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Kobe Bryant, at Home and on the Heli-Pad

Photo by Andrew YoussefTwo Orange County icons thrill Disneyland guests last June.​J. R. Moehringer is a former Times Orange County sportswriter and the ghostwriter of Andre Agassi's controversial autobiography Open. Moehringer profiles Kobe Bryant in the March issue of GQ. Actually, it's more lik ... More >>

Services Private for Angels Broadcaster Rory Markas

Rory Markas (right) with Mark Gubicza.​Memorial services this week for Angels play-by-play announcer Rory Markas will be private.

5 Scummiest Athletes With Orange County Ties

​After years of refusing to spill the syringes, Mark McGwire admitted today to having used steroids on and off again for a decade. "I wish I'd never touched steroids," said the former big league slugger, via ESPN. "It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had ... More >>

Clippers Commentator Allegedly Stole $735,000 From Retiree With Inoperable Brain Tumor

NBA.comMike Smith​With seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers are pulling off an improbable victory over the Los Angeles Lakers--and Mike Smith is helping to call the action alongside Ralph Lawler on Fox Sports West.Nice work if you can get it--especially when you are facing ... More >>

Feeling Slutty? Let Us Dress You Up as OC's Scariest People!

Important Words From the Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers open the preseason tonight with a game at the Honda Center against the Golden State Warriors. That means a lot of things (namely, my life will once again have meaning), but most importantly, it gives me the opportunity to post this video. Sure, it ain't the current Lakers, but ... More >>

Last Night: Powerhouse at Honda Center

​Last Night: Powerhouse 2009 at the Honda Center featuring Jay-Z, Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Lil' John, Flo Rida, Sean Paul, LMFAO, Kid Cudi, Far East Movement, New Boyz and Ya Boy.Better Than: A long, shitty drive to San Manuel Casino.Download: Pssh, like you really need ME to tell you what to dow ... More >>

2009 Maloof Money Cup Opening Ceremony This Afternoon

The official opening ceremony and course christening--my, aren't we being Christian--for the 2009 Maloof Money Cup skateboarding competition begins at 3 p.m. at the Orange County Fairgrounds, 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa.Created by Joe Maloof, who will attend the opening with his brother and Palms Hotel/ ... More >>

Even More MJ News

I'm really tempted not to type anything about Michael Jackson because I don't want to feel like some scumbag TMZ "reporter," but his passing -- and the word of his public funeral -- is news.Rumor has it an event is planned for 10 a.m. July 7 (that's Tuesday) at the Staples Center and the adjacent No ... More >>

Maloof Rides Into etnies to Talk Maloof Money Cup

Joe Maloof (left) and Pierra Andres Senizergues appear ready to hop on a board in etnies' training facility.Joe Maloof--who with his brother Gavin owns the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, the Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA, ARCO Arena, the Palms resort and casino in Las Vegas and film, music and telev ... More >>

More Signs the Pulse is Getting Weaker at Times OC

Usually when you click on the "O.C." tab on the online version of the Los Angeles Times' California/Local page, you'll come to another page with a fairly meaty Orange County-related headline and story link across the top. But as of 2 p.m. today, that prime position for readers seeking Orange County ... More >>

What If You Threw a Lakers Parade and Only Kobe Showed Up?

Photo by Andrew YoussefM-I-C . . . See you in the paint . . . K-E-Y . . . Why? Because we OWN you!Disneyland Resort media types had said it would be Kobe Bryant and other unnamed Lakers visiting the Anaheim theme park today for a victory parade down Main Street USA. But just like the name on the MVP ... More >>

Lakers Victory Parade Keeps Chugging to OC Thursday A.M.

The Orange County version of the Lakers victory parade above is tomorrow, Thursday, at 10 a.m. on Main Street USA at Disneyland. The Anaheim resort issued a media advisory saying that MVP and Newport Coast resident Kobe Bryant and other unnamed players will participate in the event.Perhaps the deje ... More >>

Harbor High Loses Surfing Crown to Eventual Champ

Photo by Jimmy Wilson, Red Bull PhotofilesMira Costa High School MVP Dane Zaun catches air. Photo Credit: Jimmy Wilson, Red Bull PhotofilesWell, at least the Lakers and Cal State Fullerton's Titans won.As for Newport Harbor High School, the Sailors' dreams of winning the national high school surfing ... More >>

Vanessa Laine Bryant Food Quiz Time!

Since no free photos of Vanessa exist, we'll use Taco Man as a reminder of her half-wabette ethnicityI loathe Kobe Bryant, the wife-cheating, Shaq-insulting, pouting pendejo who happens to star on my favorite NBA team. I do feel bad for his wife, Vanessa Laine Bryant, but she ain't no long-suffering ... More >>

Susan Kang Schroeder Fires Back At Angry OC Deputies

Jack, Morgan, Susan & Mike"Ahhhh . . . Wayne is a friend who is just doing his job as a passionate union leader. I know at the end of the day, we have the same goal--to make Orange County law enforcement better. Cases such as the Chamberlain jail beating murder, OCSD Deputy Gerald Stenger child ... More >>

Magic Johnson Dribbles Into Irvine for Earth Day Chat

Earvin "Magic" Johnson will be among the speakers participating in an Earth Day Summit in Irvine.Sodexo, a global food services company that runs chow lines everywhere from military bases to UC campuses, is bringing together local farmers, leaders and "forward thinkers" Wednesday, April 22, at Park ... More >>

Last Night: Beck @ Club Nokia

Last Night: Beck at Club Nokia November 9, 2008. Better Than: seeing Beck at the Hollywood Bowl. Download: "Gamma Ray" from the Beck website [http://www.modernguilt.com/#4] It was a grand evening for the grand opening of Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles. Club Nokia appears to have studied many ... More >>

Monday's Headlines & Surprises: Ass Slapping Fun!

Worm Attack in Dana Point? TMZ reports that Orange County police are investigating former Los Angeles Laker/Chicago Bull Dennis Rodman for allegedly committing a “crime” inside the Hennessy's Tavern near PCH in Dana Point. The celebrity website says Rodman was accused of slapping a female custo ... More >>

Two Shades of Green

Perhaps it's only logical that in a state which has a man still trading on his movie role as a killer cyborg from the future as governor, politics would grow closer to comic books. Or perhaps it isn't. Either way, it's California. At last weekend's state GOP convention, the San Francisco Chronicl ... More >>

Diary of a Mad County

May 3 - May 9

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April 26 - May 2

Diary of a Mad County

Jan. 18 - Jan. 24

Stories That Made a Difference

And some we regret

The Arab Who Lives Down the Street

Bo$$ Dogg

Is Snoop selling out or just selling?

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of A Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary of a Mad County

Diary Of A Mad County

Whos Your Daddy?

Its Rebecca Schoenkopf!

So Joey Bishop Walks Into A Bar . . .

Mr. Gottlieb lights a chocolate menorah, and we celebrate Christmas with the superrich

Letters

Diary of a Mad County

Letters

Scorecard

Diary of a Mad County

Our Little Secret

The ABAs and Anaheim Surf attempt to do what few OC teams can: Survive

35 Great Things About Summer in Orange County

Letters

NBA to Give Fans 40 Lakers and a Mule

RODMAN REELED IN

Sellouts

The Smell of Victory

Please welcome your world champion Anaheim Bullfrogs!

Shaq Update

The Shaq Trap

The Lakers are not going to win with Shaquille ONeal

Danas Point

Can a Times columnist save Arthur Carmona?

Saying 'Yes' to the Universe

But 'no' to 'depth!'