LAst Night's Action: LA Hearts Bynum, Now

Suns 106, Lakers 98 - Maybe Mitch Kupchak isn't a cupcake, but an evil genius. After mis-managing the Lakers in recent years, it turns out he was right about Andrew Bynum. He refused to trade the young center, and all of a sudden the kid got GOOD. Unfortunately, he's out with an injury and his backup was worthless against Phoenix (hence the evil part). Kwame Brown had seven turnovers and missed an open dunk. Bravo. He was already being booed in the first quarter, and was booed when he sat down for good in the third after committing his fifth foul. It's a tough cowd, and he's got large shoes to fill. Literally. As for the rest of the game, Kobe had a typical 30 point night, and Steve Nash had a typical 20 assist night.

Ducks 2, Predators 1 - Anaheim is back to their winning ways after picking up their fifth victory in a row. They got lucky on the first goal, a power play where a Nashville player broke his stick. Giggy had 33 saves.

Elsewhere - Man shreds tickets to Packers game. Hey, it's too cold to go, anyway ... Lance is pointed towards Boston ... Zidane to New York still rumored ... Solo puts a lid on opposing teams, again ... Wisconsin FOX affiliate: "Screw you, Eli Manning."

Today's Action - Clippers @ Utah (6:00pm) ... Ducks @ Minnesota (6:00pm) ... Kings @ Calgary (6:00pm).

Saturday's Action - USC @ UCLA (men's hoops, 12:30pm) ... UCLA @ USC (women's hoops, 12:00pm) ... Sweeden @ USA (men's soccer, 5:30pm, check out the new online radio site called 101Soccer.com) ... Kings @ Vancouver (7:00pm) ... New Jersey @ Clippers (7:30pm).

Sunday's Action - Ducks @ Dallas (12:30pm) ... NFL Conference Championships (check LAist later today for the top bars for Packer, Charger, Giant, and Pats fans).

AP photo by Mark J. Terrill