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Clippers
A New Day. A New Era. Clipper Basketball is Here to Stay. Get Use to It.
Lakers
The Lake Show...A new era of basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers
The Fastbreak
Hoopin' inside the NBA, WNBA and Pro-Am Leagues
Spotlight
We Shine the Spotlight on Achievers, Risers and Movers & Shakers
Fantastic Flick
Chargers
Bolt Up! This is the Home of the Los Angeles Chargers
Rams
Football. Community. Fandom. Making it Work the Rams way
Touchdown Thursday
Dodgers
Jackie.Newcombe.Koufax. Mookie. Wills. Bellinger. Field in Blue
Why is Don Newcombe not in the Hall of Fame?
When we think of baseball and the breaking of the color barrier, the one name that every man, woman, and child should know is Jackie Robinson. Robinson was signed to…
Dodgers-Padres: Baseball’s version of Red Sox-Yanks
For more than 100 years, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have carried an intense rivalry and while it has been, and most likely will be, the greatest…
Clash with Padres becoming a thorny issue for Dodgers
LOS ANGELES – In Round Six of the 2021 Dodgers-Padres clash, another tight contest on the field provided the fans in the stands their money’s worth and following six straight…
Sound Bite
College Basketball
Hoop Diaries with The Beach, Trojans, Bruins and Everybody Else
Recruiting wars: SoCal teams replenish the cupboard
After both teams made spectacular runs throughout the NCAA Tournament, USC and UCLA are back to the drawing board and re-filling the cupboard with fresh recruiting classes. Here’s how both…
Baylor wins title, denies Gonzaga a perfect season
“The only team that can beat Gonzaga is Gonzaga,” said one Bulldogs supporter. On Monday night, the No.1 overall seed entered the national championship game 31-0, one win away from…
College Football
Go Deep. Breaking Down the College Football Landscape
For UCLA, it’s the start of year four under Chip Kelly
WESTWOOD (News4usonline) – The obvious question surrounding the UCLA football program following another season of going negative in the win and loss columns under head coach Chip Kelly is what’s…
Bruins open spring practice, prep for 2021 season
At the Casey Wasserman Football Center in Westwood, excitement builds for the upcoming 2021 season. After the pandemic shortened the season to just seven games, the Bruins finished 3-4. Optimism…
Olympics
Past, Present & Future Olympians are Celebrated Here
Sparks
The Ladies Prove They Have Game. And a Social Conscious to Boot
Sparks keep their heads up to the Sky
LOS ANGELES (News4usonline) – This is gut-check time for the Los Angeles Sparks. No need to cry over spilled milk. The Sparks are in an odd predicament these days. Nneka…
Sparks explode in thrashing Fever
LOS ANGELES (News4usonline) Despite receiving news prior to tip-off that one of their best players will miss the next four to six weeks with an injury, the shorthanded Los Angeles…
Los Angeles Sparks training camp in full swing
Training camp for the Los Angeles Sparks is in full go mode. The Sparks began holding their practices at the Academy USA center in Glendale, just a couple of weeks…
Social Justice
Sports, Society, Systemic Racism, and Social Justice
Howard’s House
HU honors Chadwick Boseman with college renaming
WASHINGTON – The power of the late great actor Chadwick Boseman continues to resonate. The “Black Panther” and “42” star, who passed away in 2020, once called The Mecca home…
Bison Bits
HU Senior Spotlight: The Grad Edition…Featuring Mekhi Closson
WASHINGTON – Howard University media, journalism, and film major rising senior Monét Bowen resumed the 2020-21 Senior Spotlight series with a graduate edition, featuring track teammate Mekhi Closson (Baltimore). Q: What is your favorite…
The Playbook
Sports Outside the Box. MLS. Boxing. Track and Field. Volleyball
The Quad
The Yard
Angels
What’s next for Albert Pujols?
Is this the end of the line for Albert Pujols? Not many people are asked about retirement at only 41 years of age, but not many people have had the…
What does the 2021 season hold for the Angels?
The Los Angeles Angels have not made the postseason since 2014. If you’re an Angels fan, you have to be asking how is that even possible when the team has…
Its ‘Sho Time’ in Anaheim for Ohtani
The optimism around Los Angeles Angels pitcher Shohei ‘Sho Time’ Ohtani is high after an impressive spring training debut on the mound. In just one inning, Ohtani struck out five…
Rise
Prep Stars Shining in Their Moment of Truth. The High School Beat
A look around the high school sports landscape
In late February, a light began to shine at the end of the tunnel for the return of high school athletics. After receiving the go ahead from the California Department…
L.B. Poly T&F star Jade McDonald looks to hit her stride
Standout track athlete Jade McDonald of Long Beach Poly is one of the most decorated track athletes Long Beach has seen. Although her 2020 season was cut short due to…
Door is open for high school sports return: What’s next?
Gov. Gavin Newson paved the way for high school athletics and other youth sports programs to make their long-awaited return. Last Friday, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced…
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Urbanity
Show Business Synopsis, Entertainment News and a Dash of Spectacle Escapism
Reels
Our Movie Takeouts, Film Reviews and Cinema Analysis
Stage
Giving You the Best from Broadway Musicals, Stage Plays, Concerts and Other Live Performances
Offbeat
Freeman Files
Thoughts, Opinions and Commentary from the Freeman Perspective
Destinations
Places to Go, Things to See and Eating Great Food