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As a voice is stilled, memories are stirred
IT WAS THE spring of 1977. I was 12 years old, living in Landover, pondering my upcoming ascent to high school and sitting at a crossroads. I needed a baseball team to call my own, and it was obvious by then, six years after the Senators moved, that my...Tags: Brooks Robinson, Memorial Stadium, Baseball, Baltimore Orioles, Peter G. Angelos
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Lakers retire Shaquille O'Neal's jersey
The Lakers retired Shaquille O'Neal's No. 34 jersey at halftime on Tuesday as the team hosted the Dallas Mavericks. "The most gifted specimen I've ever seen play this game," said Kobe Bryant in a prepared video. "Historical, the run we had together."...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (tv program), Elgin Baylor, Staples Center, Steve Nash
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Letters: Failure of Feinstein's assault weapons ban
Re "Feinstein assault weapons ban fails," March 20 We all owe Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) great thanks for her pursuit of a federal assault weapons ban, but it is quite clear that if the horrific massacre in Connecticut in December didn't...Tags: Assault, Weaponry, Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Dianne Feinstein
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Tim Leiweke: L.A. muscle man
How significant was Tim Leiweke to the deal between Anschutz Entertainment Group and Los Angeles for a football stadium? This is how significant: There is an escape clause in the agreement that makes the deal's closing contingent on either Leiweke's still...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Elections, Zev Yaroslavsky, Corporate Officers, Media Industry
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The agony and ecstasy of NCAA tournament Selection Sunday
The hours before Selection Sunday are what Lakers announcer Chick Hearn used to call "nervous time." Defending national champion Kentucky might want to chew on some of Jerry Tarkanian's old towels after probably blowing its bubble bid with an early...
Tags: Nerlens Noel, Big Ten Conference, Wisconsin Badgers, Arizona Wildcats, Indiana Hoosiers
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Lakers owner Jerry Buss brought 'Showtime' success to L.A.
The frozen fields of Wyoming came first. Long before the championship trophies. Before the glitz and glamour. Jerry Buss was still a teenager, digging ditches beside his stepfather, when he dreamed of bigger things. It was youthful ambition — a...
Tags: Chemistry, Pat Riley, Vlade Divac, Memphis Grizzlies, Magic Johnson
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And now, the rest of the story about Jerry Buss
It took several cups of coffee and a couple of hours one recent morning to realize there was still so much more to know about Jerry Buss. The coffee was shared with Bob Steiner, Buss' longtime public relations advisor and general confidant. We...
Tags: Ollie Mack, Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson, John Jackson, Lou Gehrig
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Jerry Buss' everlasting purple and bold effect
Jerry Buss may be gone, but Jerry Buss hasn't gone anywhere. Jerry Buss may have died on Feb. 18 at age 80, but Jerry Buss lives. When watching the Lakers makes you howl, when watching the NBA makes you smile, when watching anything in professional...
Tags: Los Angeles Lakers, Magic Johnson, Academy Awards, Celine Dion, HIV
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Commentary: Thanks, Dr. Jerry Buss, for success of L.A. Lakers
The death of Dr. Jerry Buss affects any sports fan. I kept reading and watching the sad news as a way for the loss to sink in, even though his absence in the public eye the past two years was an unspoken foreshadowing of what transpired. If it weren't...Tags: NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Jerry Buss, Magic Johnson
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What's wrong with the media? Just ask Dwight Howard
I have some things on my mind. — The NFL combine is not one of them. I'd rather watch the wife's reality TV shows all night long and have her tell me about her day during the commercials. — I'm big on "Skyfall," but the fact it's not one...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Ned Colletti
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The Crosby Chronicles: Thanks Dr. Jerry Buss for success of L.A. Lakers
The death of Dr. Jerry Buss affects any L.A. sports fan. I kept reading and watching the sad news on Monday as a way for the loss to sink in even though his absence in the public eye the past two years was an unspoken foreshadowing of what transpired. If...Tags: NBA Finals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Buss, Magic Johnson
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Letters: Jerry Buss, Laker in chief
Re " 'Showtime' ringmaster," Obituary, Feb. 19 Earlier this season at a Lakers-Clippers game, both of us — lifelong Lakers fans — used the occasion to express our frustration with the team this year by holding up a sign giving owner Jerry...Tags: The Home Depot, Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry Buss
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