The Los Angeles city attorney's office is investigating how the city can legally press third parties to pick up at least some of the costs for Michael Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center. ...more

July 9, 2009

Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Kobe Bryant and Brooke Shields are slated to be part of the all-star tribute at Michael Jackson's memorial. ...more

July 6, 2009

Chad Dawson successfully defended his IBF and IBO light heavyweight titles Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Tampa's Antonio Tarver in a rematch of their October fight. ...more

May 10, 2009

Samuel L. Jackson will return as host of the ESPY Awards for the fourth time this summer. ...more

April 7, 2009

Imagine having just two U.S. women in figure skating at the Winter Olympics. That would have meant no Sarah Hughes in Salt Lake City. And no Olympic gold for Hughes in 2002. ...more

March 22, 2009

The six-month wait is over. The Los Angeles Lakers can put the anguish of losing the NBA Finals to the Boston Celtics and the embarrassment over the way the series ended behind them. ...more

December 26, 2008

Russia contained the speedsters. Controlled the backboards. Everything a team needs to do to beat the United States. ...more

August 3, 2008

David Stern was deep in the bowels of Staples Center, holding an impromptu press conference next to the loading dock when he should have been in a luxury suite upstairs getting ready to enjoy Game 3 of the NBA finals. ...more

July 11, 2008

The Boston Celtics are home, not home free. Unable to put the finishing touches on the Los Angeles Lakers and wrap up their first championship since 1986, the NBA's best team since November flew back across three time zones Monday for a Game 6 they were hoping they wouldn't have to play. ...more

June 17, 2008

With the same purpose as one of his in-your-face jumpers, Kobe Bryant leaned into the microphone. ...more

June 15, 2008