George Lynch

1. Lakers' three-peat. Regardless of whether some believe Shaquille O'Neal's eight-year tenure with the Lakers could've gone better had his relationship with Kobe Bryant, Phil Jackson and Jerry Buss didn't sour, he didn't always report to training camp...

In another sign of the Lakers' storied success, they're nearly complete strangers to the NBA draft lottery. Even with L.A. losing in embarrassing fashion this postseason, falling in a four-game sweep to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference...

Sean Madigan muscled up in 2008, when he hit a pair of home runs for the UC Irvine baseball team. He hit his token one dinger in 2007 and 2010. But he doesn't expect to clear the fence in his senior season. The reason is new bats, called for by NCAA...

Plan your week with our guide to what's happening MOVIES OPENING (Friday) Captain America: The First Avenger Friends With Benefits Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Terri  NOTABLE TV Guiliana & Bill (season premiere; 8 p.m. Monday; Style) Hell’s...

2007-11-06 13:05:54.0 Brian Kamenetzky: Hey everyone. Welcome to today's chat. 2007-11-06 13:05:58.0 Luhnez: Given the recent success of the Lakers and how smoothly the Triangle has been running with Luke Walton, would you start Lamar Odom right away?...

The maker of Nutella chocolate spread said yesterday that it is phasing out endorsements from Kobe Bryant, in part because of the sexual assault charge against the NBA superstar. Ferrero, an Italian company with U.S. headquarters in Somerset, N.J.,...

Well, at least no one can say they're just hype any more. Nor are the Lakers the greatest team of all time. By normal standards, winning three titles in a row is impressive but if you're talking about dynasties, it's merely entry level. While we're...