Lakers vs. Rockets - Jan. 3 2012
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike Brown has secured his first victory with his new team, as the Lakers (1-2) crushed the Utah Jazz (0-1) 96- 71 on Tuesday night at the Staples Center.
The Los Angeles Lakers say Kobe Bryant won't play in Wednesday night's preseason finale because of an injury suffered in the team's first preseason game against the Clippers.
After a lengthy lockout that delayed the start of the NBA season, the Clippers opened up their exhibition season by beating the Lakers 114-95 at Staples Center on Monday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Los Angeles Clippers Monday in the first NBA preseason game at Staples Center since the end of the lockout that delayed the start of play by more than two months.
For a few days the Clippers have been the talk of the town, the little guys across the hall landed the big-time point guard that the Lakers not only wanted, but needed.
On Monday, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak said the Lakers were still involved in trade talks, maybe he was talking about Chris Paul.
The Los Angeles Lakers have used their mini-Mid-Level Exception to sign former Indiana Pacers power forward Josh McRoberts to a 2-year deal for $3 million per year, according to Yahoo! Sports.
Mitch Kupchak feels he got stuck in a quagmire created by the NBA when the Los Angeles Lakers' disallowed trade for Chris Paul forced the general manager to ship out Lamar Odom in another hasty deal.
Instead of talking about his first practice under new head coach Mike Brown, Kobe Bryant was hit with plenty of questions about the NBA's decision to nix a trade that would have sent Chris Paul to the Los Angeles Lakers.
NBA owners have reportedly complained enough to the league to kill a deal that would have brought All-Star Chris Paul to the Lakers in a three-way trade, with Lamar Odom heading to New Orleans and Pau Gasol going to Houston.
What a day in Southern California sports!
The Los Angeles Lakers 66-game schedule has been released, with the first regular season game being played on Christmas Day against the Chicago Bulls at the Staples Center.
Derek Fisher works his way around the perimeter, hoisting jumpers in a solitary shooting drill at the Los Angeles Lakers' quiet training complex.
Magic forward Brandon Bass didn't know what to expect when he drove up to the entrance gate at the Amway Center on Thursday.
Andrew Bynum is suspended for the first five games of the regular season, a suspension that was announced very quickly after he violently crushed Dallas' J.J. Barrea in the NBA playoffs last season.
The whole point of the "competitive balance" aspect of the lockout was to try and limit some of the patterns wherein teams like the Lakers would have inherent advantages in the free agency and trade market.
Former NBA All-Star Cedric Ceballos has been hospitalized after what his publicist called "a series of small heart attacks."
The Los Angeles Lakers will begin an employee service campaign dubbed "Lakers Team Up" Tuesday, which will include assembling and distributing care packages for the homeless, preparing and serving food to senior citizens and cleaning up beaches.
The 'Big Author', Shaquille O'Neal is writing an autobiography, Shaq Uncut: My Story. Not surprising, a whole lot of the book is about his relationship with Kobe Bryant, including how he took offense to being called 'out of shape'.
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant and his backcourt mate, National Basketball Players Association president Derek Fisher, are ready to accept a 50/50 split of Basketball-Related Income with the NBA's owners. The NBPA's official proposal as of Friday stood at 52.5 percent for the players.
Although his name was mentioned by tour organizers, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that James "not only won't be part of NBA world tour but had never committed to [the] project in [the] first place."
The New York Times reports that the NBA will craft an entirely new 2011-2012 schedule once the lockout finally ends, sending the schedule released back in July to the scrap heap.
It happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of E. Alondra Boulevard, deputies said.
Melodee Buzzard has not been seen since August, authorities said. They say that her mother has been uncooperative with their investigation.
Doug Martin, a former running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, has died.
Ryan Donato scored from the edge of the crease at 2:58 of overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in Ducks coach Joel Quenneville's first game at United Center since being banned in a sexual assault scandal.
Police say that the burglars cut through the roof of a vacant business next door to the jewelry store before tunneling into the safe room and taking cash and jewelry.
California Highway Patrol officials say that a patrol vehicle was struck by shrapnel from an artillery round that was fired during Saturday's live-fire event at Camp Pendleton to celebrate the U.S. Marine Corps' 250th anniversary.
It happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of E. Alondra Boulevard, deputies said.
Melodee Buzzard has not been seen since August, authorities said. They say that her mother has been uncooperative with their investigation.
Doug Martin, a former running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, has died.
Police say that the burglars cut through the roof of a vacant business next door to the jewelry store before tunneling into the safe room and taking cash and jewelry.
It happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of E. Alondra Boulevard, deputies said.
Melodee Buzzard has not been seen since August, authorities said. They say that her mother has been uncooperative with their investigation.
Police say that the burglars cut through the roof of a vacant business next door to the jewelry store before tunneling into the safe room and taking cash and jewelry.
A 57-year-old Arleta man was killed in the crash near Arleta Avenue and Wentworth Street, according to LAPD investigators.
