A little perspective, and a 2010 plan
As sad as it was to see the Angels fail to play "their game" in the ALCS, what happened in 2009 still has to be put in proper perspective.They had a terrific season under trying circumstances,...
View ArticleSigning Bobby Abreu a smart move
The Angels were not only smart; they were quick.On the day baseball's free agent market opened, they signed Bobby Abreu to a new, two-year contract with a club option for a third year.Give Tony Reagins...
View ArticlePromotions for Dennis Kuhl, John Carpino
The Angels announced today that they have promoted two of their top front-office figures in a realignment of the organization, with President Dennis Kuhl taking over as chairman and John Carpino,...
View ArticleThe Dish Rag has Moved!
Elizabeth Snead will continue her reporting of TV Entertainment at a new location. Please update your RSS feed URL's today to catch all of the stories on her new site!...
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'Law & Order' scene won't push Vonn from slippery slope
Lindsey Vonn as Alicia and Jeremy Sisto as Det. Cyrus Lupo on the upcoming May 24 episode of NBC's "Law & Order." (Eric Leibowitz / NBC) By Philip Hersh Lindsey Vonn has a scene on Law &...
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Streeter era -- or error -- costs USOC more than $1 million
The brief Stephanie Streeter era -- which should be called the Stephanie Streeter error -- cost the U.S. Olympic Committee more than $1 million. Streeter, who spent less than 10 months as acting chief...
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The buzz: Is Landis the fly who can finally sting Armstrong?
A colleague from my journalistic past, former newspaperman Dan Barreiro, e-mailed out of the blue yesterday to ask if I would go on his radio show (KFAN in Minneapolis) to talk about the Floyd Landis...
View ArticlePhilip Hersh: Can USOC avoid stain from new deal with BP?
The U.S. Olympic Committee is caught between a oil-covered rock and a dried tar hard place in its relationship with BP.In an economic climate where sponsorships are hard to find, the Olympic committee...
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Skaters Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker, once the future, are now history
Barely two years after being hailed as the next great U.S. pairs skating team, Keauna McLaughlin of Tarzana and Rockne Brubaker of Algonquin, Ill., are done skating together. McLaughlin, 17, has...
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U.S. strength with iron ball no one-shot deal
When a guy with a 6-foot-6, 320-pound body and an Olympic silver medal talks about creating a competitive monster, you figure he knows a little about the subject.So you can take Christian Cantwell's...
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The Babe wasn't the last woman to win long jump-high jump double medals
When Chaunte Howard Lowe won the high jump and finished second in the long jump Saturday at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Des Moines, I wrote that it was a rare double and that Lowe was...
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Hurdler Lolo Jones sees a different picture of herself in London Olympics
For four years after the 1996 Olympics, legendary Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj kept a photo on his bedroom wall of the fall in the 1,500-meter final that likely kept him from winning the race in...
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