Subject: National Basketball Association

• Look to the Skies

  In a column in yesterday's Los Angeles Times, Ray Lemoine, co-author of Babylon by Bus, recounted his recent brush with the Department of Homeland Security. Lemoine was stopped at JFK airport while returning from Dubai. He'd been red-flagged because of a former job. Lemoine isn't a retired shoe-bomber or an ex-terrorist mastermind– a few years ago, he used sell bootleg t-shirts at sporting events. "Why did you infringe on the Boston Celtics' copyright in Boston in 2003?" the man from Homel

  June 14, 2006

• 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 Chronicle's Carla Marinucci spotted TV's ex-Incredible Hulk, Lou Ferrigno. And guess what? [Ferrigno] says he's thinking about going into politics one day, too. "I have a feeling I'm going to get dragged into

  August 23, 2006

• Last Night: Look Daggers, LD & Ariano @ The Prospector in Long Beach

  Last Night: Look Daggers, LD & Ariano @ The Prospector in Long Beach 5/29 Better Than: Being a San Antonio Spurs fan last night Nothing caps off a Thursday night like a swirling mix of basketball, break beats and booze. Hell, it’s a good night if you can manage to enjoy even one of those things. And the Look Daggers' show at The Prospector in Long Beach delivered on all three. Sure, the Lakers’ Western Conference clincher over San Antonio was over way before sound check, but plenty of regu

  May 30, 2008

• Letters

  August 3, 2000

• Diary of a Mad County

  July 18, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  September 2, 2004

• NBA D-League: Anaheim Arsenal vs. Reno Bighorns

  November 27, 2008

• Hoopty Doo

  November 20, 2008

• Preseason Gold

  October 2, 2008

• Semi-Pro Is Only Half-Bad—The Will Ferrell Half

  February 28, 2008

• D-What?

  January 10, 2008

• Sellouts

  October 14, 1999

• Stanley Cops

  Celebrating Ducks fans have good, clean fun—or else

  June 14, 2007

• Restaurants for Cheating Lovers

  Where to take your mistress to eat
  

  February 8, 2007

• Diary of a Mad County

  May 11, 2006

• 7-10 Splits

  March 9, 2006

• Stories That Made a Difference

  And some we regret

  September 8, 2005

• Diary of a Mad County

  June 23, 2005

• Diary of a Mad County

  February 24, 2005

• Diary of A Mad County

  December 16, 2004

• Best of OC 2004: Part 2

  October 21, 2004

• Diary of a Mad County

  August 19, 2004

• Diary Of A Mad County

  July 22, 2004

• Whos Your Daddy?

  January 15, 2004

• So Joey Bishop Walks Into A Bar . . .

  December 25, 2003

• On the Outside Looking In

  September 18, 2003

• Diary of a Mad County

  August 7, 2003

• Loaves of Love

  May 22, 2003

• Scorecard

  May 22, 2003

• All in the Family Pinoyed

  November 14, 2002

• F

  October 24, 2002

• Diary of a Mad County

  August 22, 2002

• Shoe Business

  July 18, 2002

• Our Little Secret

  April 4, 2002

• Costa Mesa

  September 27, 2001

• As the Doll Hut World Turns

  July 19, 2001

• 35 Great Things About Summer in Orange County

  May 31, 2001

• NBA to Give Fans 40 Lakers and a Mule

  April 6, 2000

• RODMAN REELED IN

  January 13, 2000

• Rim Job

  July 15, 1999

• Shaq Update

  July 1, 1999

• The Shaq Trap

  June 24, 1999

• 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 of the strong attributes of other concert venues before finalizing the design on their newest creation. A semi-circle of seats in the upper deck looked down on the stage strategically placed with exce

  November 10, 2008

• 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 crown were dashed in Sunday's semi-final round by South Bay regional champion Mira Costa High School, which went to win the title in Sunday evening's finals of the Red Bull Riders Cup National Champi

  June 8, 2009

• Flier of the Week: The Sequence Tour Kickoff at DiPiazza's

  That's a pretty fun one, right? I like it mainly because the guy on the left is dressed as Solid Snake. The rest are all video game characters, too, and there's even more video game fun on their MySpace (Squirtle!). Plus, it promises a party. Who doesn't like parties? Punch bowls, pin the tail on the donkey, magicians, crying, insecurities, social anxiety, etc. Good times!The event itself looks pretty nifty, too. The Sequence--a band I first heard of through their surprisingly rad "Disturbia" co

  June 11, 2009

• 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 dejected Orlando Magic can boost their spirits at their own Magic Kingdom on the opposite side of the continental U.S.If the Mouseketeers provide more details about the Lakers victory lap, we'll update th

  June 17, 2009

• 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 news was dedicated to "California Briefing: Reports from Lake Elsinore, Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Vista." The 178-word Santa Ana news brief was on the arrest of three Orange County men in separate se

  June 19, 2009

• 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 the message is still relevant.  

  October 7, 2009

• Eight Questions with the Quick & Easy Boys

  Mosca Photography​ Lots of good stuff comes out of Portland. You got your Voodoo Doughnut, your Sweetpea Baking Company, your Hillstomp and your bike-friendly streets (notice no mention of the Trail Blazers--Go Lakers!). Well, add another item to Portland's awesome list because the Quick & Easy Boys, a trio from Rose City is hitting the Gypsy Lounge tomorrow night for a funk/punk blast of spaced out jams, a sound self-described as "honkadelic."The group - guitarist/singer Jimmy Russell, b

  October 12, 2009

• Time for Boston To Give Us Their Crown as the Kings of Bigotry

  OC founding father Henry W. Head: Could take on a Bostonian any day​Let the baseball pundits obsess over whether your Angels will finally beat the Boston Red Sox in the playoffs next week--I care about stripping from Beantown what's now rightfully ours: the title of most-racist 'burb in America.​For decades, critics rightfully deemed Boston as the country's most racist big city, and seriously: what do you expect from a town where micks and goombahs have long dominated politics, culture and d

  September 30, 2009