LA Lakers defeat Denver Nuggets 122-107. Kobe Bryant showed his MVP colors scoring 49 points to go along with 10 assists. Despite that, the Lakers are starting to play with fire. With a defense as porous as a sieve and complacency of taking bad perimeter shots against a weak zone, the Lakers got away with one. True the Lakers got the win, but it should have been a more dominant showing. It didn't help......

Ice hockey isn't the most popular game in a land of beaches and palm trees, especially when you're losing. With this town's reputation for bandwagon fans, it's no surprise that the Kings -- dead last in the Western Conference and playing like jokers -- have been shuffled to the bottom of the deck. They even tossed away an ace, team captain Mattias Norstrom, in a gamble to add future draft selections (they now have 21......

Almost one year to the day, Kobe Bryant's 81 point performance was awarded the 2006 Moment Of The Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council. This is the second year the organization has hosted an awards ceremony, which also named Elton Brand (Clippers) and Lisa Leslie (Sparks) as Sportsman and Sportswoman Of The Year. The Dodger's Ned Colletti and the Duck's Brian Burke were named Co-Executives Of The Year after both GMs led their teams......

The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim continued their dramatic makeover yesterday with the hiring of Randy Carlyle as head coach. Carlyle (right) comes to the Ducks with seemingly acceptable credentials (anyone seen the Manitoba Moose play recently?), and the promise of an up-tempo style of play. The up-tempo style comes under the orders of new GM Brian Burke (left), who is trying to turn the Ducks into Vancouver Canucks South. In theory, it sounds like......

We apologize for the hockey post in advance, but there are some interesting happenings in Anaheim. At a press conference to announce the hiring of new GM Brian Burke (which we disagree with, but that will come in a future post), new Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli admitted they are considering a name change. No, that doesn't mean they'll become the Mighty Ducks of Los Angeles of Anaheim. Assuming there is a hockey......