- Servite already thinking about bouncing back next season
- Andrew Bynum says he has a sore knee
- Online language resources
- The Sunday Conversation: Walter Mosley
- Notes on the Year: Sarah Palin made masterful use of television to spread her brand
- From Facebook to WikiLeaks: The good, bad and ugly of technology
- CIA identity breach feeds mistrust with Pakistani agency
- Panda art that takes it to the excrement
- Home-buying paralysis? Tips for getting the best deal faster
- Play where Ralphie and Randy lived in 'A Christmas Story'
- David Ulin's favorite books of 2010
- A close-up on this year's film costumes
- Make the Big Green Buy
- William Rast line makes a timely appearance in Target stores
- Reserves help Lakers preserve a 120-110 victory at Toronto
- The DREAM Act; the stimulus vs. a payroll-tax holiday; the return of the luxury shopper
- Iran fetes new foreign minister ahead of nuclear talks
- UC San Diego grad student scrambling to avoid deportation
- Missing person isn't a Clipper
- Notes on the Year: They <i>really</i> suffered for their art
- The war's real report card
- Free-spirited actress needs to focus on material things
- A small town's music venue is a labor of love
- WikiLeaks revelations roil Indian politics
- Up next: UCLA basketball vs. Montana State on Tuesday
- Dream Act's failure in Senate derails immigration agenda
- By looking inside, Trojans turn it around against Kansas
- Safeway has healthy cash flow but faces competition
- Redistricting California
- An open-and-shut case
- War casualties
- Suspect arrested in Saugus after wild, destructive rampage
- Army Staff Sgt. Kyle R. Warren, 28, Huntington Beach; killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
- Rain expected to continue through Wednesday
- Notes on the Year: Feeding at the trough of decadence
- Letter: A sales tip that stayed with her
- Homes on the market: Rosemead
- Kansas City trades Zack Greinke to Milwaukee
- Scene & Heard: Steven Spielberg presents Jeffrey Katzenberg with Ambassadors of Humanity award
- How I Made it: Sean O'Toole
- Home of the Week: Faithful to a stately vision
- For some, 'a sigh of relief'
- Mater Dei lawsuit seems frivolous, but it could be so much fun
- Newt Gingrich, serious this time, mulls a bid for president
- NFL two-minute drill
- Taliban kills 8 in twin attacks targeting Afghan security forces
- Letters: Always best to use a travel agent
- Charles Portis' 'True Grit' story aims for revenge, redemption and loss
- Book Review: 'A Rope and a Prayer' by David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill
- Notes on the Year: The best drama was found in documentaries
- Christmas in London? Jolly good
- 'Of Love and Evil' by Anne Rice
- 'Prejudices: The Complete Series,' H.L. Mencken
- E-books are good news for the literary world
- The gift of foreign-language learning
- Into the wintry world of the snow globe
- Notes on a Year: Christopher Hawthorne on architecture
- Travel info: Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Kennedy Space Center
- The best way to London
- Bluffing with a weak hand
- Helping homeless addicts can take a whole team
- This month's money makeover
- Bruins reap benefits of win over Brigham Young
- The Times' top 25 boys' basketball rankings
- The gift of travel: Priceless
- 'Tron' fans are sitting pretty — in $15,000 armchairs
- Discoveries
- When debt collectors go after the wrong person
- Comma to the Top is a shoe-in at CashCall Futurity
- LAPD officer wounds youth wielding pellet gun
- Bob Hope Airport raises parking fees
- Up next for the Ducks: Monday at Boston
- Bart Starr's significance in Green Bay continues well after his career
- Scrutiny of Lap-Band enterprise is overdue
- Knicks don't really have rivals
- A party where pain is the main guest
- In North Carolina, a racial uproar over schools stirs old echoes
- Chicago, Minnesota to battle elements as well as each other
- Horoscope: Dec. 19
- Fantasy boosts reality: NFL TV ratings hit a record this year thanks in part to fantasy football leagues
