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Lakers retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey
The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey at halftime on Tuesday as the team hosted the Dallas Mavericks. "The most gifted specimen I've ever seen play this game," said Kobe Bryant in a prepared video. "Historical, the run we had together."...
Tags: George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Slater Martin, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal
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Letters: Failure of Feinstein's assault weapons ban
Re "Feinstein assault weapons ban fails," March 20 We all owe Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) great thanks for her pursuit of a federal assault weapons ban, but it is quite clear that if the horrific massacre in Connecticut in December didn't...Tags: Weaponry, Elections, Interior Policy, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control
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Jerry Buss dies at 80; Lakers owner brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
When Jerry Buss bought the Lakers in 1979, he wanted to build a championship team. He also wanted to put on a show. The new owner gave courtside seats to movie stars. He hired pretty women to dance during timeouts. He spent freely on big stars and...
Tags: Women's National Basketball Association, Donald Sterling, Realty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Awards and Prizes
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Tim Leiweke: L.A. muscle man
How significant was Tim Leiweke to the deal between Anschutz Entertainment Group and Los Angeles for a football stadium? This is how significant: There is an escape clause in the agreement that makes the deal's closing contingent on either Leiweke's still...
Tags: Entertainment, Elections, AEG, Politics, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday
The hours before Selection Sunday are what Lakers announcer Chick Hearn used to call "nervous time." Defending national champion Kentucky might want to chew on some of Jerry Tarkanian's old towels after probably blowing its bubble bid with an early...
Tags: Southeastern Conference, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, John Calipari, West Coast Conference, Indiana Hoosiers
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...
Tags: Donald Sterling, Women's National Basketball Association, Services and Shopping, Realty, Awards and Prizes
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: John Jackson, Ollie Mack, Mike Brown (basketball), Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
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Jerry Buss' everlasting purple and bold effect
Jerry Buss may be gone, but Jerry Buss hasn't gone anywhere. Jerry Buss may have died on Feb. 18 at age 80, but Jerry Buss lives. When watching the Lakers makes you howl, when watching the NBA makes you smile, when watching anything in professional...
Tags: Entertainment, Academy Awards, David Stern, Grammy Awards, Awards and Prizes
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What's wrong with the media? Just ask Dwight Howard
I have some things on my mind. — The NFL combine is not one of them. I'd rather watch the wife's reality TV shows all night long and have her tell me about her day during the commercials. — I'm big on "Skyfall," but the fact it's not one...
Tags: Academy Awards, Entertainment, ESPN (tv network), Awards and Prizes, Kobe Bryant
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Letters: Jerry Buss, Laker in chief
Re " 'Showtime' ringmaster," Obituary, Feb. 19 Earlier this season at a Lakers-Clippers game, both of us — lifelong Lakers fans — used the occasion to express our frustration with the team this year by holding up a sign giving owner Jerry...Tags: Jerry Buss, The Home Depot, Los Angeles Lakers
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Ed Sheeran knows what he wants: America
Ed Sheeran had plenty to be proud of Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, where the English singer-songwriter's "The A Team" was nominated for song of the year. Not only that, but Sheeran performed the tune — a sympathetic ballad about a troubled...
Tags: Justin Timberlake, Entertainment, Grammy Awards, Swedish House Mafia (music group), Awards and Prizes
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Sports, how do we love thee? Let us count the ways
Cupid's juiced. Lance Armstrong's head is corked. Is there anything left to love about modern sports, the apparent bastion of liars, cheats and psychopaths? Well, here are 100 Valentines dedicated to all that's still good about sports. "There are really...
Tags: Sandy Koufax, Minnesota Wild, Andrew McCutchen, Chicago Bears, Spring Training
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