Numbers down as USC kicks off spring
LOS ANGELES – If there's strength in numbers, where does that leave the USC football team? Nineteen players did not practice or were held out of contact drills during the team's first spring workout...
View ArticleLetters blog: Real reasons why Obama attacked
-HUNTINGTON BEACH, Barry Wasserman: President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Prime Minister David Cameron of England and President Nicolas Sarkozy of France all have one thing in common:...
View ArticleNew Chris Brown tantrum: 10 celeb rants
Singer Chris Brown, still trying to restore his reputation after beating up girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, reportedly had a meltdown after an ABC’s Good Morning America interview today, storming off the...
View ArticleLakers Rim Shots: Fans from Tuesday's game
Slide show: Check out the spirited fans as they arrived for the Lakers' game against the Suns at Staples Center on Tuesday night.
View ArticleTry out for Simon Cowell’s ‘X Factor’ this weekend
Nine years on “American Idol” made Simon Cowell its biggest star, more famous than his fellow judges and a bigger celebrity than most of the singers the show crowned as its winners. And while all of...
View ArticleMarch 23 celebrity birthdays
See some of the people celebrating birthdays today. Notable personalities of the past who were born on this date can be found at the end of this slide show. SEE CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS FOR A...
View ArticleLakers hang tough, beat Suns in triple overtime
Lamar Odom carried the Lakers pretty far, although not to the finish in just the fourth triple-overtime game in Los Angeles Lakers history. In the end Tuesday night, Kobe Bryant had the 107th game of...
View ArticleGreat Park to offer artists-in-residence program
The Orange County Great Park in Irvine is seeking artists from various disciplines to apply for the first Great Park Artist-in-Residence Program. Four artists will receive grants of $7,500 each and...
View ArticleBest in the West? You make the call
Slide show: Die-hard fans of the four teams set for the NCAA Tournament's West Regional at Honda Center need no introductions to their squads. They know the consonant-to-vowel ratio in the Duke coach's...
View ArticleLakers Tweets: Artest yawns, then exults
LOS ANGELES – To get added flavor from courtside and inside the Lakers' locker room Tuesday night, click on the photo to relive game images alongside selected observations from my @KevinDing Twitter...
View ArticleA whole new meaning of fast food
Shelby Barone is a local blogger and owner of Glitterful Felt Stories. She lives in Aliso Viejo with her husband and three children. Can’t get enough of us? Visit OC Moms for deals, events, features,...
View Article3-overtime victory speaks to Lakers’ destiny
LOS ANGELES – The longest, wildest night of the NBA season began with Lamar Odom racing through the corridors of Staples Center just after 6 p.m., a shoelace untied, trying to beat the clock and not be...
View ArticleIn-home service workers targeted for cuts
As Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers look for places to cut in the state's $85 billion budget, a popular program that provides in-home services for hundreds of thousands of disabled and elderly...
View ArticleFeelin' a little blue this season
Much like Picasso I am having a blue period. “Blue period” as in I cannot stop wearing my blue suede Pour La Victoire platform pumps … or my cobalt Trina “Lady Catherine” top-handled flap bag … Now I...
View ArticleMan steps into street, hit by SUV
SANTA ANA – A 31-year-old man is in a local hospital in serious condition after being struck by a Ford Expedition on Tuesday night. Santa Ana police Cmdr. Steve Colon said the unidentified man was...
View ArticleWant to get people fit? Add more buses
Riding the bus is good for you, but hopping on one makes you feel like a freak. Last week I did the Metrolink-to-bus thing to get home from the newsroom, and as I walked on the sidewalk my neighbor...
View ArticleAL West preview: Who is the real 'A team'?
Will the Angels (right) return to AL West dominance, or will Texas or another team claim top honors in the four-team division? Mark Whicker previews the AL West - and forecasts where each team might...
View ArticleNFL: Replacement players not on table - yet
NEW ORLEANS -- Owners haven't talked about using replacement players if the NFL's first work stoppage since 1987 stretches on, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday, and the league might not keep its...
View ArticleUSC football: 'Starters,' other thoughts from Day 1
Here's an all-out blitz of notes, quotes and anecdotes from USC's first spring practice Tuesday: ** The most impressive offensive player was redshirt freshman tailback D.J. Morgan, who broke several...
View ArticleHow the AL West was won in 2011: Oakland
Continuing our four-part series on how the American League West was won in 2011, we look at the Oakland Athletics today. As with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday, please remember that, once again, we're...
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