Today marks Jackie Robinson's 89th birthday, and the Dodgers are celebrating it by educating the youngins. The Dodgers, in partnership with the Jackie Robinson Foundation, will celebrate the first "Jackie Robinson Legacy Day" at the Stadium Club at Dodger Stadium telling the story of Robinson to over 200 school children. School children from Mayberry Elementary, Atwater Avenue Elementary, 42nd Street Elementary School, Jackie Robinson Academy, and Roynon Elementary School along with Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars......

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. USC vs. Illinois - It's a little bit of a letdown match up, but you still can't top the Granddaddy of Them All. Tune into ABC at 2:00pm today to watch the......

If Heath Biter failed to give you a rotten feeling about the Kings' chances this year, how does a 5-1 drubbing to a division rival treat you? To make matters worse, the points weren't taken by, say, the San Jose Sharks or Anaheim Ducks - two Pacific Division sides boasting some of the best odds of winning the Cup. Instead, the LA players had their asses handed to them by the Dallas Stars, a......

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

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......

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......

On this day in 1984, a paranoid, drug-taking, freaked out Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father, Marvin Sr., at the elder's home on Gramercy in the Crenshaw District. 1983 was very good for Gaye, he won his first Grammy, he performed that unforgettable version of the Star Spangled Banner at the Forum before the All-Star Game, and he toured around the US. Unfortunately he was driving himself crazy with the concept......

Now let's hear an American Idol who can actually sing. This morning we have Fantasia Barrino singing "The Star Spangled Banner" in what appears to be Houston Texas as the Astros were about to face off against the New York Yankees for the All-Star Game. Maybe one day "American Idol" will invite all the winners and almost-winners face off against each other in some million dollar winner-take-all Super Idol series. Of course we'd miss......

Last night was the NBA All-Star Game, and if there was an all-star team of NBA national anthem singers, the coach would be Maurice Cheeks, who saved the ass of Natalie Gilbert in this clip that still brings a little mist to our eyes. On this President's Day, feel free to sing along to the "Star Spangled Banner". Why not?......

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......

#106 Former Miami Heat star Tim Hardaway went on a Miami sports talk radio show and had no problem going on and on about how he hates homosexuals, flat out admitting to being homophobic. Later he apologized, but the NBA decided today to ban the former All-Star from any activities from this year's All-Star Game in Las Vegas. "It is inappropriate for him to be representing us given the disparity between his views and......

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