If you ask some people about the first audit the city did of the Long Beach Museum of Art, they say the museum got off easy because the 2006 audit came out the same night that then-Second District Councilman Dan Baker abruptly resigned.
But really, tonight’s second audit (the third one comes next month) didn’t go [...]

It’s gonna happen.
Shaq vs. Kobe.
Kobe vs. Shaq.
The one thing that can save the NBA from the turgid brilliance of the San Antonio Spurs–you are killing us with your frigging unselfish balance!–is going to happen. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal are going to meet in the playoffs and the NBA, which has seen its popularity and [...]

OK, the Lakers lost yesterday, 118-104, to the New Orleans Hornets so maybe all those people who thought the team was gonna run the table shold take a deep breath now. On the other hand, don’t discount what the Lakers have accomplished so far.
After an off-season that saw no additions of any weight, and a fracturing of the relationship [...]

Laker star Kobe Bryant, who spent the off-season demanding a trade from the team because he said it was not constructed to win now and couldn’t compete with the top teams in the NBA, has seen the absolute worst happen: the Lakers are winning now by beating the top teams in the NBA. The team [...]

Former L.A. Times sports columnist J.A. Adande writes on ESPN.com that the Dodgers’ signing of Joe Torre as manager will do little to improve the team’s local standing. What’s to improve? Afterall, the Dodgers drew their usual three million-plus fans (3.8 milion to be exact) last season, which is pretty good for a fourth-place team [...]