Biography
Bill Plaschke, a sports columnist at the Times since 1996, has made nationally recognized contributions in both journalism and public ...
A Saints victory would be a Super pick-me-upper
February 7, 2010
One helmet is an ancient symbol of rebirth, an eternal emblem of hope.
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Clippers, get a coach on a mission -- yours
February 5, 2010
Who says you can't win the lottery twice?
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Kobe Bryant is No. 1 in points, but that's all
February 3, 2010
The Lakers are more than a basketball team, they are a social glue, connecting a diverse city with brightly splashed layers of entertainment and excellence.
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Hank Gathers lives on in his house
January 31, 2010
Twenty years later, grown men still grab Bo Kimble's hand and cry.
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It's hard to make heads or tails of NFL's overtime rule
January 27, 2010
The truth was hard to hear amid a Superdome din, difficult to see through French Quarter tears, impossible to reckon immediately after what felt like one of the most deserved victories in NFL history.
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Brett Favre lets Saints march on to Super Bowl
January 25, 2010
Lord, how I want to be in that number.
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Saints vs. Vikings: A case of class vs. crass
January 24, 2010
One team is led by an ancestral chant, stolen from early vaudeville and turned into a guttural cry that has become a Cajun heartbeat.
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Ben Howland, your UCLA boss has your back
January 22, 2010
Don't let his teddy-bear demeanor fool you.
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Clippers owner Donald Sterling makes his own luck
January 17, 2010
Yeah, there's a curse.
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Lane Kiffin sets a cautious, uncertain tone at the start
January 14, 2010
He said, "It's very easy to see that we're home."
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Lane Kiffin: a lightweight for USC's heavyweight program
January 13, 2010
What was Mike Garrett thinking?
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Seeking Pete Carroll's successor at USC, Mike Garrett should aim high
January 12, 2010
Nine years ago, an NFL retread wandered onto the USC campus to watch his daughter play volleyball and wound up becoming the head football coach.
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There won't be any scolding here of Pete Carroll
January 9, 2010
As a befuddled city staggers around today with Pete Carroll's footprints on its back, we need to get something straight.
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Heisman is in good hands with Alabama's Mark Ingram
January 5, 2010
The wrong guy won the Heisman.
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USC takes action on basketball, waits to see reaction
January 4, 2010
The entire USC basketball season just disappeared under a slathering of Mayo, and I know what you're wondering.
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Fun isn't part of Nick Saban's playbook
January 3, 2010
Visitors to Downtown Disney were given a special treat Saturday afternoon when a Disneyland character ventured outside the park gates to bless them with his charm.
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Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor hogs the Rose Bowl stage completely
January 2, 2010
Did you see that runaway Rose Parade float?
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Oregon Ducks' offense a different kind of animal
January 1, 2010
Duck. Duck. Whoosh.
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When LeGarrette Blount talk is needed
December 31, 2009
At its best, college football is about a grass-strained, mud-caked education.
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2009's sad fling with bling
December 30, 2009
On a midwinter day in a Midwestern town that should know better, it became official.
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Trojans are playing with fire
December 20, 2009
Once again, amid the kindling that has become the USC football program, "Fight On" is being drowned out by two other sounds.
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Kobe makes a believer of him
December 18, 2009
"Watch this," I say, standing in middle of the family room, pointing at the television.
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The Tiger Woods story grows bigger, and juicier
December 16, 2009
Two years ago, after following Tiger Woods down the fairway for a couple of days at the U.S Open at Oakmont, I confided to friends an observation that seemed too absurd for public consumption.
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UCLA's Tyler Trapani brings the John Wooden legacy home
December 13, 2009
Thirty-seven seconds remaining, UCLA down by 20, the coach stares at the far end of the bench, calls for the passing of the torch.
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Sleaze has been the undisputed champion of the sports world for 2009
December 9, 2009
It dominated this year's sports scene like a black-tasseled whip.
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Sportsmanship takes a timeout in USC-UCLA game
November 29, 2009
At the end of a long, brutal fight, Pete Carroll extended an olive branch.
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Lakers move the wrong move going with Ron Artest
July 3, 2009
Less than three weeks after the parade, the NBA champion Lakers have already met the biggest threat to their throne.
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Lakers' Buss knows when to hold 'em
March 2, 2008
The best owner in the history of professional sports is strolling through his sprawling hilltop home when he comes upon an ornate wooden door riddled with three gaping holes.
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A sullied part of Dodgers' history
December 14, 2007
The scene is chilling in its deceit, and startling in its chaos.
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Progress was rarely seen in Dorrell era, much like the coach
December 2, 2007
His offense ran off the field for the last time, their soiled and bandaged jerseys passing his spotless and pressed jacket.
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Lakers need to speak now to bring the peace
May 30, 2007
This city's most beloved sports storefront stands today covered in dripping eggs and nasty graffiti.
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Swarming to Task, They Really Can Win This
April 2, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS — Just when everyone thought they had UCLA's number, the Bruins changed it.
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Murray's impact still is plain to hear
March 30, 2006
TEN years ago, when an editor discovered me shivering underneath a pile of one-sentence paragraphs and inexplicably made me a Times sports columnist, I knew there would be changes.
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Cohen Didn't Act the Part, so of Course She Didn't Get the Part
February 24, 2006
TURIN, Italy — She didn't want to be there.
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