Jimmy Bramlett

Since I started here at LAist in 2007, the Lakers have won two titles and gotten to another NBA Final. Call it a hunch, but I don't think the Lakers will achieve either of those feats this season.

ESPN is reporting that the Dodgers are giving Clayton Kershaw a seven-year, $215 million contract, a record deal for a starting pitcher.

To tell you how awful this Laker season has gotten, here was an actual headline that I read on ESPN this morning: "Sources: Gasol-for-Bynum trade talks stall." I had to rub my eyes a bit since I had not really paid much attention to the NBA last month. I knew about the Laker injuries thanks to the emails I get, but had things gotten that bad? The short answer: Yes.

It is that time of the year to compound indignities upon indignities and highlight the sexiest sportswriters in Los Angeles.

It would have been understandable if the Clippers suffered a letdown at home against the New Orleans Pelicans. They capitalized on the San Antonio Spurs 22 turnovers on Monday night to run away with a 115-92 win.

The holidays are such a miserable time. There's a myth that people enjoy being reunited with the family. Perhaps that is a good myth to be comforted by. The television commercials make it seem wonderful. The only problem is that it's a bloody lie.

The heavens looked down upon Kobe Bryant and smiled. On Friday Kobe announced his return for tonight against the team he scored 81 points, only second to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in NBA lore. The gods didn't even frown on the hubris of the embarrassingly melodramatic video that accompanied the announcement.

Los Angeles teams have had to fight the battle of expectations this season. The Kings looked like a subpar team early in the season, but in the last few weeks they have gotten their acts together.

In a landslide, Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw won his second National League Cy Young Award as the league's best pitcher as voted by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Kershaw also won the award in 2011 and came in second in 2012.

With the 102-97 loss to the Miami Heat, it's clear the Clippers aren't there yet. There are those, myself included, that expected the Clippers to look like a well-oiled machine right out of the starting gate. With Doc Rivers coaching, they were supposed to dominate all comers.

Watching the Clippers run out to a 20-6 lead over the undefeated Houston Rockets, one question sprang to mind: How the hell did they lose to the Lakers in their season opener? The Clippers shot out of their minds to beat the Rocket 137-118 making that Lakers loss that much more of a head scratcher.

DC Comics is leaving Gotham for the sunny Burbank by 2015 the website Comic Book Resources confirmed.