Dean Lombardi

"The way I was brought up was, you've got to keep your head up," said Joe Thornton. "I was taught that at 6 years old." The Sharks captain was defending his teammate, Raffi Torres, who is in big trouble. He may be suspended for the rest of the series...

Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi noted the other day that Coach Darryl Sutter was happy for about, say, half an hour after the Kings eliminated the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Then Sutter quickly started channeling his...

Nationwide Arena will be packed and throbbing tonight, just as it was in the early days of the Blue Jackets, when inaugural coach Dave King needed sign language to communicate with his assistant coaches from just a couple of feet away. It was like...

The Kings acquired defenseman Robyn Regehr from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday for two second-round draft picks, hoping the brawny 32-year-old will fill the void created by injuries to defensemen Matt Greene and Willie Mitchell. The trade was first...

The question has bedeviled the Kings throughout this lockout-shortened season: What to do about the Willie Mitchell conundrum? In acquiring 32-year-old veteran defenseman Robyn Regehr from the Buffalo Sabres on Monday for two second-round draft picks,...

With questions clouding the playing future of defenseman Willie Mitchell, the Kings are looking at newly acquired defenseman Robyn Regehr as more than a short-term solution. The Kings traded for the 32-year-old Regehr from Buffalo for two second-round...

Vin Scully is luring us back to the Dodgers with wonderful old stories and the promise of a new season, and the Angels will introduce new acquisition Josh Hamilton to their home fans Tuesday, but winter sports haven’t relaxed their hold on us just...

At one point Wednesday night, according to Canada’s TSN network and other media outlets eager to appear to be experts, Jarome Iginla had been traded from Calgary to Boston for two prospects and a first-round draft pick. A few scrupulous souls like...

The walls and shelves of Dan Beckerman's downtown Los Angeles office speak more about his largely unknown but deep involvement in AEG's success than Beckerman himself is comfortable saying. Boxing gloves vie for space with a football from the defunct...

Martin Brodeur has become the first goaltender in NHL history to be credited with two goals during games in the regular season, according to NHL.com. The Carolina Hurricanes were in a penalty-kill situation when the New Jersey Devils were called for a...

SAN JOSE -- It’s no stretch to say Kings captain Dustin Brown will be the player most affected on a personal level by the departure of AEG Chief Executive Tim Leiweke.   Brown’s name was in play shortly before the trade deadline last season,...

Tim Leiweke spent his last evening as president and chief executive of AEG watching the Galaxy defeat Costa Rica's Herediano at the Home Depot Center. Had the Kings been home Leiweke might have been at Staples Center, cheering from the corner season seats...