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    Jun 17, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. LA84 Foundation awards $1.5 million to youth sports programs

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    The LA84 Foundation has announced its latest sports grants to youth organizations promoting sports in Southern California, and there were 38 recipients for $1.5 million given out. That brings the total funds awarded since its inception to more than $214.....
    2. Jun 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Chael Sonnen says LeBron James is 'a dork'

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    UFC fighter Chael Sonnen, never at a loss to try to draw attention to himself, appeared on "Jim Rome on Showtime" on Wednesday night, and decided to call out LeBron James and the NBA Finals. "I think LeBron's a dork," James said. "I don't understand...

    Tags: Ultimate Fighting Championship, NBA Finals, Jason Kidd, LeBron James, Brooklyn Nets

    3. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Medals unveiled for 2014 Sochi Olympic Games

    More medals than ever before are being produced for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Organizers of the event say they hope to avoid the disastrous outcome of the previous Winter Olympics by keeping as many of those 1,300 medals right there at home.
    More medals than ever before are being produced for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Organizers of the event say they hope to avoid the disastrous outcome of the previous Winter Olympics by keeping as many of those 1,300 medals right there at...

    Tags: Tiger Woods, Russia, Awards and Prizes, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, National Collegiate Athletic Association

    4. May 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Jack Nicklaus on Tiger Woods-Sergio Garcia spat: 'Stupid'

    At his annual news conference before the Memorial Tournament,&nbsp;host Jack Nicklaus weighed in on the recent friction&nbsp;between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia.
    At his annual news conference before the Memorial Tournament, host Jack Nicklaus weighed in on the recent friction between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia. And he didn't waste many words. "The Sergio-Tiger thing," he said, "I mean, it's stupid." The ...

    Tags: The Players Championship, Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn, Memorial Tournament, Sergio Garcia

    5. Jun 6, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  5. Swimming champion, movie star Esther Williams dies

    LOS ANGELES -- Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91.
    LOS ANGELES -- Esther Williams, the swimming champion turned actress who starred in glittering and aquatic Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 91. Williams's died early Thursday in her sleep, according to her longtime...

    Tags: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pies and Tarts, Movies, Music, Louis B. Mayer

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Judge clears way for fresh investigation of Spanish princess

    MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny.
    MADRID -- In another blow to Spain's scandal-plagued royal family, a judge Thursday cleared the way for a new investigation into King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, rejecting her appeal to have her tax returns shielded from further scrutiny. The...

    Tags: Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Spain, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Politics

    7. May 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Lingering problems threaten image of a 'new Brazil'

    RIO DE JANEIRO &mdash; After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who rebuilt the 78,000-capacity temple to <em>futebol</em> that will be the flagship venue for next year's World Cup.
    RIO DE JANEIRO — After 2 1/2 years of renovations, Rio's legendary Maracana soccer stadium reopened to much fanfare in late April. Brazilian legends including Ronaldo played in a test match before an audience composed mostly of the workers who...

    Tags: Sports Organizations, Soccer, Politics, Sports, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

    8. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. A journalist remembers Mexican architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez

    Architecture and journalism, like politics, sometimes make strange bedfellows.
    Architecture and journalism, like politics, sometimes make strange bedfellows. Pedro Ramirez Vazquez, the great Mexican builder who died April 16 at age 94, was responsible for many of the monumental public works that defined the Modernist look and...

    Tags: Mexico City, Architecture, Nobel Prize Awards, Arts and Culture, Journalism

    9. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Spanish princess cleared of suspicion in corruption probe

    MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband.
    MADRID -- A Spanish court Tuesday dropped a subpoena of King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, citing insufficient evidence to tie her to alleged corruption by her husband. The 47-year-old princess, Infanta Cristina, last month became the first direct...

    Tags: Spain, King of Spain Juan Carlos I, Coup d'Etat, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    10. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. The boy behind Kristallnacht

    On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan fired five bullets at Rath; only two of them hit their target, but one proved fatal. Despite multiple transfusions of good French blood and the ministrations of Hitler's personal physician, Rath died two days later in a Paris clinic.
    On the night of Nov. 7, 1938, at the German Embassy in Paris, a 17-year-old Polish Jew named Herschel Grynszpan gained access to the office of a low-ranking Nazi named Ernst vom Rath by promising to turn over an "important document." Instead, Grynszpan...

    Tags: Massacres, Paris (France), Religion and Belief, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Genocide

    11. Apr 18, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. Daum: Getting it wrong in Boston

    As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together and report verified facts or don't report anything at all."
    As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together...

    Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Twitter, Inc., Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), John F. Kennedy, Weddings

    12. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. PASSINGS: Greg Willard, Ronnie Ray Smith, Chuck Fairbanks

    <strong>Greg Willard</strong>
    Greg Willard Longtime NBA referee worked more than 1,600 games Greg Willard, 54, a longtime NBA referee who worked more than 1,600 games before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, died Monday at his home in Huntington Beach, according to NBA...

    Tags: University of Oklahoma, Track and Field, Basketball, Football, Los Angeles Lakers

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