Q: Hey Ira, throughout the season I have seen many people suggest replacing Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup and your response was always to say that the lineup was good enough to be in first place. Do you think Erik Spoelstra is tinkering with the lineup due to the recent team struggles and to…
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When Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles met with the media last month at the NFL scouting combine, he stressed that one way to elevate quarterback Justin Fields’ play in his second season is to provide him with playmakers. Fast forward to the annual NFL meetings this week at The Breakers Palm Beach — two…
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SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday blocked parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, reversing a panel’s recommendation that she be freed after spending a half-century in prison. Leslie Van Houten attends a parole hearing at the California Institution for Women Sept. 6, 2017. (Stan Lim/Southern California News Group via AP, Pool,…
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Defining success in public policy is a tricky business. One problem is that politicians achieve success in their careers by evading definitions. Here’s an example. “We must solve the problem of homelessness.” Yes, everyone will agree with that. Now the hard part. Define “the problem.” Many people define the problem as the proliferation of tent…
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THE GAME: Drew Avans’ grand slam in the seventh inning lifted the Dodgers to a 6-4 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday night at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz. PITCHING REPORT: Right-hander Tony Gonsolin faced 14 batters in his second start of the spring and gave up hits to seven of them (five singles,…
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ANAHEIM — Ducks coach Dallas Eakins expected to see a desperate team on Tuesday night. He expected that team to be the playoff-contending Dallas Stars. Clearly, the Ducks were fed up with a winless streak that had reached nine consecutive games, though. They matched the Stars’ desperation with each dash down the Honda Center ice,…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region. Each athlete is…
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LOS ANGELES — Without – and now with! – Paul George, these Clippers are capable of big ol’ comebacks, rallying from precisely 25 points down for the second time this season (and from at least 25 points down for the third time and from 24 or more behind for the fourth time). In his first…
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LOS ANGELES — So, what did he miss? Ninety-seven days, 43 games – and 19 wins, 24 losses and an arena name change – later, Paul George returned to the court on Tuesday night, as the Clippers took on the Utah Jazz, starting beside Reggie Jackson, Ivica Zubac, Nicolas Batum and Marcus Morris Sr. Before…
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