Biography
Bill Dwyre was sports editor of The Times for 25 years until he stepped down in May '06 to write a twice-weekly column.
Dwyre, 62, was ...
Super Bowl and recruiting hype would be funny, if it weren't so hysterical
February 9, 2010
Everybody take a deep breath. The sports hysteria of recent days is over. In our rearview mirror, thankfully, are the Super Bowl and high school football signing day.
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Steve Stricker and Riviera, fitting to a tee
February 8, 2010
Steve Stricker gave us more great golf and more humble pie Sunday, when he won the Northern Trust Open at Riviera.
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Steve Stricker's play has been strikingly good
February 7, 2010
Steady Eddie has taken Los Angeles by storm, or at least those parts of it still dry enough to care about golf.
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Steve Stricker, Dustin Johnson conquer the elements
February 6, 2010
Friday was a day of men playing golf in winter stocking caps in Los Angeles.
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Steve Stricker's style of golf is smart, not sexy
February 5, 2010
The difference between the current top two active golfers in the world was on fascinating display Thursday afternoon, as the first round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera ended.
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Golf tournament sports a new logo
February 3, 2010
The floundering golf tournament that was once heaven for Hogan and sacrosanct for Snead wants to be a major player again. To get there, the Northern Trust Open has left it to the Logo.
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Manny Pacquiao decides to simply fight on
February 2, 2010
Manny Pacquiao is back in town. Boxing is like phases of the moon, and Pacquiao is in the training phase.
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Golf loses a golden opportunity
February 1, 2010
A day that began with great promise for the game of golf ended with Phil Mickelson walking off the 18th green of the Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday with the third-best score.
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NCAA basketball tournament isn't broken, so why fix it?
January 30, 2010
The scrum of big-time sports may be adding to the pile soon. March Madness may become March Insanity.
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When John Wooden worked magic on a golf course
January 26, 2010
All along, we have assumed that John Wooden's 10 national collegiate basketball titles as UCLA's coach represent his most amazing achievement in sports. All along, we assumed wrong.
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USC basketball is under radar; Kevin O'Neill wants it to get over that
January 23, 2010
Kevin O'Neill has either the best sports job in America or the worst. He coaches USC men's basketball.
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Boxer Brian Viloria is poised for another run at the top
January 22, 2010
Ask Brian Viloria how his boxing career has gone and he's likely to mumble something about Death Valley and Mt. Everest.
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PGA Tour braces for rain at golf's Bob Hope Classic
January 20, 2010
The rain forecast for Southern California is likely to affect this week's Bob Hope Classic golf tournament, and a PGA Tour official said that "there is no written script" with exact details of how to deal with it.
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Rachel Alexandra gets honor, and the potential to face rival
January 19, 2010
Two days ago, horse racing was jazzed about the nice party and big announcement it had planned. Lots of attention was coming to a sport that always needs it.
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Zenyatta wants to run, and she will again
January 17, 2010
If the marvelous mare Zenyatta were Michael Jordan, she would have sauntered onto the track at Santa Anita wearing a sign that read: "I'M BACK!"
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There's a long way to go for Lakers
January 16, 2010
As January drones into February, meaning the dog days of the never-ending NBA season are here, the defenders need to begin to defend.
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As Pacquiao-Mayweather fails, boxing proves its own worst enemy
January 15, 2010
A picture is worth a thousand words. So let's make a visual out of the current state of boxing.
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Tony La Russa in the fallout zone
January 14, 2010
The bomb is dropped and the damage spreads. Mark McGwire admits he took steroids and family, friends and acquaintances are hit with the fallout.
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Mark McGwire takes his turn in the confessional
January 12, 2010
A suggestion for Major League Baseball: When it is time to replace Bud Selig as commissioner, forget businessmen, lawyers or charismatic leaders. Hire a priest.
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Despite this season's woes, Ben Howland's star shines bright
January 10, 2010
It is a strange time for a torch-passing. That is probably the last thing in the world Ben Howland is thinking about right now.
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The Tide really did turn quickly
January 8, 2010
Deep in the heart of Texas, chins went to chests. Same thing in that portion of the Rose Bowl crowd of 94,906 who were there to root for Texas.
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Mack Brown hooks 'em: Texas coach brings his winning ways to BCS title game
January 5, 2010
The football coach at the University of Texas is a man with a common name and an uncommon success story.
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Boxing is flunking this test
January 2, 2010
What began as a giggle has become a groan.
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Mike Bellotti walks away but stays at Oregon
December 29, 2009
An ongoing side story to Oregon's appearance in Friday's Rose Bowl is watching whether the ultimate Duck sinks or swims.
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They're still very high on this horse
December 27, 2009
Someday soon, Zenyatta will stop dominating the Southern California horse racing scene. Not quite yet.
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Santa Anita gets to the heart of the matter
December 26, 2009
The day will be full of tradition and nostalgia when Santa Anita opens its prestigious winter meeting today. And not only because it will be a 75th anniversary opening.
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A simple baseball play becomes the best Christmas gift
December 25, 2009
There is no partridge in a pear tree this Christmas morning at the San Dimas home of Mike and Sandy Pettit.
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Oracle's Larry Ellison buys Indian Wells event
December 23, 2009
For the last several years, officials at the Indian Wells tennis tournament, now the BNP Paribas Open, played the role of gracious hosts to software billionaire Larry Ellison, co-founder and chief executive of Oracle.
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In big-time college sports, they take lack of integrity from amateur to pro
December 22, 2009
'Tis the season to be jolly, so let's have a giggle or two over big-time college sports.
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Bob Baffert's Kentucky Derby-sized hopes for Lookin At Lucky
December 19, 2009
To many, a derby is a man's hat. Or, if you live near the racetrack at Santa Anita, a Derby is a fancy restaurant with pictures of famous horses and jockeys on the wall.
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Miguel Espino is one boxer a mother could love
December 15, 2009
Nobody would fault middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik for being a bit overconfident going into his match Saturday night. He might think, after all, that he is fighting a mama's boy.
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Jack Kramer dies at 88; champion ushered in era of pro tennis
September 14, 2009
Tennis legend Jack Kramer, considered by many the most influential person in the game in the last 60 years, died late Saturday night at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
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Roger Clemens gets some unsolicited tough advice
February 19, 2008
Right now, the Clemens situation is pretty simple. Roger is over and out.
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