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Boxing referee Gwen Adair picks her battles, fights the good fight
November 22, 2009
Gwen Adair never set out to be a pioneer.
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Pau Gasol's return should help Lakers soar
November 20, 2009
As amusing as it was seeing Pau Gasol on "CSI: Miami," it was better seeing him back on the court Thursday night. . . .
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Who would have guessed? Rick Neuheisel has UCLA playing as well as USC
November 18, 2009
Who would have imagined that in only his second season, Rick Neuheiselwould have UCLA playing as well as USC? . . .
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There goes the neighborhood: How UCLA stadium bid was scuttled
November 16, 2009
The timing seemed right.
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His Lakers' top five doesn't include James Worthy.
November 13, 2009
No offense to James Worthy, but an all-time Lakers starting five should include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Kobe Bryant. . . .
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Former NBA tough guy Tom Meschery a man of rhyme, reason
November 9, 2009
When art professor Melanie Marchant started dating former NBA player Tom Meschery a few years ago, male friends weren't shy about sharing their thoughts on her new man.
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Hideki Matsui plays Godzilla and champions featured at Staples Center
November 5, 2009
Godzilla lives in the Bronx. . . .
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Text messages from press row . . .
November 3, 2009
Who would have guessed two months ago that a true freshman quarterback would be the least of USC's concerns? . . .
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Mike Davis' walk was setup to Kirk Gibson's punch line for Dodgers
October 26, 2009
If Mike Davis doesn't do his job, Kirk Gibson doesn't hobble to the plate in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.
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New York seems inviting again as the Angels extend their autumn
October 23, 2009
Kendry Morales and the free-swinging, still-breathing Angels obviously haven't got their fill of autumn in New York. . . .
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Teams come and go, but he's a landmark at the Coliseum
October 18, 2009
USC football fans young and old smile at the sight of the crinkly old man, brighten at the sound of his sing-song pitch.
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Joe Torre will toast to that
October 14, 2009
Joe Torre is so successful and baseball players so enthralled with champagne celebrations that the Dodgers manager might soon qualify as a sommelier. . . .
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Wilt Chamberlain's spirit, and legend, live on in his mansion on the hill
October 13, 2009
At the House That Wilt Built, the spirit of the outsized original owner still reverberates.
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Randy Wolf follows path of fellow Pepperdine alum Mike Scott
October 7, 2009
Randy Wolf won't be the first former Pepperdine pitcher to start the opening game of a major league playoff series. . . .
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A freeway series is farther away than it appears
October 6, 2009
While a Freeway World Series has never appeared so tantalizingly close, it still seems a long way off. . . .
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Flo Snyder shares her Dodgers memories
October 5, 2009
The wild goose chase started with a simple request from an apparently flustered Gil Hodges: Could the young woman please help him find the keys to the batter's box?
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Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw are postseason keys for Dodgers
September 25, 2009
If Chad Billingsley and Clayton Kershaw are ready for October, the Dodgers should be too. . . .
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Maybe Kupchak knows what he's doing after all
December 13, 2007
For a guy from Hicksville, maybe Mitch Kupchak isn't the brain-dead numskull that some Lakers fans have made him out to be. . . .
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