Mike Brown

Kobe Calls Out Teammates

Posted 05.11.2012

Kobe Bryant had a long day and an even longer night on Thursday, battling an intestinal bug as well as the Denver Nuggets. Bryant missed the Lakers' m...

The Fabric of My Cosmos

Carolyn Bucior | Posted 03.21.2012

Carolyn Bucior

When I read last month that NASA's Kepler space telescope was allowing scientists to spy on a potentially habitable planet 600 light years away and co...

Kobe Responds To Coach's Criticism

Posted 12.21.2011

After the Los Angeles Clippers buried the Lakers with a flurry of electrifying dunks in their first of two preseason games on Monday night, Lakers coa...

The Time Has Come For Metta World Peace…

Posted 12.12.2011

The time has come for Metta World Peace... The Los Angeles Laker formally known as Ron Artest revealed his new #15 jersey over the weekend at the L...

Teal Transfer

Andrew Brandt | Posted 01.31.2012

Andrew Brandt

One of the least relevant NFL teams dominated the NFL news cycle Tuesday. Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio was terminated, general manager Gene Smith was given a three-year contract extension and the team was sold to Illinois business mogul Shahid Khan.

Wildfire That Destroyed 32 Homes In Reno Fully Contained

AP | Posted 01.21.2012

RENO, Nev. -- The southwest Reno fire that forced thousands to flee and destroyed 32 homes is fully contained at nearly 2,000 acres, fire officials sa...

Palmer Trade shows a Distinct Hue

Andrew Brandt | Posted 12.21.2011

Andrew Brandt

The Raiders lack a general manager and that was apparent. Hue Jackson, in his first year as head coach, appears to be one of the most powerful people in the NFL.

Whither Carson Palmer?

Andrew Brandt | Posted 12.06.2011

Andrew Brandt

Now a quarter of the way through the NFL season, one of the league's better quarterbacks is under contract yet nowhere near his team as we speak. The relationship between Carson Palmer and the Cincinnati Bengals appears past the point of no return. Let's examine.

Adjusting to the Vanishing Bookstore

Tom Alderman | Posted 10.03.2011

Tom Alderman

For book lovers, nothing is quite so disheartening as seeing our local Borders or Barnes & Noble with a "For Lease" sign on the door. It's the indigestible realization that an increasing number of books now require a battery to read.

Revenue Sharing Strangely Silent in NFL Negotations

Andrew Brandt | Posted 09.06.2011

Andrew Brandt

While the two sides in the NFL labor dispute work on revenue sharing among the owners and players, revenue sharing among the owners -- a problem lying beneath the surface of this two-year dispute -- lies dormant.

Lakers Hire New Coach

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 07.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers have reached an agreement in principle with former Cleveland coach Mike Brown to succeed Phil Jackson, the ...

Pluto May No Longer Be a Planet but Its Discoverer is still a Star

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Kate Kelly

"How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming," a new book by astronomer Mike Brown was reviewed by James Kennedy in The Wall Street Journal (11-26-201...

Brad Pitt Leads the Way in Building a Sustainable, Affordable, Energy-Efficient Community in New Orleans

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.25.2011

Pearl Korn

Make It Right Foundation is an extraordinary laboratory for innovation and creative design in building a green-energy, efficient community at affordable prices.

Gene Upshaw's Presence Still Endures

Andrew Brandt | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Brandt

Of all of Upshaw's many legacies and accomplishments, the most lasting may be the enduring impact of his negotiation of the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NFLPA and the NFL.

Report: Terrell Owens Signs With Bengals

Posted 05.25.2011

UPDATE: Terrell Owens and the Bengals have reportedly agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal. Click here for more. EARLIER: (AP) CINCINNATI — B...

Mainstream Media Swoon Over Rove's Power Play

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Sigman

One doesn't have to buy in to the deification of Rove to acknowledge just how effectively disingenuous he can be.

Attn. Republicans in New Orleans: Do You Know Where You Are?

John McQuaid | Posted 05.25.2011

John McQuaid

Just up the street from the GOP's venue at the Hilton Riverside is the New Orleans Convention Center, where thousands gathered in the days after Katrina and waited for rescuers who didn't know they were there.

NRO and Mother Jones Get Hurricane Katrina Wrong

John McQuaid | Posted 05.25.2011

John McQuaid

The Deepwater Horizon disaster has put a renewed media and political focus on the significant government failures of Hurricane Katrina. But for some reason, a selective amnesia still dominates on this topic.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Len Berman

Are the cheers at Yankee Stadium for an A-Rod homer any less now that he admitted to being a steroid user? You be the judge.

Mike Brown Fired: Cavs Fire Coach After Playoff Exit

AP | TOM WITHERS | Posted 05.25.2011

CLEVELAND — Of the many reasons the Cleveland Cavaliers had for firing coach Mike Brown after five seasons without an NBA title, one mattered mo...

LeBron James Still Unsure of Off-Season Decision, Despite Wearing a New York Knicks Jersey During Playoffs

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011

Ben Berkon

In NBA news, while LeBron James has been mostly silent about his impending free-agency decision throughout the season, he still maintains that he is u...

Mike Brown FIRED? Cavs Fire Coach After Playoff Exit: 'SI'

Posted 05.25.2011

Mike Brown's future with the Cleveland Cavaliers is currently up in the air, with one report claiming that the team's coach has been fired. Earlier Fr...

Mike Brown Is a Heck of a Conspiracy Theorist

Susan Deily-Swearingen | Posted 05.25.2011

Susan Deily-Swearingen

Nearly five years on from Katrina, Mike Brown is still doing a "heck of a job." Just ask him.

NFL Headed Towards no Salary Cap, Less Shared Revenue

Andrew Brandt | Posted 05.25.2011

Andrew Brandt

The pulling of the plug on the SRS by the NFL might be the biggest play of any prior to next season, a season during which the NFL could look a lot different than it does now.

Heckuva Job, Brownie

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

David Sirota

Mike Brown is still a self-described conservative. But at least he was able to be honest and have an intellectually forthright discussion with me -- something refreshing in today's political era.