Phil Wallace

Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the whatever you want to call them Angels of wherever open their season tomorrow. And LAist couldn't be more excited that after a long winter, baseball is here. The Dodgers just made their biggest move of the spring, and it came off the field. After LAist pleaded with Frank Court to hold Lon Rosen accountable for stupid decisions like firing Ross Porter, cutting down on Nancy Bea Heafley's...

The Los Angeles Galaxy pulled off a coup last week by acquiring Landon Donovan from Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. This is a superstar signing of epic proportions. Donovan coming to the Galaxy is akin to the Lakers signing Shaq or the Angels signing Vlad Guerrero. Donovan might the best American soccer player, having led Team USA to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup, and single-handedly led the San Jose Earthquakes to two MLS...

The Los Angeles Galaxy pulled off a coup last week by acquiring Landon Donovan from Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. This is a superstar signing of epic proportions. Donovan coming to the Galaxy is akin to the Lakers signing Shaq or the Angels signing Vlad Guerrero. Donovan might the best American soccer player, having led Team USA to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup, and single-handedly led the San Jose Earthquakes to two MLS...

Both the Los Angeles Dodgers and the whatever you want to call them Angels of wherever open their season tomorrow. And LAist couldn't be more excited that after a long winter, baseball is here. The Dodgers just made their biggest move of the spring, and it came off the field. After LAist pleaded with Frank Court to hold Lon Rosen accountable for stupid decisions like firing Ross Porter, cutting down on Nancy Bea Heafley's...

According to Larry Stewart in today's Los Angeles Times, the Lakers may not renew Paul Sunderland's contract. While Paul Sunderland is a real trooper who's fortunate to have his dream job, LAist is hardly surprised. Los Angeles has extremely high standards for its sports announcers as evidenced by Vin Scully, Bob Miller, Ralph Lawler, and the late-Chick Hearn. It's almost impossible for anyone to follow Chick Hearn, and Sunderland simply isn't up to the...

It's long been the forgotten one of LA's three sports talk radio stations, but 1540 AM "The Ticket" is making a move. The station recently announced that it is hiring Tony Bruno to host its morning show. LAist has always been big Bruno fans, and we're thrilled he's coming back. Voted the best sports radio personality by Los Angeles Magazine last year, Bruno's brand of funny, in-your-face, ironic humor was welcome every morning at...

According to Larry Stewart in today's Los Angeles Times, the Lakers may not renew Paul Sunderland's contract. While Paul Sunderland is a real trooper who's fortunate to have his dream job, LAist is hardly surprised. Los Angeles has extremely high standards for its sports announcers as evidenced by Vin Scully, Bob Miller, Ralph Lawler, and the late-Chick Hearn. It's almost impossible for anyone to follow Chick Hearn, and Sunderland simply isn't up to the...

It's long been the forgotten one of LA's three sports talk radio stations, but 1540 AM "The Ticket" is making a move. The station recently announced that it is hiring Tony Bruno to host its morning show. LAist has always been big Bruno fans, and we're thrilled he's coming back. Voted the best sports radio personality by Los Angeles Magazine last year, Bruno's brand of funny, in-your-face, ironic humor was welcome every morning at...

The Chucky doll of the Lakers came out with his weapons last night as point guard Chucky Atkins had some harsh words for Kobe Bryant. Atkins was asked what moves he would make to improve the Lakers in the offseason. "I ain't the GM of this team," Atkins said. "Kobe's the GM of this team. Ask Kobe. You've been watching this [stuff] all year. You've been watching it and I've been playing in it."...

The Chucky doll of the Lakers came out with his weapons last night as point guard Chucky Atkins had some harsh words for Kobe Bryant. Atkins was asked what moves he would make to improve the Lakers in the offseason. "I ain't the GM of this team," Atkins said. "Kobe's the GM of this team. Ask Kobe. You've been watching this [stuff] all year. You've been watching it and I've been playing in it."...