El Segundo, Calif. – Los Lakers recibieron un regalo de Navidad tempranero con el regreso de ‘El Mago’ Steve Nash en el exitoso partido del sábado ante los Guerreros de Golden State, y ahora buscarán dar el regalo de victoria el día de la Navidad en casa contra los Knicks de Nueva York. Hace una semana y media, la escuadra de Los Ángeles viajó a Madison Square Garden para enfrentar los Knicks – en ese…
Read MoreONTARIO — If it was doomsday on ice for the San Francisco Bulls at their “End of the World As We Know It” game on Friday, then the day after doomsday turned out to be, well, doomsday again. The Bulls took charge at the start Saturday and entered the final period with a 3-1 lead. But history repeated itself before 8,409 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena as the Ontario Reign caught up to force…
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Las cosas son muy diferentes para los Lakers ahora que visitan el Área de la Bahía. Los Guerreros de Golden State, un equipo que por años ha batallado y siempre ha sentido una rivalidad con Los Ángeles por la proximidad, han jugado mejor ésta temporada que la púrpura y oro. Hace 10 días, los Guerreros derrotaron la escuadra poderosa del Heat de Miami, y ayer vencieron a los Bobcats de Charlotte por cinco puntos mientras…
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Los Lakers, al alivio de sus fanáticos, pudieron conseguir la victoria el viernes pasado contra el peor equipo de la éne-bé-a, y permaneciendo en el duodécimo lugar en la conferencia oeste, esperan otro triunfo ésta tarde contra los 76ers de Philadelphia, octavo en la conferencia este. Es a Philadelphia donde se fue el centro Andrew Bynum de los Lakers en el intercambio que trajo a Dwight Howard a Los Ángeles y envió Andre Iguodala de…
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What started out as head coach Mike Brown saying “it’s a process” as reason for the Lakers’ subpar performance has become head coach Mike D’Antoni using “when Nash comes back” to explain the team’s recent struggles. “We’ll figure it out when Steve comes back and gives a little more flow to it,” D’Antoni said about the team’s lackluster offense following Tuesday night’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. “Right now, we’re all screwed up,” he admitted….
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ONTARIO — The Ontario Reign caught fire on the ice Friday night, scorching the San Francisco Bulls 7-0 as captain Derek Couture notched a hat trick. Losing – by a lot – seems to be a recurring theme for the Bulls the last several times they’ve fallen to the Reign. San Francisco has lost by an unlucky 7 goals in three of their last four encounters. What exactly is it that the Reign have managed to do…
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LOS ANGELES — The fighters in the medical marijuana battle down south took a step toward the ring after supporters hoping to derail a ban on marijuana dispensaries filed 72,000 signatures with the city. Well in excess of the 41,138 valid signatures needed by last Friday were collected by proponents with more than a week to spare, according to Rigo Valdez, vice president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770. The union, which represents…
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When Steve Li recently stepped into the Asian Law Caucus office for an unexpected visit, he was greeted with, “It’s the legendary!” followed by several hugs. But Li never wanted this notoriety, which has come at a steep personal cost. Li was a student at City College of San Francisco when immigration officials came to his Ingleside neighborhood home in September 2010 and took him away, eventually to a detention center in Arizona. It turned out his…
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One of the first things that Lakers fans emotionally invested in the return of Phil Jackson pointed to in the hiring of Mike D’Antoni was that he apparently doesn’t coach defense. D’Antoni, 61, who has never before had a player on a level with Dwight Howard – the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year — had something to say about that in his introductory press conference last week. “Maybe he can put the D…
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Los latinos en Compton que por años han aguantado municipalidades en las que no sienten que tienen representación, apuntaron primero al Compton Community College District, luego al concejo municipal, y ahora están contemplando una demanda contra el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Compton (CUSD). Las situaciones de los tres son sorprendentemente similares, con los afroamericanos en control a pesar de la gran presencia latina. Como en el caso del concejo municipal – que a través de…
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Last winter, Kelly Breitenbach and her three kids, homeless for
Santa Ana Police Chief Carlos Rojas has announced his resignation,