CATCHING UP: Lakers, Arreola, Bradley, Josesito …
Oh, and here’s the reason This Space was out of town — and in the teeth of Giants Mania, in fact — at the end of last week: Aaron Patrick Schneider, 8 pounds, 12 ounces and 20 inches, born Friday...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Even with new Lakers deals, some still shut out
From left: Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, Metta World Peace, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol. (Photo: The Associated Press) BY JIM ALEXANDER This may be hard for some to believe, but there once was a time when...
View ArticleTV: Pac-12, DirecTV still talking, still apart
Larry Scott. (Photo: The Associated Press) Larry Scott, commissioner of the Pac-12, said at halftime of the USC-Oregon game Saturday at the Coliseum that representatives of the Pac-12 Networks continue...
View ArticleTV/LAKERS: And then there were two …
Dwight Howard (Photo: The Associated Press) Time Warner Cable has reached an agreement with Cox to add the SportsNet and Deportes networks — aka, Lakers games — to their channel lineup, according to a...
View ArticleLAKERS: Did DirecTV dispute play role in firing?
Mike Brown (Photo: The Associated Press Yes, it’s probably a leap. And I doubt that when Mitch Kupchak and Jim Buss made the decision that it was time for Mike Brown to go as Lakers coach, as was...
View ArticleLAKERS: DirecTV, Time Warner have a deal (UPDATED)
Kobe Bryant and Lakers games on Time Warner SportsNet and Deportes will now be seen on DirecTV. (Photo: The Associated Press) DirecTV has confirmed on its Twitter feed that it and Time Warner Cable...
View ArticleTV: Pac-12 standoff with DirecTV, Charter continues
Former Riversider Kenjon Barner’s touchdown for Oregon against Oregon State last Saturday wasn’t visible to DirecTV subscribers, since the game was only shown on the Pac-12 Networks. (Photo: The...
View ArticleTV: Dodgers, Lakers, Pac-12 and your cable bill
Even if you don’t care to watch Kobe Bryant (24), your cable payment helps pay his salary. (Photo: The Associated Press) There’s an interesting piece in the Sunday LA Times by Joe Flint and Meg James...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Some stories to remember
Ten stories that mattered in 2012 … Corona Centennial’s Jordan Dye (left) and Sami Logan, who teamed for an emotional and memorable completion during a game against Eastvale Roosevelt in October....
View ArticleCOLUMN: Another round of Cable Wars, coming up
The Dodgers’ anticipated arrangement with Time Warner will help defray Clayton Kershaw’s next contract. (Photo: The Associated Press) So the Dodgers owners are going to get their payday, to the tune of...
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