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Toddler Dies After Fall From Staples Center Luxury Suite
A two-year old boy died last night after sustaining injuries in a fall from a luxury suite after the Warriors-Lakers game at the Staples Center....
The Hunt For The Worst 1980s Team Song Begins
Yesterday, we brought you back in time to the go-go 1980s: ALF was on TV, the Go-Gos were on the radio, and the Rams were singing an awful song called "Let's Ram It". Well, we found something worse....
Kobe Bryant Is Going To Be The Next Brett Favre
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Kobe Bryant....
So, What's Magic Johnson Up To?
In the last few days, Magic Johnson has sold his share of the Los Angeles Lakers and his stake in 105 Starbucks franchises for a rumored sum in the neighborhood of $100 million. So, uh, what's going on there?...
Barcelona's Passing Wizardry Makes The Lakers Look Foolish
The Lakers played an exhibition against Barcelona yesterday—and lost—and with plays like this, it's easy to see why. That's some Harlem Globetrotters stuff right there on the NBA champs. [Slam]...
Rays Fans Just Blue Themselves
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Pau Gasol Had Quite The Summer Avoiding His Day Job
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Pau Gasol....
Lamar Odom, Other Kardashian, Trying Very Hard To Make America Puke
That's Lakers' center Lamar Odom getting all 7-minutes-in-heaven with his wife, Other Kardashian. They celebrated their first anniversary yesterday. She wrote about it. Excitedly. [KhloeKardashian]...
Potentially Slutty Star Of Lakers Parade Revealed
The woman offering her boning services to Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic during yesterday's parade has been revealed. The woman holding the "Spoon the crap out of me, Adam Morrison" sign is still at large. [SBB]...
Last Night's Winner: The Voices In Ron Artest's Head
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Ron Artest, who is either a crazy person or an ongoing piece of performance art or both....
Los Angelenos Search For Championship Trophy Under Burning Cars
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....
Los Angeles Wins Their 16th NBA Title (Best Post-Game Interview Ever Update)
And Ron Artest helped! Then thanked his psychiatrist and pimped his new single. Classic. [Video via ABC; AP Photo]...
Last Night's Winner: Game 7 Aficionados
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like those who aren't ready to resign themselves to soccer and the dog days of baseball season. We still have basketball, for a little while longer....
Celtics-Lakers Has Competitive Greatness Coming Out The Ass
Quietly, perhaps in a brief moment when floppy Derek Fisher wasn't butoh dancing for the refs, Celtics-Lakers became everything anyone could want in a basketball series....
Lakers-Celtics Continue NBA Finals Quest To Hang Another Colorful Bed Sheet From Their Rafters
The other major sporting event free of the incessant buzz of the vuvuzela in The Garden. Prepare for action shots of Maria Menounos attempting to trip Lamar Odom. [Image courtesy the brilliant Mocksession.com]...
Celtics Drooling With Pride After Big Win
The NBA Finals are tied at two and now we know how Big Baby got his name. Yes, everyone saw that. Also: Ew....
Weekend Winner: Suspect Refereeing
In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like complaining about the officiating in the NHL and NBA finals, a tradition as old as sport itself. The peanut gallery's louder than usual today, perhaps not without reason....
Last Night's Winner: Buddy Comedies
In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like the movie-going public that was treated to a hilarious preview of "Grown Ups" last night. If only all that basketball hadn't been in the way....
Celtics-Lakers To Decide Which Is The Best Franchise Ever Of The 2009-10 Season
Use this space to discuss the hugely important stakes of yet another Celtics-Lakers NBA championship. Place some bets about which of his films Jack Nicholson's smirk will be reminiscent of. I'm going with Wolf....
LA Times Writer Kicks Off Finals Fever With Questionable Paul-Pierce-Stabbing "Joke"
Championships are great. They force cities to lambaste other cities, get mayors to make cutesy bets with each other and let writers fire up the ol' Template-O-Tron 5000 and write "Guide to Hating [Opponent]" columns. The LA Times's Ted Green began early....