Results tagged “gymnastics”

With year-round great weather, awesome beaches, and a short drive to the snow, Los Angeles is the perfect place to get sweaty.

Many great gifts have come from the French; the Statue of Liberty, "French fries" and of course Gerard Depardieu. None of these gifts, however are going to be much help should James Bond or John McClane come running for you. That's where the urban art form rooted in the streets of Paris known as Parkour, or l'art du déplacement, will come in handy. If you'd like to learn this art form without tasting concrete, PK...

Due to popular demand after LAist's appearance on Rogan and Simers Squared, we present some additional coverage of the UCLA women's gymnastics team from this weekend's NCAA Championships. The Bruins finished fourth in the nation, thank in part to a strong performance by Tasha Schwikert (left) who came in second on the uneven bars. She completed a Shaposhnikova to shootover half to handstand, Tkatchev, perfect handstands and a stuck double layout dismount. Lost yet? We're...

Despite the Los Angeles Dodgers' 7-2 loss Wednesday night in Colorado, no team in Major League Baseball can boast more wins (10) than the Blue Crew heading into Thursday's action. Led by an airtight bullpen, the Dodger pitching staff (2nd best ERA in the National League) has driven much of the team's early season success. This, of course, is a horrible segue (in fact no segue at all) to the subject of Part 4 in our 436-Part Series, "Better Know a Dodger" - outfielder, Andre Ethier.

Magic 91, Clippers 86 - Orlando rallied from a seven point deficit once they started putting more pressure on LA's big men. After going 15 of 19 in the first half, Brand, Thomas, and Kaman only combined for 4 of 17 in the second. This was the Magic's first win against the Clippers in the last 4 games. The Clippers, still without Sam Cassell, are now just 2-11 on the road this season. Red Wings...

Today - Wednesday Lakers @ Magic (KCAL, 5:30 p.m.) "Heroes" Marathon (SciFi, 7:00 p.m.) So maybe you heard this was a great series but you never really watched it, here's a chance to catch up and be in the now when it gets going again in the new year. Celtics @ Clippers (PRIME, 7:30 p.m.) "Arabesque" (TCM, 8:00 p.m.) Gregory Peck falls for a way hot Sophia Loren in this 1966 thriller "Primetime" (ABC,...

Danger 1, Staples Center 0 - NBC 4 is reporting that the Staples Center may not be safe in case of fire or other emergency. In 2000, the a City Council investigation found that "their fire systems are not opperating." Six years later, there still hasn't been a full test. A ten minute video can be found here. Bulls 94, Lakers 89 - Despite being up by 11 in the third quarter, the Lakers...