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Lengthy L.A. Police Chase Brought To End By Random Dude On The Street
A random pedestrian news outlets alternately referred to as “heroic” and “crazy” brought a wild Los Angeles police chase to an end as he stepped in front of the suspect’s car, ending the hour-long pursuit....
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Alleged Taxi Thief Handing Out Money To Kids During Car Chase [UPDATE]
L.A. cops have been chasing a Prius for more than an two hours in an attempt to arrest the man they believe stole the very taxicab he’s driving. (As might be expected given the auto model, it’s a slow-speed chase.) The driver/alleged armed robber has been driving through neighborhoods as kids get ou...
The NFL Wants Two Teams In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles stadium game is getting serious: this week, NFL owners will hear two different proposals for new stadiums in L.A. And as the Los Angeles Times revealed yesterday, each stadium would be designed to hold two different NFL teams....
L.A. Police Chase Results In Live, Televised Gunfight
A man police say is suspected of kidnapping led Los Angeles officers on a chase through south L.A. before stepping out of his car and firing a handgun at cops—before taking a barrage of return fire and seeking cover. All four Los Angeles major network affiliates covered the battle live—despite polic...
Report: AEG Throws In The Towel On Downtown L.A.'s Farmers Field
Sports and entertainment behemoth AEG has admitted defeat for one of its signature projects—Farmers Field, the proposed downtown Los Angeles NFL stadium—with the Los Angeles Times reporting that AEG “has informed city officials that it will not seek an extension of an April 17 deadline to secure a t...
Holy Shit, Don't Fuck With This Dodgers Lineup
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Madman Brings <i>Grand Theft Auto</i> To Life In Los Angeles
Police chases happen seemingly every day in the City of Angels, but here's a man fleeing police who wrecks his car, jumps out, and carjacks a bystander before driving away (on the wrong side of the road, naturally). He's still on the run (and in rush hour traffic)....
L.A. Police Chase Features Bonus Coverage Of Parking Lot Fight
Television viewers watching a Los Angeles-area police chase got an added bonus today when the fleeing suspect drove past a parking lot in which dudes were beating each other up. No, the chase did not happen in Temecula. ...
Rams Owner Who Just Bought Land In L.A. Is Ignoring St. Louis
It appears that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke is pulling out all the stops in an effort to terrify the city of St. Louis into believing it is about to lose its NFL team. Not only has he purchased land suitable for an NFL stadium in L.A., he's also refusing to speak to St. Louis city leaders who ...
Raiders Pretend To Be Interested In San Antonio
The San Antonio Raiders! That'd be weird, huh? One report says that owner Mark Davis took an exploratory visit to the city earlier this month, since the Raiders' lease in Oakland expires after this NFL season....
Rams Owner Buys Stadium-Sized Site In Los Angeles
There have been so many rumors and pie-in-the-sky dreams about a Los Angeles football stadium that we won't believe it's happening until they actually cut the ribbon. But so far, nothing has come to nothing because those dreams were held by rich men hoping to lure an NFL team to L.A. This one's diff...
Lamar Odom Arrested For Suspected DUI
Things continue to get worse for Lamar Odom. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Odom was arrested in Los Angeles at 3:54 a.m. Friday morning and booked on suspicion of DUI. The details are sad:...
KISS Is Now Supporting An Arena Football Team
For anyone wondering what the rock band KISS was up to these days, members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have bought an Arena Football League expansion team in Los Angeles. So, everything's going well....
Steve Nash "Knows How To Rub Off A Man"
Not with speed, necessarily, but with—actually, just forget it. If you need me, I'll be in the corner giggling with my 13-year-old-sense-of-humored peers. ...
Live Los Angeles Police Standoff Features Suspect Doing Whippit After Whippit [UPDATE: Video Highlights]
This is amazing. A slow-speed Los Angeles car chase that began as a DUI pursuit appears to have stalled, as the suspect sits in his car, filling up balloon after balloon from a canister, then inhaling the contents. He's surrounded by police with guns drawn....
Los Angeles Got Its Football Stadium, Now It Just Needs A Team
Reuters reported yesterday that the Los Angeles City Council approved a plan that would put a $1.2 billion football stadium in downtown L.A. called by 2016. Called "Farmer's Field", the stadium will be adjacent to the Staples Center, potentially threatening L.A. Live's status as one of our most und...
The Devils Had A Grand Old Time At The Clubs After Their Game 6 Loss
Here we go again. Time to have that age-old debate over whether it's acceptable for athletes to have fun and go out partying after losing a championship. It seems like we just had this argument four months ago, but the answer remains the same: Yes, it is always acceptable. ...
Does The NFL Really Want A Team In Los Angeles?
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
Holy Shit Los Angeles, You Might Have The Worst Sports Fans In America
First, a fan tries to rush the court at the Staples Center. Then we read about a group of Dodgers fans stalking and beating Giants fans after last night's game, critically injuring one. Eight years ago, the same sort of incident ended in murder in the parking lot. Stabbings in Anaheim. Another murde...
Your Balls Are Not Ready For This Most Manly Of MMA Events
Because two people kicking the shit out of each other in a semi-sanctioned bloodsport wasn't nearly hardcore enough, now we're doing it with only combatants with criminal records. Are you ready for Cages Vs. Cons, an upcoming event from the minds that brought you Felony Fights™? No, of course not,...