Phil Wallace

As everyone expected, USC was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP poll. About the only surprise was Louisville getting one first-place vote. So what does this mean? Usually absolutely nothing. Except for last year it meant the national championship. USC began 2004 as a preseason No. 1, and without a single loss they held onto to the top spot straight through to the BCS Title Game. Some college football pundits were openly saying...

As everyone expected, USC was voted No. 1 in the preseason AP poll. About the only surprise was Louisville getting one first-place vote. So what does this mean? Usually absolutely nothing. Except for last year it meant the national championship. USC began 2004 as a preseason No. 1, and without a single loss they held onto to the top spot straight through to the BCS Title Game. Some college football pundits were openly saying...

Don't look now, but the Dodgers are actually playing better these days. After a 7-4 win over the Braves, the Dodgers wound up taking two of three from the NL East leaders, and have won five of their last seven. The Azul are now just four games behind the Padres in the weak NL West. What's impressive is the way the Dodgers have won some of their games. In the past week it's been...

Don't look now, but the Dodgers are actually playing better these days. After a 7-4 win over the Braves, the Dodgers wound up taking two of three from the NL East leaders, and have won five of their last seven. The Azul are now just four games behind the Padres in the weak NL West. What's impressive is the way the Dodgers have won some of their games. In the past week it's been...

The Lakers wanderlust search for a point guard this offseason took an interesting turn today as the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the team has expressed interest in Aaron McKie. Mark Heisler of the Times writes that the team's change in focus from Derek Anderson to McKie was at the request of Phil Jackson. If true, that tells you who is really calling the shots for the Lakers for these days. Frankly, we're...

The Lakers wanderlust search for a point guard this offseason took an interesting turn today as the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the team has expressed interest in Aaron McKie. Mark Heisler of the Times writes that the team's change in focus from Derek Anderson to McKie was at the request of Phil Jackson. If true, that tells you who is really calling the shots for the Lakers for these days. Frankly, we're...

For the second time in less than a year, Henry Bibby has been fired as head coach of a Los Angeles basketball team. This time the former UCLA player and USC coach was ousted by the WNBA's LA Sparks. We're not surprised. Henry Bibby hasn't been a good coach since he took USC to the Elite 8. We've been hard on him the past. We think fairly. From his irrational benchings caused by silly...

For the second time in less than a year, Henry Bibby has been fired as head coach of a Los Angeles basketball team. This time the former UCLA player and USC coach was ousted by the WNBA's LA Sparks. We're not surprised. Henry Bibby hasn't been a good coach since he took USC to the Elite 8. We've been hard on him the past. We think fairly. From his irrational benchings caused by silly...

Grab your shuttlecock, birdie, and long raquet. The World Badminton Championships are here! That's right. Badminton's greatest prize (outside of the Olympic Games) will be awarded this week at The Pond. All of this is part of the great work done recently by the LA Sports Council, which has been working to bring major sporting events to SoCal in an effort to raise our international sports profile. Earlier this year, LA hosted the Track...

Grab your shuttlecock, birdie, and long raquet. The World Badminton Championships are here! That's right. Badminton's greatest prize (outside of the Olympic Games) will be awarded this week at The Pond. All of this is part of the great work done recently by the LA Sports Council, which has been working to bring major sporting events to SoCal in an effort to raise our international sports profile. Earlier this year, LA hosted the Track...