Here’s Our Los Angeles Angels All-Time Team. Do You Agree?
So you think the Angels are the other team in Los Angeles? The little brother to the Dodgers? That may be true when you count up pennants and World Series titles. That may even be true when you line up the legends who wore the Dodger Blue and those few who have been in the […]
Here’s Our San Diego Padres All-Time Team. Do You Agree?
The San Diego Padres have hit middle age, the stage where many men are buying convertibles and doing the combover. Maybe the franchise, founded in 1969, needs vanity like that: The Padres are still seeking their first World Series championship. At least the weather’s great, right? Losing in San Diego is better than winning in […]
Here’s Our San Francisco Giants All-Time Team. Do You Agree?
When team owner Horace Stoneham announced the move of his New York Giants to San Francisco for the 1958 season, he pleaded financial distress. “If I can’t keep the lights on, how can the boys play ball?” Stoneham asked. Under the pressure of declining attendance and faced with a ballpark (the Polo Grounds in Manhattan) […]
Ranking the 10 Greatest California Sports Teams of All Time — College and Pro
In a society where there is just too much consensus, this list is crafted to make you argue, California. Express your differences, for once. California is home to scores of professional and college teams that have risen to their respective pinnacles since USC beat Loyola Marymount, 40-0, in the first college football game in the […]
Here’s Our Los Angeles Dodgers All-Time Team. Do You Agree?
When the Brooklyn Dodgers moved west to Los Angeles before the 1958 season, it broke the hearts of many baseball fans in New York. But that heartbreak has all but disappeared, and the franchise feels as much a part of LA as the Hollywood sign, palm trees, and hopeful actors working as baristas. The Dodgers […]
The 10 Best Clippers Games on the 2022-23 NBA Schedule
The Los Angeles Clippers enter the 2022-23 NBA season with sky-high hopes. And with the NBA releasing its full schedule this month, we figured it’d be a good time to list the 10 biggest must-watch games for the Clippers this season. But first, let’s chat. Los Angeles’ legacy — and we use the term legacy lightly […]
Gene Autry: How America’s ‘Singing Cowboy’ Brought the Angels to Southern California in 1961
The Los Angeles Dodgers are wildly popular and successful. They share the LA market with a second team, one which is less iconic, for sure. But the heritage of the Los Angeles Angels is woven into the story of one of America’s most successful movie stars and singers. Without the temerity and media savvy of […]
Who Could Be the Angels’ Next Owner? Our 10 Favorite Candidates
Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno posited last week that he may divest himself of the other Major League Baseball team in the greater LA area. A $2.2 billion Forbes valuation — ninth-highest in MLB — might have a lot to do with that. Or he might be as tired of it as Angels fans […]
The 10 Best Warriors Games on the 2022-23 NBA Schedule
The Golden State Warriors are two things. One: They are one of the current betting favorites across multiple sportsbooks to win next year’s NBA title. Two: They are the closest thing to a dynasty the Association has seen since the 1990s-era Chicago Bulls. Simply, the Warriors squad is elite. Three-point record holder and 2022 Finals MVP Steph Curry […]
The 10 Best Lakers Games on the 2022-23 NBA Schedule
The NBA released its 2022-23 schedule in August, and there are plenty of marquee games Lakers fans will want to circle. As the Lakers’ season goes, so goes the league — or so they say. In other words, when the world famous Purple and Gold are winning, the NBA product is more marketable because fans […]