From the Archives: Selig Zoo entrance
The former entrance to the Selig Zoo sat for years following the zoo’s closing in the 1920s.
For the Record
Sneaker stores: In the Dec. 9 Business section, an article about the proliferation of sneaker retailers in downtown Los Angeles incorrectly identified the vice president of the Jordan Brand in North America as Mitch Drummond. Scott Dixon is vice president and general manager of the brand in North…
Dwyane Wade’s last game in L.A. is a nostalgic ode to stellar career
Dwyane Wade tapped his fist over his heart and waved to the crowd, touched by the video tribute the Lakers played Monday night during his last game in Los Angeles before he retires. Wade has resisted becoming swamped by nostalgia during his 16th and final NBA season because he’s still in the moment,…
NBA: Thunder get a little payback against Jazz
Paul George heard the “MVP! MVP!” chants from the sellout crowd, and while the Oklahoma City star appreciated them, he was happier the Thunder had just beaten the foe that ended their season last spring. George scored 31 points as the Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 122-113 on Monday night.
The Thunder…
James defends against Wade’s potential game-tying shot to give Lakers 108-105 win
LeBron James scored 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Dwyane Wade’s 15-point performance in the second half of the superstars’ probable final on-court meeting for a 108-105 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday night.
The game appropriately ended with James guarding Wade, who missed…
Clippers need overtime to beat shorthanded and struggling Suns
When it was over and the Clippers had just barely survived a shorthanded and struggling Suns team, LA gladly accepted that it won a 123-119 overtime game over Phoenix Monday night at Talking Stick Resort Arena before 12,086 fans.
“We won. That’s all you need to do,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said….
MLB: Tyson Ross and Tigers agree to one-year contract
Free-agent right-hander Tyson Ross and the Detroit Tigers on Monday reached an agreement on a one-year, $5.75-million contract.
Ross, 31, had an 8-9 record with a 4.15 earned-run average last season between San Diego and St. Louis.
Ross is 43-65 with a 3.95 ERA in nine seasons. He made his debut…
NFL: Raiders fire GM Reggie McKenzie; Jon Gruden distances himself from move
The Oakland Raiders have fired general manager Reggie McKenzie less than two years after he was named the NFL’s executive of the year.
A person familiar with the move said McKenzie was let go Monday from the position he had held for almost seven seasons. The person spoke on condition of anonymity…
Kings can’t break through against Jimmy Howard in 3-1 loss to Red Wings
Willie Desjardins lingered in the hallway for a few moments after his postgame media session finished. He turned to a team official with a slight shake of his head, a look of exasperation just short of resignation.
The interim Kings coach couldn’t have asked for much more from his team in the third…
Angels reportedly pursued pitchers Nathan Eovaldi and Patrick Corbin before they signed elsewhere
Before most had settled into the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino workrooms in Las Vegas for the first day of baseball’s winter meetings, the Angels on Monday had already churned the rumor mill.
An early report from The Athletic indicated the Angels had put in contract offers on free-agent starting…