- Holiday cocktails: A hangover for your skin
- New redistricting panel takes aim at bizarre political boundaries
- Lenders soon to disclose how credit scores affect mortgage rate quotes
- For the record - Dec. 19, 2010
- Football: De La Salle dominates Open Division bowl
- Football: De La Salle 48, Servite 8
- Football: De La Salle 48, Servite 0
- Football: De La Salle 42, Servite 0
- Boys' basketball: Taft improves to 7-0
- Phil Cavarretta, Cubs star who won MVP in 1945, dies at 94
- Boys' basketball: Harvard-Westlake wins title
- Football: De La Salle 35, Servite 0
- Football: All hail the teams from Northern California
- Football: De La Salle 27, Servite 0
- Football: De La Salle 19, Servite 0
- Football: De La Salle 13, Servite 0
- Football: De La Salle 7, Servite 0
- Football: De La Salle wins coin toss but defers
- Final in Nashville: Kings 6, Predators 1, Ponikarovsky out of the chateau de bow-wow
- Football: Parochial powers collide in Open bowl
- 'Black Swan' gets a big mainstream push, but how far can it go?
- Walt Dropo, former rookie of the year with Red Sox, dies at 87
- Football: Folsom triumphs in Division II state bowl
- Football: Folsom 48, Gardena Serra 20
- Football: Folsom 41, Gardena Serra 20
- Football: Folsom 28, Gardena Serra 20
- Football: Defense comes up big for Folsom
- Football: QB duel highlights Division II state bowl
- Football: Folsom leading Serra 21-20 at halftime
- Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, architect of euro currency, dies at 70
- UCLA basketball: Bruins pull off 86-79 upset of Brigham Young
- Football: Folsom 21, Gardena Serra 20
- Football: Gardena Serra 20, Folsom 14
- Football: Nelson Spruce commits to Colorado
- Football: Gardena Serra 14, Folsom 14
- Football: Gardena Serra trails 14-7 after first quarter
- Football: Folsom 14, Gardena Serra 7
- Football: Folsom 14, Gardena Serra 0
- Football: Folsom 7, Gardena Serra 0
- UCLA basketball: A stunner in the making at Wooden Classic?
- Football: Serra faces tough test in D-II state bowl
- 'Westways' cover art at the Pasadena Museum of California Art
- Football: Escalon captures Division III state bowl
- Football: Escalon 30, Madison 7
- Football: Escalon leading 23-7 after three quarters
- Football: Eubank is headed to Arizona State
- Football: Fumble ends Madison scoring threat
- Michael Hiltzik: A death and 1-800-GET-THIN
- Football: Second half of Division III bowl about to start
- Football: Escalon 23, Madison 7
- Football: Escalon 16, Madison 7
- Camille Grammer calls out Faye Resnick at 'Housewives' dinner party
- Boys' basketball: Upsets in San Fernando Valley tourney
- Kings' morning skate: Mitchell, Greene out; Richardson and Sturm could play soon
- Football: Escalon 9, Madison 7
- Football: Escalon 9, Madison 0
- Football: Escalon 2, Madison 0
- Football: It's weather for ducks
- USC basketball: Trojans miss chance at No. 3 Kansas, fall 70-68
- Football: State bowl tripleheader ready to kickoff
- Opinion: Sunday shows: Biden, Durbin, McConnell, McDonnell
- Football: Looking for a few mudders
- UCLA football: Assistant coaches Chuck Bullough, Reggie Moore fired
- 2010 Year End -- Classical music
- USC basketball: Behind Selby, No. 3 Kansas leads Trojans at halftime, 31-20
- SUDAN: President Bashir accused of amassing billions in illicit wealth
- 2010 Year End -- Jazz
- Looking for a financial miracle, Catholic monks return to fruitcake
- EGYPT: An economy haunted by inflation, tax shortfalls, unemployment, poverty and corruption
- Twelve Days of Christmas Flash Mobs: Down Under edition
- AFGHANISTAN: Taliban respond extensively to Obama administration's war strategy review
- 'Gulliver's Travels' premiere
- 2010 in review: Ann Powers on pop music
- 2010 in review: Mark Swed on classical music
- Meet the award season's freshman class
- USC basketball: Kansas pregame
- Stylish new movies to see this holiday season: 'Black Swan'
- How much was street artist Blu paid for whitewashed MOCA mural?
