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The Los Angeles Sparks have named a new head coach and it's, surprise, Henry Bibby. LAist thinks this hire is bizarre to say the least. First off, Johnny Buss and the Sparks brain trust felt like they could wait until more than six months after the season ended to hire any head coach. This was after their bizarre "co-head coach" system led the Sparks to a first round playoff loss after Michael Cooper bolted...

The Los Angeles Sparks have named a new head coach and it's, surprise, Henry Bibby. LAist thinks this hire is bizarre to say the least. First off, Johnny Buss and the Sparks brain trust felt like they could wait until more than six months after the season ended to hire any head coach. This was after their bizarre "co-head coach" system led the Sparks to a first round playoff loss after Michael Cooper bolted...

Larry Stewart suggests in his column this week that the Lakers should consider hiring Bob Miller for the soon-to-be vacant TV announcer spot. He must have been reading LAist, which brought up Miller's name last week. But the more we think about it, the more we realize that Miller is the perfect person to become the Lakers' play-by-play announcer. It's almost impossible to follow Chick Hearn in Los Angeles. Our standards for broadcasting are...

Larry Stewart suggests in his column this week that the Lakers should consider hiring Bob Miller for the soon-to-be vacant TV announcer spot. He must have been reading LAist, which brought up Miller's name last week. But the more we think about it, the more we realize that Miller is the perfect person to become the Lakers' play-by-play announcer. It's almost impossible to follow Chick Hearn in Los Angeles. Our standards for broadcasting are...

See, we told you the Dodgers would be alright. Last night Jeff Weaver mowed down the Giants, pitching eight shutout innings in a 6-0 victory. It was the team's second straight victory over the hated Giants, and the Azul have hit every pitcher they've face so far except Jason Schmidt. So now is there any question that the Dodgers got the better of the Kevin Brown deal? Weaver has been one of the most...

See, we told you the Dodgers would be alright. Last night Jeff Weaver mowed down the Giants, pitching eight shutout innings in a 6-0 victory. It was the team's second straight victory over the hated Giants, and the Azul have hit every pitcher they've face so far except Jason Schmidt. So now is there any question that the Dodgers got the better of the Kevin Brown deal? Weaver has been one of the most...

For the first time since 1994, the Lakers will miss the Playoffs. There is no way to spin this season other than calling it a disaster. Sure, Kobe was hurt, Rudy T bailed, and Odom got dinged up down the stretch, but there is no excuse for this team to miss the playoffs. This is the most embarrassing season in Lakers history. Some have suggested recently that the Lakers problems could be solved by...

The Angels won and the Dodgers lost on Opening Day, so as you can imagine, the Los Angeles Times interprets this a sign of things to come. While LAist doesn't doubt the Angels are a great team, we'd like people to evaluate the Dodgers on more than one game against Jason Schmidt. Perhaps halo fans should be concerned that only Vlad Guerrero could muster any damage off of Texas' Ryan Drese. But then again,...

The Angels won and the Dodgers lost on Opening Day, so as you can imagine, the Los Angeles Times interprets this a sign of things to come. While LAist doesn't doubt the Angels are a great team, we'd like people to evaluate the Dodgers on more than one game against Jason Schmidt. Perhaps halo fans should be concerned that only Vlad Guerrero could muster any damage off of Texas' Ryan Drese. But then again,...

For the first time since 1994, the Lakers will miss the Playoffs. There is no way to spin this season other than calling it a disaster. Sure, Kobe was hurt, Rudy T bailed, and Odom got dinged up down the stretch, but there is no excuse for this team to miss the playoffs. This is the most embarrassing season in Lakers history. Some have suggested recently that the Lakers problems could be solved by...