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NFL and NBA Draft looking to head west

For many years, the NFL and NBA Draft have been held in New York City at locations such as Radio City Music Hall and Madison Square Garden. But according to All Headline News, both drafts could be headed…Read More

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Kenyon Martin does prove one thing

In sports, there are generally two ways an athlete accepts defeat. Option a, is to gracefully accept the loss by crediting one’s opponents. The other option, the less honorable of the two, is to…Read More

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Lakers Retain Western Title With 119-92 Win

During these 2009 Playoffs the Lakers have looked pretty bad at times and half decent at other times. But tonight in Denver they regained their championship form and retained the Western Conference Title…Read More

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George Karl Sulks, Are the Refs Listening?

Over the years, I have acquired a great deal of respect for George Karl, the Denver Nuggets head coach. He has weathered adversity both on and off the court. Having to deal with cancer plus all the difficulties…Read More

Lakers Bounce Back in Game Five, 103-94

Tied at the end of the first quarter at 25. Tied at the end of the first half at 56. Tied at the end of the third quarter at 76. That was how Game Five of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers…Read More

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Has Mitch Kupchak Cost the Lakers the Title?

Before Game Four of the Western Conference Finals, I was going to write that I wasn’t referring to…Read More

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Pau Gasol makes a good point

The Lakers’ Pau Gasol is one of those players, who usually doesn’t have a lot to say. He…Read More

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Nuggets Defeat Lakers on Turnaround Thursday 106-103

The way the Denver Nuggets had been dominating in the first two rounds of the playoffs, it was out of…Read More

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Lakers Edge Nuggets 105-103 To Take Game 1

It was nine clutch free throws by Kobe Bryant and an outstanding defensive play by Lamar Odom and Trevor…Read More

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Kenyon Martin getting a head start on trash talking

The Lakers and Nuggets have yet to play a single minute of the Western Conference, but the trash-talking…Read More

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The Lakers should be very afraid of the Nuggets

I have often been described as the eternal optimist. Despite terrible odds, I generally believe good will emerge from dire situations. But as our Lakers get set to face the Denver Nuggets in the Western…Read More

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Lakers Win Leaves More Questions Than Answers

The story of the Lakers’ Western Conference Semifinal Series with the Houston Rockets was one of fast starts. The team that won the first quarter won every game in this series. The story, however, was…Read More

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Lakers Defeat Rockets 89-70, Size Does Matter!

In this year’s playoffs, the Lakers usually lose when they score less than 100 points, but not today. The Lakers defense made the difference. The Lakers used their size effectively to defeat the Houston…Read More

Phil Jackson Needs to Retire!

I’m writing this in the first quarter of tonight’s Lakers-Rockets Game Six with the Rockets up 13-1. Time has passed Phil Jackson by. This team is not the Chicago Bulls. It is not even the Lakers team…Read More

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Lakers Blast Rockets 118-78 in Game 5

Not only did the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers switch cities after Game 4 of their Western semifinal series, they switched games. Game 4 in Houston was all Rockets as they sped off to a 17-4 lead…Read More

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Should Kobe Bryant Opt Out?

If things don’t go Kobe Bryant’s way this year, and right now they don’t look like they will, Kobe Bryant needs to move on, or he can forget that fourth ring. The only ring he will get in Los Angeles…Read More

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Lakers Fall in Houston with a Thud, 99-87

Can there be any doubt after today’s loss in Houston that the Lakers are not a championship team? Can there be any doubt, despite whatever physical skills they may have, that the Lakers do not have the…Read More

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Lakers Regain Home Court With Win in Houston

The Lakers regained home court advantage with a 108-94 win against the Houston Rockets, but it was anyone’s gain in the hotly-contested first half. Playing without starting point guard, Derek Fisher,…Read More

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Lakers’ $50 Million Pout

It didn’t take a crystal ball to know what Andrew Bynum’s box score would be in Game 2 of the playoff series between the Lakers and the Rockets. All you had to do was look at the young center’s face. His…Read More

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Lamar Odom’s Quickness Key to Lakers Win

What started out as an NBA Second Round Playoff at the Staples Center by the final quarter looked more like an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff. The Lakers and Rockets wound up with more penalty minutes than the…Read More

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