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1 week, 3 days ago

Letters to Sports: Lamenting the Lakers’ situation

LA Times

In assessing the Lakers, Bill Plaschke noted that one reason for their record is that the ultra-talented Anthony Davis “doesn’t play like a big man” — at least on the offensive end. Conversely, a big reason for the Clippers’ success without Kawhi Leonard has been the play of former Laker Ivica Zubac, who is fourth in the NBA in rebounding …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Plaschke: No es gran cosa. Dodgers caen en el cuarto juego, pero siguen teniendo el control contra los Yanquis

LA Times

Los Yanquis de Nueva York han despertado. Los Yanquis machacaron, aplastaron y maltrataron a los Dodgers en el Juego 4 de la Serie Mundial el martes por la noche en el Yankee Stadium, evitando una barrida con una victoria de 11-4. El lanzador de los Dodgers, Daniel Hudson, reacciona en el dugout después de conceder un grand slam a los …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Plaschke: ¡Una victoria más! Los Dodgers arrollan a Yanquis y están a un paso del título

LA Times

Una victoria más para borrar el dolor de los interminables derrumbes. El primera base de los Dodgers Freddie Freeman recorre las bases y aplaude al entrenador de primera base de los Dodgers tras batear un jonrón en la primera entrada contra los Yanquis durante el tercer partido de la Serie Mundial en el Yankee Stadium el lunes. Los Dodgers pronto …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics

LA Times

Finally, dramatically, it has ended, the 2024 Paris Olympics finishing its last lap Sunday with incomparable enthusiasm, unbridled joy, and one last look at the gloriously intimidating tour Eiffel. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and U.S. gymnast Simone Biles stand together before receiving the Olympic flag during the Paris Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday. L.A. Mayor …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Plaschke: Hey Dodgers, stop messing with Mookie Betts

LA Times

C’mon, Dodgers, you must realize what you’re doing to your best player, continually drenching his season in uncertainty, battering his body, ruining his rituals, denting his spirit. “I’ve been saying the whole time, it doesn’t matter where I play, as long as I’m playing and helping the team win,” Betts said Friday afternoon while sitting in the dugout surrounded by …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Plaschke: Jack Flaherty gives Dodgers dramatic trade deadline victory

LA Times

Jack Flaherty, shown pitching for the Detroit Tigers earlier this season, is joining the Dodgers after the teams struck a trade deadline deal. After two years of trade deadline failures, Friedman rediscovered his big swing Tuesday, baseball’s brainiest executive stepping to the plate in the bottom of the ninth of baseball’s trade deadline and pulling off a last-gasp acquisition of …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to Sports: Give Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández his due

LA Times

Let me get this straight. In last Saturday’s Times, Chuck Schilken wrote a story on Teoscar Hernández rightfully noting “the outfielder has been representing Los Angeles in tremendous fashion after signing a one-year, $23.5-million deal from the Dodgers.” The following day Bill Plaschke — writing about the last offseason — stated “with the notable exception of Shohei Ohtani, the front …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw debut gives Dodgers new hope

LA Times

Clayton Kershaw was crumbling again. On Thursday, Clayton Kershaw will return to the Chavez Ravine mound, set to make his season debut for a Dodgers team that missed him more than it could have ever imagined. Dodgers Clayton Kershaw returns, Shohei Ohtani homers, Dodgers grab series win over Giants Clayton Kershaw goes four innings and strikes out six in his …

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6 months ago

Letters to Sports: Lakers hiring JJ Redick shows how far they’ve fallen

LA Times

The Lakers hiring JJ Redick as head coach validates the scholarly thinking that the only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits. Henry Ford attributed his success in large part to his willingness to surround himself with “eagles.” I say give JJ the chance to build his nest and then let’s see how they soar. I’m …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Paying tribute to the life and career of Jerry West

LA Times

Jerry West, sitting at his desk at the Forum in 1987 during his stint as general manager of the Lakers, is considered by many to be the greatest Laker of all time. Bryan Wiedeman San Clemente :: In describing a man like Jerry West, one could use words as classy, humble and modest. Jim Bendat Los Angeles :: Not to …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Plaschke: Caitlin Clark brings the magic in her Hollywood debut

LA Times

Caitlin Clark spent most of her first visit to Los Angeles stuck in terrible traffic Friday, stalling and swerving and slamming the brakes as her Indiana Fever team careened toward embarrassment. CAITLIN CLARK DAGGER 🗡️ Caitlin knocks down a HUGE three to extend the lead vs the Sparks #IONWNBA pic.twitter.com/IdYbMUZodw — WNBA May 25, 2024 Then with 40 seconds remaining …

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7 months ago

Plaschke: Lakers and JJ Redick are a match made in Looney Tunes

LA Times

The Los Angeles LeBrons appear to be closing in on the landmark hire of a bench boss who possesses but one legitimate qualification. I’ve coached or assisted in as many NBA games as JJ Redick, and he’s going to run the Lakers? It’s an awe-inspiring thing, really, watching the NBA’s greatest franchise continually roll over to placate its best player, …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Plaschke: Hasty firing of coach Darvin Ham is more Lakers madness

LA Times

Less than two years ago, LeBron James loved Darvin Ham. So Ham is less than one year removed from leading a newly formed team to within four wins of a spot in the NBA Finals … and he’s already gone? The Lakers just fired a coach who was 90-74 and whose two playoff series losses came in competitive duels with …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plaschke: Do you still believe in Shohei Ohtani? I'm not sure

LA Times

Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, right, talks to interpreter Ippei Mizuhara during the fifth inning of a against the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. California What to know about the Shohei Ohtani interpreter gambling scandal Shohei Ohtani is considered a victim as prosecutors charge ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara with bank fraud after $16 million was stolen from the …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Letters to Sports: Mick Cronin shouldn’t blame players for UCLA’s woes

