It’s showdown weekend in Los Angeles basketball. On March 7, USC and UCLA battle at Galen Center for city supremacy and positioning in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The next day, the Lakers and the Clippers meet for the third time this season a few blocks up Figueroa Street at Staples Center. The Lakers will try Read More…
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SPORTS DIGEST: Kershaw injury increases Dodgers’ need for pitching
The back injury that has put Clayton Kershaw on the shelf for the next four to six weeks makes it imperative that the Dodgers strengthen their starting rotation in the days leading up to the trading deadline July 31. With a healthy Kershaw, the Dodgers needed a reliable fourth starter anyway. Kenta Maeda and Hyun-Jin Read More…
SPORTS DIGEST: Don Newcombe enters the Shrine of the Eternals
Former Brooklyn Dodger great Don Newcombe probably will never be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. His 149 wins in 12 Major League seasons aren’t enough to rank him with the other baseball immortals, even if he was one of the first pitchers to crack the color barrier, shortly after Read More…