SoCal News Group columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss some of the week’s sports issues, including the Clippers ...

2012 — Kobe Bryant scores 29 points, making him the fifth player in NBA history to score 30,000, and the Los Angeles Lakers snap a two-game skid with a 103-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets. The ...

King played 14 NBA seasons after being drafted seventh-overall by the New Jersey Nets in 1977 and promptly rewarded them with ...

Decades ago Larry Lee tried to help the Detroit Lions advance in multiple roles. In the process he reconnected with music, which moves him today.

On December 9, 1993, the Suns’ Kevin Johnson became the 13th NBA player to ever record 10 steals in a game during the Suns’ ...

While it would be nice for great players to remain with one team their whole careers, the reality is often far different at ...

Dec. 9 1934 — The New York Giants wins the NFL championship by beating the Chicago Bears 30-13 in the famous “Sneakers Game.” With the temperature at 9 degrees and the Polo Grounds field a sheet of ...

Shane Rawley, the owner of Shaner's Pizzeria since 1991, has published three fiction novels in his "Peter Cobb" series ...

Today in History for Dec. 5: In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII issued his Witch Bull, ordering an inquisition to systematically discover, torture and execute witches throughout Europe. It led to the ease ...

Albert King, born on December 17, 1959, in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, emerged as one of the most ...

From a reggae icon to acting legends, these stars were gone before 50, leaving behind work we still celebrate and futures we ...

Jacques Dominique Wilkins, born on January 12, 1960, in Paris, France, emerged as one of the most electrifying figures in ...