The Dodgers and general manager Ned Colletti were busy today acquiring pieces in hopes of making a third consecutive postseason run. more ›

In a press release, baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced that effective immediately all Minor League players will be subjected to random blood testing for the detection of human growth hormone (HGH). This marks the first United States professional sports league to conduct blood testing. more ›

It wasn’t pretty by any means, but the Kings managed to rebound after a disastrous shutout to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday to shutout the desperate New York Islanders 1-0. more ›

Like I said in my piece last week about Frank McCourt, I don’t fault him for trying make as money as he can so long as he doesn’t compromise the quality of the Dodgers in the process. So here I present the best way to squeeze money out of the usual serenity of spring training: “So You Want to Pitch for the Dodgers.” more ›

LA Lakers defeat Detroit Pistons 92-77. The last time the Lakers won a game at the Palace of Auburn Hills it was January 8, 2002. The Lakers won the last of their three-peat championships that season. On Thursday night the Lakers faced a Pistons team that was down Allen Iverson, Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace and beat them to submission. Well except for that second quarter when the Pistons bench went on a 15-0 run against the Lakers bench thanks to turnovers and bad shooting. But the Lakers would come storming back in the second half using a 20-0 run to take back control. Kobe Bryant notched 30 points, eight rebounds and seven assists while Derek Fisher added 15 points and 12 points each for Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. It was so bad that in the fourth quarter Kobe was serenaded with MVP chants in Detroit. more ›