Jimmy Bramlett

As we say in media circles, sh*t just got real. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Zack Greinke hit Carlos Quentin with a pitch. A brawl erupted.

LA Lakers defeat Portland Trail Blazers 113-106. Kobe Bryant (LAL): 47 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks. Pau Gasol (LAL): 23 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 blocks. Dwight Howard (LAL): 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, 1 assist. Damian Lillard (POR): 38 points, 1 rebound, 9 assists, 3 steals. LaMarcus Aldridge (POR): 17 points, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals.

San Diego Padres defeat LA Dodgers 9-3. W: Luke Gregorson (1-0, 0.00 ERA). L: Ronald Belisario (0-1, 3.00 ERA). Josh Beckett: 5IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 4K, 2HR, 84 pitches/52 strikes. Clayton Richard: 5IP, 8H, 2ER, 3BB, 3K, 1HR, 99 pitches/58 strikes. HR: Dodgers - Juan Uribe (1). Padres - Will Venable (1), Nick Hundley (1).

Anaheim Ducks defeat Edmonton Oilers 2-1. Ducks: Radek Dvorak 2 (2, 17:21 1st; 3, 7:48 3rd). Oilers: Nick Schultz (1, 1:12 3rd). Saves: Jonas Hiller (ANA) - Devan Dubnuk (EDM) -

We're a week into the Dodger season, and the Dodgers need to be thankful to whomever they bribed to get the Pittsburgh Pirates on the schedule in the first week. With a 6-2 win on Sunday, the Dodgers swept the series and have a respectable 4-2 record.

LA Clippers defeat LA Lakers 109-95. Kobe Bryant (LAL): 25 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists. Chris Paul (LAC): 24 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC): 24 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists.

Louisville head coach Rick Pitino was quite a busy man on Saturday. You can almost understand why his team didn't look 100% sharp in their Final Four game against Witchita State in their 72-68. It wasn't the absence of Kevin Ware on the floor. I suspect he had more than a passing interest in what was going on at Santa Anita. As RAP Racing, Pitino owns a small stake in the Doug O'Neill-trained Goldencents running in the $750,000 Grade I Santa Anita Derby.

LA Kings defeat Edmonton Oilers 4-1 Kings: Mike Richards (9, 1:38 1st), Jeff Carter (22, 15:35 1st PP), Slava Voynov (5, 8:21 2nd PP), Drew Doughty (2, 19:11 3rd EV-EN) Oilers: Magnus Paajarvi (8, 2:18 2nd PP)

The Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. It was a small miracle that I was able to witness the entire game. I had to skip out of the press conference for the Goldencents team at Santa Anita just to ensure I would get to the Ravine in time.

"There are a thousand people who want to be comedians," Don Mattingly told me. "That's what my dad told me when I was being..." Mattingly's voice trailed off with a smirk. He didn't need to finish the sentence. Snarky, sarcastic, a jackass. Whatever. I deserved it. I was being snarky.