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Gasol signs extension; McKnight update

How to change your NBA destiny

In the No Benjamins Association, Bill Simmons says to expect more trades than ever this season.

Moments that shaped L.A. sports in 2009

These 10 moments in 2009 had a lasting impact on sports in Los Angeles.

First Cup: Thursday

Tom Enlund of the Journal Sentinel: "What would have been an oh-so-sweet victory over the NBA-champion Los Angeles Lakers was there for the taking Wed...

It only takes one

Chad Millman, a senior deputy editor at ESPN The Magazine who regularly covers betting for ESPN Insider, looks at David Stern's forward-thinking approach to legalized betting and what it could mean for sports in the next decade.

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009

Weekend Dime: The All-Lefty Team

Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The All-Lefty team starters Josh Smith and Lamar Odom are usually ready to mix it up underneath. ...

The Brawl: Were lessons learned?

It was a different time when Ron Artest and the Pacers took on the Pistons and their fans five years ago. But how much has really changed?

Lakers avoid rare three-game skid by knocking off Pistons

Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the 100th time in his career, and the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a rare three-game losing streak with a 106-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night.

Everything Lakers, in all their glory

For 25 years, David Kohler has been compiling an extraordinary collection of Los Angeles (and Minneapolis) Lakers memorabilia and artifacts.

Friday, October 23

Friday's Menu The board is lighter than usual, as baseball is down to one series and the NHL takes it relatively easy. To help compensate, we've...

Mega-brand players just too big to tweet

Besides his main job as the Cavaliers' franchise, LeBron James has a new book and a new movie out soon. But like other mega-stars of the sports world, King James doesn't bother with Twitter.

EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers holds a baseball bat as tapes a Los Angeles Dodgers public announcement during Lakers media day at the Lakers training...

Odom, Artest garner media attention

Newly married Lamar Odom was the focus of the Lakers' media day on Tuesday.

Are the Lakers focused on repeating?

From Lamar Odom's quickie marriage, to Ron Artest being Ron Artest, are the Lakers distracted on the eve of camp?

Prokhorov has deal to buy Nets

Russia's richest man has a deal to buy a controlling interest in the Nets and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.