Sparks show that it's not how you start, it's how you finish
The Sparks walked into Staples Center on Friday night facing the Minnesota Lynx in their final home game of the regular season with playoffs on the line. A win would mean a trip to the post-season; a...
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A new collection of James Baldwin's writings
"Writers are obliged, at some point, to realize that they are involved in a language that they must change," James Baldwin wrote. "And for a black writer in this country to be born into the English...
View ArticlePan Pac update: Michael Phelps out of 200 medley
Michael Phelps withdrew Saturday morning from the preliminary heats of the 200-meter individual medley at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, meaning there would be no rematch against rival Ryan...
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Football and art collide at LACMA
Well-known for her documentary photography, Catherine Opie has turned her introspective lens to the all-American pastime of high school football in her most recent collection: "Catherine Opie:...
View ArticleLakers Chat: Team USA vs. Lithuania
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Sunday shows: Blagojevich, Karzai, Gen. Odierno
ABC This Week with Christiane Amanpour: President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. Bloomberg Political Capital with Al Hunt: Gary Gensler, Commodities Futures Trading Commissioner. CBS Face the Nation...
View ArticleAngels reach triple figures ... in lineups; Pineiro encouraged by progress
The Angels will not win 100 games this season like they did in 2008, but they did reach triple figures in lineups Saturday, the combination of Bobby Abreu and Howie Kendrick in the first two spots with...
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Meredith Vieira, Maura Tierney make a pitch against cancer at Fenway Park
Actress and breast cancer survivor Maura Tierney and "Today" show host Meredith Vieira stepped up Friday for Boston's Jimmy Fund, throwing out the first pitch together before the home team Red Sox...
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Emmys Creative Arts: Winners list
We're live blogging the Creative Arts Emmys, bringing you the winners as they are announced. Surprisingly, the producers are pushing this show along by interrupting winners with orchestra music to...
View ArticlePeter Bourjos has huge day to lead Angels to 9-3 win over Twins
Rookie center fielder Peter Bourjos led the Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Target Field on Saturday, hitting a key two-run home run in the second inning, a run-scoring triple in...
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'True Blood' Saturdays': 'We will eat you after we eat your children'
The big "True Blood" story this week was the show ending up on the cover of Rolling Stone. Only it wasn't a particularly chaste cover. The series' three stars -- Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyers and...
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