LOS ANGELES — After the Cleveland Cavaliers made the defending NBA champions look ordinary, the Los Angeles Lakers' fans threw up their foam han...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.26.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — After the Cleveland Cavaliers made the defending NBA champions look ordinary, the Los Angeles Lakers' fans threw up their foam han...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.23.2009 | Los Angeles
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Pau Gasol knows he surprised nobody by agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers nearly two s...
Laura Trice | Posted 12.23.2009 | Living
The media is filled with details and stories about Tiger Woods, and sprinkled with the folks saying, 'What's the big deal?' It is a good question. Why is it such a big deal? I have a theory...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.23.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the sixth time this season, and the NBA-leading Los Angeles Lakers shook off a rough first half b...
Craig Alan Silverman | Posted 12.22.2009 | Denver
So much of America's best and worst happen here in the Centennial State.
Len Berman | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York
Tiger Woods is selected "Athlete of the Decade" by U.S. sports editors. The ballots have yet to be counted for "Husband of the Year."
AP | COLIN FLY | Posted 12.17.2009 | Los Angeles
MILWAUKEE — Kobe Bryant hit a 15-footer as time expired and scored the game's final seven points over the last 1:18 of overtime to lift the Los ...
AP | ANDREW SELIGMAN | Posted 12.16.2009 | Los Angeles
CHICAGO — Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers won for the 12th time in 13 games, beating the fading Chicago Bulls...
AP | DOUG ALDEN | Posted 12.13.2009 | Los Angeles
SALT LAKE CITY — Deron Williams scored eight straight points to start the fourth quarter and finished with 21 points and 11 assists to help the ...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.12.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 20 points while playing with a small break in his finger, and the Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up the generous po...
Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 12.11.2009 | Sports
After days of seclusion, he finally emerged "Transgressions" -- with luck -- expeditiously purged
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.10.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 27 points, Pau Gasol had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled off 19 consecutive points...
AP | Posted 12.09.2009 | Los Angeles
(Text from AP) NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers are the NBA's most valuable team, and 12 franchises lost money in the 2008-09 season, according...
Posted 12.09.2009 | Denver
Colorado has been the scene of some of the country's biggest scandals over the last ten years. From an arch-conservative pastor busted for soliciting...
Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 12.09.2009 | Sports
There has been Eliot Spitzer, Kobe Bryant, Mark Sanford, Alex Rodriguez, David Letterman, the list goes on. Now, it's déjà vu all over again. Another successful man caught with his paws in the honey jar (pun intended).
Scott Schwenk | Posted 12.07.2009 | Los Angeles
I'm not interested in finding a glamorous group of some sort to accept me and white-wash over the places I haven't been willing to do the work around releasing insecurity myself.
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.07.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Ron Artest added 15 points and five steals, and the Los Angeles Lakers raced away from the Phoenix Suns ...
Posted 12.05.2009 | Sports
The Lakers hosted Miami last night and escaped with a stunning win despite trailing late. Down 107-105 with 3.2 seconds remaining, Ron Artest in-bound...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.05.2009 | Sports
LOS ANGELES — Down by two with 3.2 seconds left, Kobe Bryant merely wanted to drive for a tying basket. His foot slipped when he got the ball, a...
Andrew Brandt | Posted 12.03.2009 | Sports
The catching of the Tiger by the tail has exposed one of the last citadels of what some of us hoped to be a perfect role model in sports.
New York Times | KAREN CROUSE | Posted 11.28.2009 | Sports
After Vince Young led the Titans past the Texans last Monday night, Kobe Bryant sent a text message saying: “Good game V. Way to kick butt!”...
AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — More than two decades ago, after Larry Bird made a shot from behind the backboard that didn't count in a preseason game, the NBA c...
Posted 11.23.2009 | Sports
Late in the first quarter of last night's Lakers-Thunder game, Kobe Bryant showcased his shooting capabilities by nailing a ridiculous shot over the b...
Posted 10.30.2009 | Books
Bill Simmons was on The Colbert Report last night talking about his new book, The Book of Basketball. He talked to Stephen about why he thinks Wilt Ch...
AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 12.26.2009 | Los Angeles