It's the best of times and the worst of times for the Angeleno sports fan.
There's still no NFL, and none on the near horizon, which seems to bother the NFL more than it does L.A.
Jack Nicholson's once again grinning like a pre-lobotomy Randle Patrick McMurphy since his pet franchise, the Lakers, has returned to respectability -- and the NBA Finals.
The Dodgers won the NL West last season, but it was all thanks to a player, Manny Ramirez, who went wack with the bat over a three-month haul in
Mr. Bungle: Tony Peña helped screw the D-Backs in the eighth last night.
One single out. Just three little strikes.
That's all the Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen -- or more specifically, Tony Peña -- needed to protect a five-run lead with two away in the bottom of the eighth versus the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. But instead of landing that lone K (or generating any kind of an out) to end the inning, the Venezuelan right-hander walked in a run with the bases loaded, kicking off a come-from
Bank One Ballpark was touted as a powerful economic engine for downtown. Data show, however, that BOB has fueled sales mostly for BOB. The meager spillover doesn't bode well for the Arizona Cardinals' stadium aspirations.
Things looked mighty bleak midway through Arizona State's baseball game against North Carolina yesterday afternoon. Then, down 4-0 in an elimination game at Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium, the Sun Devils loaded the bases for previously unsung outfielder Kole Calhoun.
Calhoun deposited a pitch into the right-field bleachers to tie the game, and later smashed a double into the gap to give ASU a lead it never relinquished en route to a 12-5 win.
Calhoun, who went to high school out in Buckeye
