In 1985, when a strange man stood at the podium of the Emmy Awards to accept the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama statuette for Betty Thomas of "Hill Street Blues," the show, and the actress, managed to take it in stride. That was Barry Bremen, a Michigan-born prankster who loved to stir things up by showing up when least expected and hogging the spotlight. more ›

Rain is a sign of a new bright future, washing away the old in preparation of the new. As each drop poured from the heavens little did I realize what we were watching was the baptism of Blake Griffin into a national notoriety, the crowning of the start of his reign in the world of advertising, CPM's and Q-ratings. more ›

Kobe Bryant will be the first athlete (ever, ever, ever!) to have his hand and foot imprinted in cement outside Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, according to KTLA. The ceremony for Bryant's cementing will take place on February 19th just one day before the All-Star game at Staples Center and amid a flurry of All-Star weekend festivities. more ›

The Dodgers have two more entrants to Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim: shortstop Rafael Furcal and left-handed relief pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo. more ›

With the All-Star Game being played in Anaheim on Tuesday, let the festivities begin. The MLB All-Star FanFest, slated as the world’s largest interactive fan fest, opened today and will run through Tuesday, July 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center. more ›

While all the local teams have Valentines Day off, some news just broke that Laker fans aren't going to love. more ›

Today marks Jackie Robinson's 89th birthday, and the Dodgers are celebrating it by educating the youngins. more ›

Clippers 91, Timberwolves 82 - The Clippers came into the game with a six game losing streak, several players out with injuries, and went 0-for-14 from three point range. Fortunately, Minnesota is the worst team in the NBA so none of that mattered. more ›

The National League has not won an All-Star Game since 1996. But, as a Dodger fan, there were plenty of reasons to smile. more ›

Braves 8, Dodgers 6 - The Dodgers couldn't hold an early lead against Atlanta, as Brad Penny's stellar stats were tarnished with six runs and nine hits in just four innings. Chipper Jones was the star of the game, going yard from both sides of the plate. His 372nd career home run sealed the win for the Braves and set the club's all time record. Angels 5, Rangers 2 - LAnaheim avoided a sweep against... more ›

Dodgers 7, Braves 6 - It feels like a good summer in LA. The weather is hot, the Dodgers are in first, three of the Blue Crew are going to the All Star Game, and everybody has the day off for the 4th. Well, almost everybody. The Dodgers will be back in action tonight and hope for some more on-field fireworks. Last night they connected for 13 hits to power home 7 runs. Wilson Betemit... more ›

With the Dodgers playing a rather boring series at the Washington Nationals, it’s time to take care of some housecleaning. All Star Voting Yesterday, Major League Baseball released the preliminary results of the first period of fan voting for the All Star Game. The fan votes will determine which position players start the game. According to the results, My Boyfriend is running a distant fourth to the fiery whoring gambler Paul Lo Duca (former... more ›

The NBA All-Star Weekend is happening 5 hours east of us in Las Vegas. Tonight they will hold the big game (on TNT). Although the game is never all that exciting, the Skills Competition, the 3-point Contest, and the Dunk Contest are always worth watching. This year the Dunk Contest was actually really good, with little Nate Robinson skying and Dwight Howard putting a sticker of himself on the top of the backboard as... more ›

Here - It was a slow day in local sports. There are no pictures from pro games because every squad had the night off. Instead, we bring you our favorite shot from Monday. If only there could be more nights without any games. Stay tuned later this morning for coverage of last night's UFC party in Hollywood. There - Apparently there was the NHL All Star game last night. Apparently it was the first... more ›

On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key watched a failed British Navy attack on Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Due to heavy storms and crappy equipment on both sides, neither the Americans defending the fort nor the Brits trying to attack it so they could continue sailing into Baltimore Harbor did much damage on each other, but Key was inspired when he saw a huge flag rise from the US fort... more ›