Bryan Stow, the 42-year-old Giants fan who was brutally attacked outside of Dodgers Stadium on March 31, celebrated Thanksgiving with his family and is showing impressive signs of progress. The accompanying photo shows Stow seated in a wheelchair among his family, spurring a supportive thread of reader comments. more ›

Bryan Stow, the 42-year-old Giants fan who was brutally attacked outside of Dodgers Stadium on March 31, has been showing slow signs of improvement over the last few months. Today, Stow surpassed yet another recovery milestone. He wrote his name on a piece of paper. more ›

After nearly six months of hospital confinement, Bryan Stow - the Giants fan who was brutally attacked outside of Dodgers Stadium on March 31 - has finally seen and felt the sun. Per the last post on the website his family maintains, Stow was moved to a cardiac chair on Friday and wheeled onto a secluded patio. more ›

Since having a shunt put in his head Bryan Stow is becoming more and more responsive, according to a website his family maintains. Stow got the shunt about a week ago, which is intended to decrease the amount of fluid in his brain. Since getting it, they write, he's "more awake and more responsive then ever." Stow, who's being treated at the San Francisco General Hospital, has been able to move his left arm towards his body and keep his eyes open. more ›

Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally attacked outside of Dodger Stadium on March 31, remains in a coma. Attorneys predict Stow's medical care costs to exceed $50 million. more ›

The Parents Television Council just released another one of its "reports" which is yet another thinly veiled call for censorship. This time Adult Swim is the target, yes, the network with the word "Adult" in its name. --- If you like baseball then you should watch "The Franchise," nuff said. --- All this and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, was upgraded to serious condition by doctors at a San Francisco hospital on Wednesday, according to the AP. Stow had been in critical condition since the March 31st incident. more ›

On their way to winning the 1965 World Series, the Dodgers of Chavez Ravine clashed with the despised San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball's most legendary bench-clearing brawl after Giants ace Juan Marichal brought his bat down on the bare head of Dodgers catcher John Roseboro. more ›

After being cared for at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center for six weeks, Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was brutally beaten by two men at the Dodgers opening game this year, has been transported back to the Bay area, near his hometown of Santa Clara. LA Now reports that Stow was able to keep his eyes open for longer than he has before being wheeled into a medical jet that took off from Burbank earlier today. more ›

As part of their crackdown on unruly fans, officials at Dodger Stadium are rethinking the sale of alcohol on the premises, reports KTLA: "...officials have announced their plan to reconsider half-price beer sales at six games this season, along with serving sizes and when to stop serving." more ›

The family and doctors of 42-year-old Bryan Stow of Santa Cruz gathered yesterday outside Los Angeles County USC Medical Center to provide an update on the condition of their loved one, the Giants fan who was beaten by a pair of Dodgers fans in the stadium parking lot on opening day. more ›

The search continues, and the reward increases, for two men who carried out a vicious attack on San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, a 41-year-old Santa Cruz paramedic and father of two who was beaten in a coma in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium after last week's home opener, reports The Dodgers on Tuesday. more ›

Watching the Dodgers beat the Giants in a close 2-1 opening day game must have been exciting for fans in the seats of Dodger Stadium, however, for a pair of fans, the victory prompted a more visceral reaction, as they allegedly initiated unprovoked attacks on three Giants fans in the parking lot, leaving one victim critically injured. more ›

San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito was released from the hospital Thursday morning after suffering minor injuries in a two-car crash in Hollywood. Zito, who has a home in the Hollywood Hills, was taken to Cedars-Sinai with a sore neck but claimed he won't miss his start Sunday at Dodger Stadium. Could this be the beginning of a downward spiral for the Giants, who left the Dodgers in the dust last year and somehow bearded their way to a World Championship? Happy Opening Day! more ›

There's a little controversy brewing up in San Francisco about the naming of neighborhoods and New York-like acronyms. One of the grittier neighborhoods called the Western Addition has been unofficially renamed by real estate agents to be called NoPa, or North of Panhadle. more ›

Jack Pendarvis, author of the hilarious Your Body is Changing, which we reviewed last year, will be reading from his equally funny, Pendarvisly quirky new book Awesome tonight at 5pm @ Book Soup. more ›

Clippers defeat Seattle Sonics 102-84. Elton Brand's return from a torn Achille's tendon sparked the Clippers. Orginally slated to play just a few minutes to get back into game form, he ended up playing 25 minutes notching 19 points on 7-15 shooting off the bench. more ›

Angels defeat Twins 9-1. Catcher Mike Napoli and first baseman Casey Kotchman had solo homers to demolish the Twins. Jon Garland pitched eight innings for the Angels giving up six hits and one earned run in the fifth on 95 pitches. 95 pitches! For today the Angels pitching gives a sigh of relief. more ›

Dodgers defeats Giants 5-0. A 5-0 win to usher in the 50th anniversary in Los Angeles. The Dodgers looked like World Series contenders against a Giant's team many expect to lose more than 100 games. Jeff Kent hit his 18th opening day RBI with a two-run homer in the first inning, the most among active players. Brad Penny pitched 6 2/3 innings of shut out ball in which he admits he was subpar while the Giant's Barry Zito's fastball had about as much velocity as me running with my gimpy leg. more ›

After this weekend's exposition games against the Boston Red Sox (the highlight being Saturday's Coliseum game), today was the first season game of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Playing against the San Francisco Giants, the Dodgers took it home at 5-0. more ›

We have no idea what inspired the 1986 Dodgers to make "The Baseball Boogie", which we bring to you via our sexy friends at WithLeather. Maybe it was the previous year's "Super Bowl Shuffle" phenomena. Maybe Pedro Guerrero was so bursting with creativity that the rest of the team got caught up in his enthusiasm. Maybe they knew that they would finish second-to-last that year, so they figured they it'd be more constructive to work on their choreography. Maybe they knew that in two years they'd have to toughen up, so they were getting all the musical theater out of their system. Maybe they all lost a bet to a noticeably absent Tommy Lasorda over if they could eat more hot dogs then him. Maybe it was their desire to eat free at Johnny Rocket's. Maybe it was their collective love of tight, white pants. more ›

Wes Anderson doesn't have many casual fans. You either love the strange worlds of whimsy he creates or you find it all a bit precious and twee. Count me in the former camp and count . more ›

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The Lakers aren't the only team with a new big man. more ›

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Clippers 103, Knicks 94 - Los Angeles won on the road for the first time in nine games, beating up on one of the only NBA teams that may be worse than the Clips. Two key players, Correy Maggette (19 points) and Chris Kaman (15 points), returned for the first time in several games. Coach Mike Dunleavy, however, was sick and stayed in the team hotel. He did have enough energy to issue an apology for bashing the Knicks in a statement earlier in the week. more ›

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I have no balls. more ›

Think your Super Bowl Sunday went sour? Try being a resident of Coachella Valley at kickoff time. According to The Desert Sun, more ›

How 'bout the end of that Super Bowl? Good thing Eli Manning came through because the ads really weren't all that, save for the near death of Richard Simmons (with Alice Cooper behind the wheel). But at $2.7 million per 30 seconds, who are we to not expect more? more ›