LA Times

Now that Bill Plaschke has admitted he didn’t know what he was talking about when he told the Rams to “tank” this season, he needs to extend his mea culpa to the Lakers and basketball. The Lakers’ front office was widely praised for revamping the roster last season, which enabled the team to reach the conference finals. They mostly stink …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Plaschke: The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts should be National League MVP

LA Times

The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts celebrates after hitting a home run during the first inning against the San Diego Padres on Monday at Dodger Stadium. The clear MVP is the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts, not the Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr., period, election over, I’m calling it, and anything different would make one wonder what the voters are watching. Roberts quickly recognized Freeman’s …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Plaschke: Enough is enough. Give Reggie Bush back his Heisman Trophy

LA Times

USC running back Reggie Bush, walking off the field after his memorable performance against Fresno State on Nov. 19, 2005, is suing the NCAA for defamation. Bush wants to threaten the toothless NCAA enough that it will restore Bush’s records, thus allowing the folks at the Heisman Trophy Trust to finally return his award. By keeping Bush’s Heisman — the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Plaschke: Trade deadline debacle! Dodgers, Andrew Friedman fail to improve starting pitching

LA Times

The way baseball’s trade deadline played out Tuesday, one might confuse Andrew Friedman for a Dodgers’ starting pitcher. The Dodgers, one standout starting pitcher from being a World Series favorite, didn’t get that starting pitcher. Needing a starting pitcher last summer to bolster a sagging rotation, the Dodgers didn’t deal for the likes of Luis Castillo and Frankie Montas and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Plaschke: Reeling Angels need to swallow hard and trade Shohei Ohtani

LA Times

Dodgers second baseman Mookie Betts, left, chats with the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani as Ohtani stands on second during the fourth inning of Friday’s game. But in the bitter reality that has been the Angels’ existence for more than a decade, Ohtani and Trout haven’t even appeared in a playoff game together, and the last six years have resembled something of …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Plaschke: Enough! Dodgers need to trade for an ace, now!

LA Times

Dodgers fans will be watching Andrew Friedman at the trade deadline. They need somebody who can make the fans scream like they screamed before Wednesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates when Mexican singing star Peso Pluma took the field to throw out the first pitch. Since coming to Los Angeles 65 years ago, the Dodgers have had four stretches in …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Bill Plaschke recalls most memorable L.A. Coliseum moments

LA Times

All hail the glorious Coliseum, all praise the centennial birthday of the Los Angeles landmark that has hosted a century’s worth of world-renowned athletes. The year was 2001, and the fledgling XFL’s Los Angeles Xtreme were attempting to entice fans by promising they could watch games from an end zone hot tub located below the famed Coliseum peristyle. Ever the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Plaschke: I was wrong: These Lakers can win an NBA championship

LA Times

Lakers guard Austin Reaves celebrates with teammate D’Angelo Russell during the Game 6 rout of the Warriors on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. Lakers Photos: Lakers defeat Warriors, set up showdown with the Nuggets Photos showcasing some of the biggest moments of the Lakers’ victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals. Forwards …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Plaschke: Clippers should trade Kawhi Leonard or Paul George

LA Times

Paul George, left, and Kawhi Leonard were on the court together for only 38 of the Clippers’ 87 games this season. Yes, the Clippers are a championship team when George and Leonard play together, but they’re rarely together. It was later revealed that Leonard tore meniscus, quieting critics who ripped him for not playing hurt, but his absence nonetheless finished …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Plaschke: New-energy Lakers suddenly look like playoff team

LA Times

Lakers forward Anthony Davis tries to block a layup by Warriors forward Kevon Looney during the first half Thursday. Taking their first steps Thursday in this final sprint toward spring, the Lakers ran all over the short-handed Golden State Warriors in a way that made one think they might have made the ultimate transaction at last week’s deadline. “We’ve got …

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Letters to Sports: Lamenting the Lakers’ situation

Plaschke: No es gran cosa. Dodgers caen en el cuarto juego, pero siguen teniendo el control contra los Yanquis

Plaschke: ¡Una victoria más! Los Dodgers arrollan a Yanquis y están a un paso del título

Plaschke: Bring it on! Los Angeles begins countdown to 2028 Olympics

Plaschke: Hey Dodgers, stop messing with Mookie Betts

Plaschke: Jack Flaherty gives Dodgers dramatic trade deadline victory

Letters to Sports: Give Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández his due

Plaschke: Clayton Kershaw debut gives Dodgers new hope

Letters to Sports: Lakers hiring JJ Redick shows how far they’ve fallen

Letters to Sports: Paying tribute to the life and career of Jerry West

Plaschke: Caitlin Clark brings the magic in her Hollywood debut

Plaschke: Lakers and JJ Redick are a match made in Looney Tunes

Plaschke: Hasty firing of coach Darvin Ham is more Lakers madness

Plaschke: Do you still believe in Shohei Ohtani? I'm not sure

Letters to Sports: Mick Cronin shouldn’t blame players for UCLA’s woes

Plaschke: The Dodgers’ Mookie Betts should be National League MVP

Plaschke: Enough is enough. Give Reggie Bush back his Heisman Trophy

Plaschke: Trade deadline debacle! Dodgers, Andrew Friedman fail to improve starting pitching

Plaschke: Reeling Angels need to swallow hard and trade Shohei Ohtani

Plaschke: Enough! Dodgers need to trade for an ace, now!

Bill Plaschke recalls most memorable L.A. Coliseum moments

Plaschke: I was wrong: These Lakers can win an NBA championship

Plaschke: Clippers should trade Kawhi Leonard or Paul George

Plaschke: New-energy Lakers suddenly look like playoff team