COLUMN: Hernandez’s demise is a mystery for football fans
It made no sense for a star athlete with a family and a picturesque suburban home to revert to settling scores and throwing away his career by firing bullets.
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COLUMN: Spontaneity is why fans fall in love with sports
The spontaneity of sports is what makes them enjoyable, intriguing and thrilling, and I’m more than willing to sacrifice occasional heartbreaking moments for the gratification of sweating out an exciting overtime playoff win.
COLUMN: Oakland’s move is a betrayal of its fanbase
If it seems like I’ve written this column before, it’s because I have — twice. When the St. Louis Rams moved to Los Angeles last year, I said it was a bad idea. When the San Diego Chargers also relocated to the City of Angels earlier this year, I said the same. I’m going to […]
COLUMN: LaVar Ball could risk hurting his son’s name
Lonzo Ball should not be known as the next Steph Curry, nor should he be seen solely as LaVar Ball’s kid. Lonzo Ball is the next Lonzo Ball.
COLUMN: USC has improved but hasn’t yet arrived
It’s funny how sports can sometimes work as a metaphor for life — in that everything seems to balance out. For the USC men’s basketball team, it’s the fact that they are neither as good as their 14-0 start nor as bad as their recent losses against three top-ranked teams followed by a debacle at […]
COLUMN: In Olympic host race, LA stands on its own
Rather than spending billions to build grandiose stadiums from scratch for the purposes of three weeks of competition, Los Angeles is proposing to use the plethora of venues already at its disposal for the Games.
COLUMN: Upcoming game vs. UCLA will show USC basketball’s worthiness
USC men’s basketball’s win over UCLA at home last month prompted nothing short of euphoria for Trojan hoops fans. It was the perfect storm: Not only had the Trojans toppled their archrivals, but it was also the fourth straight win over UCLA, a top 10 team with national championship aspirations. Coupled with football’s back-to-back blowout […]
COLUMN: Sports media shouldn’t just “stick to sports”
While sports journalism is my specialty, I consider myself a journalist first, as do many fellow sports media members that I follow on Twitter.
COLUMN: Newfound success is fuel for the Trojan fire
Last September, on a damp, dreary Friday night in Salt Lake City, Clay Helton squeezed into a tiny room in the bowels of Rice-Eccles Stadium after a devastating, nail-biting loss — one that dropped his team to 1-3 — and answered questions from the media. The head coach lamented how the win slipped away, how […]
COLUMN: Following win, USC men’s basketball must keep fire alive
USC has to hope that what occurred both on the court and in the stands against UCLA serves as a blueprint for the remainder of the season.