with an ethnic slur. The writer wrote the headline “Chink in the Armor” referencing the New York Knicks’ loss Friday night against the New Orleans Hornets. The verbiage was only up for a [...]
The Clippers Dunk on Washington
Los Angeles, CA– I had an opportunity to see the Los Angeles Clippers in action against the Washington Wizards last Wednesday; it was great! Although the Wizard (8-17) isn’t a top-notch NBA team, they did put up a good fight against the Pacific Division leading – Clippers (19-11). The Wizards were lead by John Wall [...]
Selection of 2012 NBA All-Star Teams
By Steve Dilbeck All-Star teams always are slightly unsatisfactory endeavors. Someone worthy of the honor inevitably is left out. This year’s NBA teams were particularly treacherous, given the small sample size (about 25 games) from which to evaluate the players. Despite that, the fans and coaches got it mostly right, which is not the same [...]
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops between and beyond.
Sports Beat… By Brad Pye Jr. With Chauncey Billups out for the season for ankle surgery, hopefully Kenyon Martin can fill the bill as his replacement. Naturally, the entire Clippers roster, including superstars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, will have to put the pedal to the medal, if the Clippers are to retain their Pacific [...]
Kobe Bryant Comes Through Again
Los Angeles, CA- After leading by 18 points in the first half, the Los Angeles Lakers were staring at a 4-point deficit with less than two minutes to play. Metta World Peace wasn’t worried about losing. He was trying to figure out how much the Lakers would win by, having Kobe Bryant as a teammate [...]
Nowitzki, Marion Lift Mavs Over Clippers 96-92
Dallas, TX—Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night. Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all contributed 10 points for the Mavs, who’ve won 10 in a row at home against [...]
Mt. SAC Mounties Defeats Long Beach
By G. George IVN Sports Writer Walnut, CA–When you think of Mount San Antonio Jr. College, you automatically think of the world-class track relays. The event that specifically comes to mind for me is the 4 x 100 meter relay – grand finale. Well, Criss Freeman is the head coach of the men’s basketball team, [...]
Lakers Waive Derrick Caracter
EL SEGUNDO – The Los Angeles Lakers have waived forward Derrick Caracter, it was announced. Caracter, who was assigned to the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA Development League on January 25, has played 4 games (1 start) with the D-Fenders this season, averaging 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 23.5 minutes. Selected [...]
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