Will Leitch, Deadspin editor, New York Times contributor, and author is in Los Angeles today presenting and signing copies of his new book God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person, and the Occasional Convicted Quarterback Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back) at Book Soup. LAist caught up with Leitch on his drive into Los Angeles from Phoenix, where he had spent a week covering the Super Bowl for both Deadspin and The Times. more ›

Every morning at 6am we have been posting a video of someone singing or playing the "Star Spangled Banner" since this is Super Bowl Week, this week we will feature anthems sung at Super Bowls. Back in the day television stations would end their "broadcast day" with an instrumental of the National Anthem accompanied by images of wind blowing through farmlands, of flags be lowered from flag poles, and olde fashioned butter churns being... more ›

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LAist thinks the Rose Bowl renovation plan is a good one for the city of Pasadena. It's important to remember Pasadena is not debating building a football stadium. The Rose Bowl is there and not going anywhere. The question is how to ensure the economic viability of a facility that loses $2 million a year. more ›