Kobe's big night helps Lakers take care of Hawks

Kobe Bryant had 41 points and the Lakers pulled away from the Hawks on Sunday.

The greatest competition ever

A few weeks after the Steelers and Vikings played in Super Bowl IX, they competed in an even more memorable event.

First Cup: Wednesday

...didn't see it, he was sitting with the mayor of Los Angeles, the owner of the Dodgers, and Tommy Lasorda for Game 2 of the NLCS. When the camera found him, Kobe made an...

...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 facility on September 29, 2009 in El...

Odom, Artest garner media attention

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

Odom's true Hollywood story heats up

More than title talk, Lamar Odom's recent nuptials put him uncomfortably in the spotlight.

Griffin likely coming off bench

Clippers No. 1 choice Blake Griffin says he is "ready to get going."

Nets' Ratner to own Brooklyn arena

New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner says the sale of the NBA team to Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov is the final piece to building an $800 million arena and moving the Nets to Brooklyn.

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.

6 BR, 4 BA, 3 Car Garage

Trevor Ariza is moving -- again. Headed to his fourth city in six NBA seasons, the newest Rocket showed ESPN The Magazine how the pros pick a house.

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The decade debate: Boston vs. L.A.

With six championships, have Boston sports fans experienced the best decade of success ever?

First Cup: Monday

...ve wasted your time. Iverson is Manny Ramirez when he went from the Red Sox to the Dodgers: A great talent who some teams -- many teams, actually -- would consider more trouble than he's...

About the only game in town

A tour of the Pacific Coast League, home to the seven loneliest sports cities in the Triple-A minors

First Cup: Thursday

...about five months ago. Replace Ramirez with Lamar Odom, replace agent Scott Boras with agent Jeff Schwartz, Dodgers with Lakers ... and continue with the story. It all seems rather dramatic right now, with Lakers owner...

The Larger Bowl of Candy

...is a prince of a guy and probably the most media-friendly athlete in Los Angeles (though Dodgers second baseman Orlando Hudson might give him a run for his money this season). The candy mishegass...