Dodgers could land Korean pitcher
The Dodgers' new-found stack of cash might spend overseas as well as it does in the United States. The Hanwha Eagles of the Korean Baseball Organization announced Friday that they had accepted a...
View ArticleNov. 9 celebrity birthdays
Hall of Fame baseball manager Whitey Herzog is 81. Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson is 77. Former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham is 76. Pro golfer Tom Weiskopf is 70. Actor Charlie Robinson ("Night Court") is 67....
View Article10 best Bond villains ever
"You expect me to talk?" James Bond says with a defiant air, even as he is strapped to a table with a laser beam moving perilously close to a sensitive area of his body. "No, Mr. Bond," says the...
View Article'Fuddy Mears' comes up short in the laugh department
Perhaps the optimum tone for "Fuddy Meers," the first theatrical success for playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, is the kind of zany, off-the-wall energy of "Raising Arizona," an early movie by the Coen...
View ArticleUSC vs. Arizona State: Who has the edge?
Breaking down No. 21 USC's Week 10 matchup against Arizona State at the Coliseum. (Saturday, noon, Pac-12 Networks): OFFENSE Lost in USC's defensive debacle last week was the fact that the Trojans did...
View ArticleUCLA vs. Washington State: Who has the edge?
Breaking down UCLA's Week 11 matchup against Washington State at Martin Stadium (Saturday, 7:30, ESPN2) OFFENSE UCLA freshman QB Brett Hundley continues to climb the Bruins' single-season pass charts....
View ArticleEric Church soars high at Honda Center
Country rocker Eric Church promised O.C. a party – and he delivered Thursday night at Honda Center. In our interviewbefore the 35-year-old brought his Blood, Sweat & Beers tour to the West Coast,...
View ArticleFood, sex and art collide in cabaret/circus/dinner theater
"Breathe!" the dominatrix commands me. She wags her whip. I nearly hyperventilate. Who would dare defy a six-foot-tall woman in black latex and a tight corset, her authority enhanced by a pair of...
View ArticlePacific Symphony tries cabaret in concert hall
A number of problems presented themselves Thursday night in Segerstrom Concert Hall when the Pacific Symphony offered the latest in its innovative "Music Unwound" series. They were mostly problems of...
View ArticleLong Beach tackling another tough schedule
LONG BEACH – Talent matters in college basketball and the scoreboard remains the final arbiter on what makes a team successful or not. Just ask Kentucky. In that sense, Long Beach State is no...
View ArticleWhicker: Panic firing makes sense in Lakerland
Indignation shook coaches' offices nationwide. Stan Van Gundy called it the worst firing in NBA history. Gregg Popovich couldn't understand why it happened before the assembly instructions were...
View Article2012-13 Big West basketball at a glance
Taking a look at the area Big West men's basketball teams: LONG BEACH STATE Coach: Dan Monson (85-77, sixth season). Last postseason appearance: 2012. Upside: Long Beach is becoming an attractive...
View ArticleO.C. football: Live CIF playoff updates all night
The CIF-Southern Section football playoffs kick into high gear tonight, and there are 22 games that involve Orange County teams. OCVarsity.com's Steve Fryer will bring you the latest from all the...
View ArticleNCAA rules UCLA's Muhammad ineligible
LOS ANGELES — After 200 days of NCAA deliberation and investigation of one of the nation's top recruits, the NCAA announced on Friday — just hours before UCLA's opener against Indiana State — that...
View ArticleTim Bogar, Mike Hampton join Angels' minor league staff
The Angels named Tim Bogar manager of their Double-A Arkansas affiliate, one of several new baseball operations job assignments announced Friday. Bogar had been on the Boston Red Sox major league staff...
View ArticleWith Brown out, speculation about Jackson provides a spark
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers again need a head coach, and there's this guy hanging around town, feeling the itch to embrace basketball life anew. He happens to be the winningest coach in NBA history, and...
View ArticleGallery: 50 cartoons on Obama, fiscal cliff and the economy
It's still all about the economy.
View ArticleMom's Voice: Is there a hommy in your house?
Sally came home with a hand out from her fifth grade teacher Mrs. Vermeeren. On the top of the page was one large bold and centered word: Poetography. Mrs. Vermeeren explained in the handout, that she...
View ArticlePumpkins take flight at CSUF's annual launch
FULLETON – Squash got squished Saturday at Cal State Fullerton as the university partnered with Discovery Science Center and the Future Scientists and Engineers of America joined to host the fifth...
View ArticleSan Clemente salutes vets, Marine Corps
San Clemente mixed solemnity and conviviality Saturday as veterans, residents and members of the city's "adopted" 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines from Camp Pendleton attended an observance of Veterans Day...
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