A patrol vehicle was struck by shrapnel from an artillery round that was fired during Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton, officials said.
A patrol vehicle was struck by shrapnel from an artillery round that was fired during Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton, officials said.
Anaheim police said that he was found safely in Buena Park.
A judge ordered the city of Huntington Beach to scrap the youth-restricted area at its library and return books to the children's section.
After years of complaints, city workers showed up at a La Habra neighborhood to help residents clean up mud from a clogged storm drain.
The Irvine man said the three men robbed him at gunpoint and stole his $600,000 Richard Mille watch.
The robbery happened in Perris on August 22 at around 5:30 p.m., according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.
Police say that the victim and suspect knew each other, but have not yet provided a motive for the deadly shooting.
San Bernardino leaders unveiled the newly renovated Historic California Theater during Tuesday's State of the City.
An off-duty Riverside County Sheriff's Department lieutenant was shot and killed during a hunting accident in Idaho last weekend, department officials said on Thursday.
San Bernardino police recovered two guns and a crossbow from the driver after he allegedly threatened a tow yard worker.
Doug Martin, a former running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, has died.
The San Jose Sharks have apologized for a message displayed on their video board that seemed to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A United Airlines flight diverted to Salt Lake City last week after the pilots discovered a crack in one of the layers of the windshield.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Frozen foods that are served to students as part of the Department of Agriculture's National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs may be contaminated with listeria, officials said.
A number of new laws have just been adopted that aim to stabilize the home insurance market, before and after a major catastrophe.
President Trump on Sunday said he would be sending the National Guard to San Francisco to make it "great again."
Federal officials found a "suspicious stand" near the area used by Air Force One when President Trump travels to Florida, FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday.
The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, in the seventh known attack since last month.
President Trump called Colombia's president an "illegal drug leader" and pledged to end U.S. aid to the country, following the leader's criticism of U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Meal kit delivery firm HelloFresh will pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of misleading customers and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
A Southern California man has pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme that stole more than $2 million from San Francisco-based food delivery company DoorDash, federal prosecutors said.
Lawmakers in California are expected to consider a bill that would allow cities to designate so-called "hospitality zones" where bars and restaurants can serve alcohol until 4 a.m.
A proposal brought on by Northern California lawmaker is seeking to improve the process of cleaning up abandoned shopping carts in the state, which are often a source of blight on streets and waterways.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to reproductive health care and strengthening privacy protections for patients and providers in California.
LA County Department of Public Health officials said that four cases were reported between late July and August, and that the patients lived in central Los Angeles and the Antelope and San Fernando valleys.
Health officials say that the child developed a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which can develop in someone who had a measles infection early in life.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firing the director of the CDC at a hearing before a Senate committee on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.
A charity that accepted donations of vehicles that would pay for breast cancer screenings for low-income patients agreed Thursday to pay a $3.8 million fine and to restrictions on future fundraising activities in 19 U.S. states, including Colorado.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
Target CEO Brian Cornell, who helped reenergize the company but has struggled to turn around weak sales in a more competitive retail landscape since the COVID pandemic, plans to step down Feb. 1.
Drivers of electric vehicles across California will soon lose privileges to drive in the carpool lane solo, as the Clean Air Vehicle decal program is set to end next month.
Doug Martin, a former running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, has died.
Ryan Donato scored from the edge of the crease at 2:58 of overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim 2-1 on Sunday night in Ducks coach Joel Quenneville's first game at United Center since being banned in a sexual assault scandal.
Daniel Jones threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Los Angeles Chargers 38-24.
Matthew Stafford threw three of his five touchdown passes to Davante Adams and the Puka Nacua-less Los Angeles Rams beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-7 at Wembley Stadium.
The San Jose Sharks have apologized for a message displayed on their video board that seemed to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Limp Bizkit, with roots in Jacksonville, Florida, emerged in the late 1990s with a sound that melds alternative rock, heavy metal and rap.
Britain's Prince Andrew will not use his royal titles any longer, he said in a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Friday.
Frehley was recovering from a "minor fall" that forced him to cancel a scheduled performance in late September, his tour manager had said.
After Taylor Swift was seen wearing a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter t-shirt in a movie promoting her latest album, the aquarium has reissued the shirt to raise funds for its Sea Otter Program, raising more than $1 million.
D'Angelo's family said he died Tuesday after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer."
Police say that the burglars cut through the roof of a vacant business next door to the jewelry store before tunneling into the safe room and taking cash and jewelry.
Melodee Buzzard has not been seen since August, authorities said. They say that her mother has been uncooperative with their investigation.
It happened at around 3:30 p.m. in the 1300 block of E. Alondra Boulevard, deputies said.
The annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk drew thousands of people to Manhattan Beach on Sunday, where they joined in a nearly four-mile walk to Hermosa Beach and back to raise money to support children with special needs and education.
A patrol vehicle was struck by shrapnel from an artillery round that was fired during Saturday's event at Camp Pendleton, officials said. Tom Wait reports.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
