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How the Buss family made the Lakers a Hollywood marvel
The story is so good, so rich, that Hollywood couldn’t resist. The Lakers, a golden brand. The stars on the basketball court. The celebrities on the sidelines. The spotlight on the show flying up and down the floor 24 seconds at a time. HBO made a series. Books have been authored. Documentaries have been filmed….
Will Smith’s walk-off home run rescues Dodgers in win over Padres
Twenty-nine hours before his official return to the Dodger Stadium mound, Emmet Sheehan took a moment to get himself reacquainted with his home ballpark. In an empty Dodger Stadium on Tuesday afternoon, Sheehan walked onto the field at Chavez Ravine, climbed up a slope he hadn’t toed since the 2023 season, and practiced his pitching…
Rashawn Slater returns to Chargers minicamp amid contract talks
He wasn’t under the watchful eye of Chargers executive director of player performance Ben Herbert this offseason. He didn’t train in the team’s El Segundo practice facility. But it doesn’t mean Rashawn Slater wasn’t working this offseason. Making his first offseason appearance at the Chargers’ facility this week as the team started mandatory minicamp, Slater…
Simone Biles apologizes for comments toward Riley Gaines
Superstar U.S. gymnast Simone Biles has apologized to Riley Gaines after calling the outspoken former NCAA swimmer “truly sick” and a “sore loser” in recent days during their public argument concerning transgender athletes competing in women’s sports. “I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport,” Biles wrote Tuesday morning on X….