- 'Lie of the Year': dirty, rotten government takeover of healthcare
- 2010 Year End -- Theater
- Opinion: Ticket pic of the week: Santa armed and dangerous
- 2010 Year End -- Art
- Retail roundup: 88 hours of toy shopping, luxury spending, holiday outlook brightens and retail real estate salaries
- One year ago: Connie Hines
- Madame Chocolat and Jacques Torres pop-up shop in Century City
- Opinion: Weekly remarks: GOP's John Cornyn sees D.C. change already; Obama hails passage of tax-cut package
- 'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' by Kevin Cook
- Holiday visits with a purpose
- Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart
- PASSINGS: MacKenzie 'Mack' Miller
- Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere
- Samuel P. King dies at 94; longtime federal judge in Hawaii
- Holiday visits with a purpose
- Authors bypass publishers
- 'Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2 — The Stand-Up Special' info
- Events happening Saturday
- Connecticut goes for UCLA's basketball milestone
- The wild, wild Petrojvic Blasting Company
- North Korea threatens another attack on island
- CIA recalls Pakistan station chief after his name becomes public
- High school football: Previewing Saturday's state championship bowl games
- Folsom dominates Serra in state Division II bowl game
- Senate tackles Dream Act, 'don't ask' policy in rare Saturday session
- GOP senators kill spending bill over $8 billion in earmarks
- French ski resort abuzz over $6.6-million birthday bash
- California eases diesel soot crackdown
- Arte Moreno's latest free-agency decisions cut both ways
- Mother shot dead at anti-crime vigil in Chihuahua
- Mike Brown: Planet killer
- Monsters of Accordion Tour info
- Portland's Brandon Roy takes umbrage at being called slow
- Quick Takes: 'Spider-Man' musical snarled in another delay
- TV Talk Shows: Dec. 18-19
- Jump in Treasury, muni bond yields attracts buyers
- Scientists drill beneath Dead Sea in search of priceless data
- A new take on how Saturn's rings formed
- L.A. approves bid to boost hiring of city residents for big public works projects
- After demotion, Alexei Ponikarovsky raises his game in Kings' 6-1 win over Predators
- 'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' info
- Dream Act fails to advance in Senate
- New Mexico governor weighs pardon for Billy the Kid
- Jaguars look to go up to penthouse
- Bodyguard business is booming
- BYU routs Texas El Paso, 52-24, in New Mexico Bowl
- Newcomers step up as No. 3 Kansas holds off USC, 70-68
- Restoration efforts on Civil War steam engine progressing
- Bruins use Wooden's legacy as inspiration in victory over No. 16 BYU
- 'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' by Kevin Cook
- Google doesn't tell Connecticut what data its Street View cars caught
- Ricky Gervais is here, there and everywhere
- Ban on military recruiting of minors overturned
- Devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda hope film will help close a divide
- Release of photos in Grim Sleeper case brings major response
- Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart
- Eelgrass a boon to the ecology, a bane to boaters
- Total lunar eclipse visible on Dec. 20
- Cash-strapped monks look to fully tap their baking power
- Strongest rainstorm in a decade expected to hit Southland
- San Antonio moves to the top of The Times' NBA rankings
- Magic acquires Gilbert Arenas, Hedu Turkoglu
- FIFA's farcical World Cup bidding process just gets more ridiculous
- Wealth and politics in America; Ronald Reagan and the FBI; Israel's conditions for peace
- On the Media: Patch.com clicks with veteran California journalists
- Arizona and Nevada sue Bank of America over loan modifications
