Jerry West

On Sunday night, Kobe Bryant announced "Kobe up Close," an Aug. 15 charity event to be held at Nokia Theatre. "I'd like to officially announce that I'm partnering with the Sports Spectacular to help eradicate homelessness," said Bryant in a pre-recorded...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It seems to happen all the time. A significant national sports story appears. And -- well, I'll be darned -- there's a West Virginian in the mix. Earlier in the NBA season, Mullens native Mike D'Antoni was trying to manage the...

At the start of the Grizzlies' 10th season in Memphis, way back in the fall of 2010, we assembled a list of the top moments in the franchise's history. Forgive Geoff Calkins, who compiled the list. But he just didn't have a whole lot to work with. The...

William Dickey woke up Saturday morning and he put on his Grizzlies shirt and he got on his blue bike and he pedaled down to FedExForum to take in the scene. Dickey, 63, already had playoff tickets. He's been a season-ticket holder for some years....

They were globally insignificant and, on the whole, an object of civic ridicule. There had been so much failure and futility, so much shameful history, so many years of shoddy product peddled by an infernally inept ownership. So how could Warriors CEO...

Once his purchase of the Kings is finalized, Vivek Ranadive should take a pick and a shovel, perhaps borrow a battering ram and a bulldozer, and obliterate the section of Sleep Train Arena that houses the team's basketball operations. While this is...

Mark Madsen was introduced Tuesday as the new head coach of the D-Fenders, the Lakers' D-League affiliate. "It's great to be back here in Los Angeles," Madsen said. "The L.A. D-Fenders, in its short history, has a rich tradition of developing players,...

Reading time, two minutes: --Our fair burg still is connected to the rest of the sports universe. Another reminder came in Wayne Hardin's upcoming induction to the College Football Hall of Fame. --Hardin coached the Ceres High Bulldogs in 1950 and '51...

On farewell day, they waved until their hands hurt. Kobe Bryant pleaded for Lakers management to pay millions to Dwight Howard, millions to Pau Gasol, millions for the luxury tax, anything to keep the Lakers together for the final year of his contract....

It is always easier to be critical when you don't have a dog in the fight, so let's go ahead. The NBA playoffs are in full swing. If we think hard, we in Los Angeles can remember what that's like. People flying purple flags out car windows. The Clippers...

With the Golden State Warriors emerging this postseason, the Lakers may "win 50 games next and finish No. 3 in the Pacific Division again," according to former Times columnist Mark Heisler at LakersNation.com. The Warriors finished 47-35 this past...

The Lakers hit a playoff dead end in Week 26, trying to beat the San Antonio Spurs with a decimated skeleton crew. TNT and NBA TV analysts Steve Kerr, Kenny Smith and Dennis Scott all agreed that the Lakers had no real chance against San Antonio....