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Chavez Ravine's blades of glory
There are some things you never forget. Your first kiss. Your first fish.
I'll never forget the February day, just two months ago, when I took a peek at what I expected to be the vivid greenscape of Dodger Stadium and discovered instead a giant sandbox,...Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Sports Illustrated, Baseball, Minnesota Twins, Rose Bowl Game
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Woman seen scattering ashes at Disneyland
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterEveryone who rides Disneyland's popular "Pirates of the Caribbean" attraction knows "dead men tell no tales," and its animatronic figures aren't talking either. But, oh, if they could. On Friday, workers at the Anaheim theme park spotted a guest on the...Tags: Entertainment, Theme Park Vacations, Golf, Sports, Trips and Vacations
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Zell closes deal for The Times
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersFor the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...Tags: Financially Distressed Companies, Northern Trust Corporation, Robert R. McCormick, Charles Schwab, Television
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Zell says Cubs are No. 1 -- to be sold off
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn his first day in charge of Tribune Co., Sam Zell set an ambitious goal: Sell the Chicago Cubs by opening day. The Cubs, one of baseball's most storied yet least successful clubs, are expected to command a record sale price for a major league team. If...Tags: All Stars, World Series, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox
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This City Was Full of Fight
Times Staff WriterFOR America's big-league sports, L.A. was a distant outpost for the first half of the 20th century, impressive for an off-season vacation, impractical as a home base. Before jet travel, any team moving to the West Coast would have presented a scheduling...Tags: Archie Moore, Staples Center, Featherweight Boxing, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya
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Story of the years
1890s 1899 L.A.'s Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzimmons to win the heavyweight title. -- 1900s 1902 In the first football game for the Tournament of Roses, Michigan defeats Stanford, 49-0, at Tournament Park. The game was replaced by a chariot race...Tags: College Basketball, New York Yankees, Prosecution, O.J. Simpson, Staples Center
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Shifting the field of play
Times Staff WriterLOOKING back on it now, the Dodgers' move from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in the late 1950s can be viewed in two vastly different lights: To get it done was the eighth wonder of the world. Once complete, it was the stage-setter for much that pro sports has...Tags: Atlanta Braves, University of California, Los Angeles, Peter O'Malley, San Diego Padres, Entertainment
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'Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles' by Michael D'Antonio
To Brooklynites of a certain age, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was a money-grubbing weasel who ripped the soul from their community when he announced he was moving the team to L.A. in 1957. Many Angelenos, however, view O'Malley as a pioneering saint for...Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Robert Moses, World Series, All Stars, Baseball
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Chicago, city of the uplifted gaze
Special to The TimesBy 8:50 a.m., they temporarily had to close the women's restroom at the Chicago ArchiCenter. "There were so many people here already, they had to restock all the toilet paper," said Elaine Rosen, a retired biology teacher from the Streeterville area of...Tags: Kenwood, Rem Koolhaas, Trips and Vacations, Mrs. O'Leary, Bronzeville
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Harsh reality of 'Osbournes' no laughing matter
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWeek after week, viewers tuning in to the hit reality series "The Osbournes" saw the star of the show in a perpetual stupor. With cameras rolling, Ozzy Osbourne fell on his backside into the surf off Malibu. He passed out during a party at the Beverly...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Addiction, Ozzy Osbourne, Trips and Vacations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Sideline Chatter: marathon runner runs down bicycle thief
The Seattle TimesOutrun this victim? Lots of luck with that. Sarah Tatterson of West Seattle, a veteran of a dozen half-marathons, gave dogged chase to a would-be bike thief who took off on foot after ditching his ill-gotten prize. "It was an instinct, and I reacted...Tags: Sergio Garcia, Forbes.com LLC, National Collegiate Athletic Association, San Francisco 49ers, Belmont Stakes
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Stars of today and yesteryear brighten Just for Laughs
The TBS Just for Laughs comedy festival has wrapped for another summer in Chicago, having played out in venues changing from the Chicago Theatre to Stage 773. Here are reviews from select shows over the weekend; check back Tuesday for a report on Bill...
Tags: Entertainment, Portlandia (tv program), Saturday Night Live (tv program), Festive Events, Bill Maher
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