- Kobe Bryant says his finger is OK and he plans to play Sunday
- Looking ahead in the NBA this week
- Vinny Del Negro gets a mixed reaction in Chicago
- And the rich get richer
- UC Berkeley's bike dispute goes viral
- State Fund inquiry has gone very quiet
- Horoscope: Dec. 18
- Factions in school debate need a time-out
- The Dennis Ferguson example
- Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Long Beach State gives it away to St. Mary's, 82-74
- Solar industry sees strong growth in 2010
- Cost/benefit healthcare
- Venezuela grants Chavez discretionary powers
- PASSINGS: MacKenzie 'Mack' Miller
- Renewable-energy grant program gets renewed for a year
- Senate votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Jeers all around for the Clippers
- Nine years later, Charles Woodson gets another shot at Tom Brady
- Up next for Kings: Sunday at Chicago
- Web Buzz: Walkopedia.net lists the world's best walks
- Errant bullets shatter lives
- More Southern Californians will be driving for the holidays
- Scientists dip toes into an old alcohol myth
- Toasting a new venture on Catalina
- Bell nearly broke, faces drastic cuts, audit finds
- White House issues science integrity guidelines
- Servite can't handle the slop
- Samuel P. King dies at 94; longtime federal judge in Hawaii
- TV Highlights: Saturday, Dec. 18
- Set Pieces: The making of 'Tron: Legacy's' man cave
- Sale of Brody Estate will benefit the Huntington Library
- Chris Erskine: Man of the House
- California's recovery might not mean a robust job market
- Up next for the Lakers: Sunday at Toronto
- Fumbles doom Madison in Division III
- Man carrying water nozzle was shot 10 to 12 times by Long Beach police, family's attorney says
- 'Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol' to screen at Aero Theatre
- $7.2-billion settlement raises hopes for Madoff victims
- UCLA football Coach Rick Neuheisel fires defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough
- Mexican drug cartels find youths to be easy prey
- Easing life's final choices
- Exchange student arrested in fatal schoolyard fight
- 'Titanic Thompson: The Man Who Bet on Everything' info
- CNN teams up with Tea Party Express in debate
- For the record: December 18, 2010
- Anaheim Servite's Connor Loftus is a huge weapon
- Short-handed Magic can't handle 76ers
- Senate moves to end 'don't ask, don't tell,' fails to advance Dream Act
- Republicans take slow and steady approach in Iowa
- Something's missing at Wooden Classic, and it's not just Coach
- Football: Centennial can't overcome early miscues
- Palo Alto pulls off 15-13 upset of Corona Centennial
- Palo Alto 15, Corona Centennial 13
- Palo Alto fails to convert on fourth down
- Palo Alto leading 15-7 after three quarters
- Centennial stopped on fourth-and-goal
- Palo Alto 15, Corona Centennial 7
- Centennial forced to punt on first drive of half
- Numbers tell the story of first half
- Corona Centennial trails 15-0 at halftime
- Palo Alto 15, Corona Centennial 0
- Palo Alto defense makes goal line stand
- Collins fumbles again for Centennial
- Palo Alto 10, Corona Centennial 0
- Mistakes are costing Centennial points
- Distemper outbreak in large-scale breeding operation in Kansas leads to mass euthanasia of dogs
- Palo Alto leading 2-0 after first quarter
- Football: Centennial defense makes stand
- Saturday's Highlights: ''The Bounty Hunter' on Starz
- Palo Alto 2, Centennial 0
- Centennial turns it over on first possession
- Wildlife rehabilitators still hard at work trying to help animal victims of Gulf oil spill
- Division I state bowl game ready to kick off in Carson
- Kevin Spacey addresses gay rumors: 'I don't live a lie'
- Football: La Jolla Bishop's wins Division IV state title