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Steve Ballmer is giving the Clippers a <i>Pretty Woman</i> makeoverAs part of their attempt to emancipate themselves from the Lakers and rebrand their image, Steve Ballmer took the LA Clippers out on a shopping spree and unveiled the images of their new logo and uniforms to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. ...

The Los Angeles Kings are getting itchyRarely is it a good sign when, A) the head coach is being asked if his job is in jeopardy, and B) the coach doesn’t have much of a problem with that being asked. That’s where the Los Angeles Kings, along with coach Todd McClellan, find themselves after either losing or tying their 12th of 14 games l...

You're reading this correctly: The Kings might actually be the best team in hockeyYou’d be forgiven if you’ve lost track of the Los Angeles Kings for a while. We’re coming up on 10 years since their last Stanley Cup. They haven’t won a round in the playoffs since, with four pretty inglorious dirt naps in the first round in the interim. They threw up (maybe literally) some pretty ...

L.A. Kings, Pacific Division prove why overtime and the shootout are a plague upon society

The idea that the NHL regular season is just an 82-game preseason is maybe the last vestige of a time when 16 of the then-21 teams made the playoffs. These days, when exactly half the teams are culled, some genuinely decent teams don’t make it. Teams like the Knights last year can rack up over 90 po...

The waiting is the hardest part

The Colorado Avalanche are waiting. And waiting for a Stanley Cup Finals opponent hasn’t treated those favorably in returning from mini-vacations in the past. We’re finishing up the 35th NHL postseason in which first-round games are contested as a best of seven, starting in 1987 and featured every y...

How every team will lose in the 2022 NHL playoffs

As the chase to the Stanley Cup begins, the Eastern and Western Conferences have completely different outlooks. Colorado or Calgary look the part to be the Western Conference champions, and I’m not sure there’s anything the rest of the field of six can do about it. The Eastern Conference is as wide ...

Enough with Barry Melrose

Dear God, don’t ever let Barry Melrose broadcast another hockey game ever again....

It’s Not a Fluffy Lion Who’s Accused of Sexual Harassment, But a Real Person

Bailey, the Los Angeles Kings’ mascot, is a lion, and apparently one who, through the magic of corporate sponsorship, loves fancy popcorn....