Friday 18th May, 2012
Lakers, 76ers win NBA playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers have beaten Oklahoma City 99-96 in the NBA Western Conference playoffs, while Philadelphia have downed Boston 92-83 in the ...
Sam Amick: Lakers nip Thunder, narrow deficit to 2-1
GAME 7 at OKC, Sun. May 27, If Necessary LOS ANGELES -- The dour mood that had enveloped Lakers Nation was nowhere to be found inside the Lakers locker room early Friday night. All that ...
Bryant's poise, perfection key for Lakers
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster ...
NBA: LA Lakers 99, Oklahoma City 96
UPIKobe Bryant and Metta World Peace combined to hit six free throws down the stretch Friday to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 99-96 win over Oklahoma City. Los Angeles handed the Thunder their first ...
MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers 6, St. Louis 5
UPIA.J. Ellis drew a four-pitch, bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning Friday to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-5 win over St. Louis. St. Louis tied the game in the top of the ninth on a two-out ...
MLB: Los Angeles Angels 7, San Diego 2
UPIJered Weaver combined with two relievers on a three-hitter Friday that lifted the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-2 victory over San Diego. Weaver (6-1) bounced back from a poor outing against Texas to ...
Ellen Degeneres downsizes into 8,500-square-foot Beverly Hills home
Associated PressPortia de Rossi are moving no farther than a Hal Levitt-designed midcentury — also in Beverly Hills.DeGeneres' new 8,500-square-foot house, built in 1958, features walls of glass, soaring ...
California labor market stumbles in April; state loses 4,200 jobs
Associated PressCalifornia’s jobs engine sputtered in April as employers trimmed their payrolls, breaking a streak of eight consecutive months of employment growth.Employers shed 4,200 jobs, according to ...
16-Year-Old Shot In The Neck During School Carnival
CBS 2 KCAL 9WILMINGTON (CBS) -- A 16-year-old was shot in the neck Friday evening while attending a school carnival. A suspect, described as a Hispanic male in a blue hoodie, was seen fleeing the ...
L.A. man makes viral video honoring partner
ABC 7LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An emotional video made by an L.A. man is going viral on the Internet. It chronicles what happened right after tragedy struck the the man and his boyfriend. The video is called ...
Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller
Tampa Bay OnlineLOS ANGELES (AP) -- After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster Oklahoma ...
Dairy Council of California names new CEO
Sacramento BeeTammy Anderson-Wise has been named chief executive officer of the Sacramento-based Dairy Council of California.Anderson-Wise was formerly director of program services for the council, managing its ...
Lakers Gameday | 05/19/12 | Thunder
Los Angeles Lakers3 Turnovers in the entire game from the Hornets, who maximized their possessions. L.A. committed 13 turnovers, five alone from Kobe Bryant. 8 Points for Pau Gasol, who killed the Hornets in the ...
Teen Shot at Wilmington Church Carnival
KTLA 5WILMINGTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- A 16-year-old boy was shot in the neck at a church carnival Friday night. The shooting happened at Saints Peter and Paul Church on Bay Avenue just before 9 p.m. ...
Kobe keeps Lakers out of 0-3 hole
TVNZSource: Reuters Kobe Bryant refused to let a second successive game slip through his fingers as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 99-96 in a cliffhanger today to avoid going ...
Bryant's 36 points help Lakers cut deficit to 2-1
Sports IllustratedLOS ANGELES (AP) -- After two straight exhausting playoff games that went down to the last gasp, Kobe Bryant knows the Los Angeles Lakers can't hope to keep up with the younger, faster ...
Dodgers hope Kershaw keeps pitching like an ace
Los Angeles DodgersIn full Cy Young mode after tossing seven scoreless innings in his last start, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw will try and keep it going on Saturday against the Cardinals at Dodger Stadium. ...
Venice Beach expects a zip-line attraction this summer
LA TimesForget the 200-foot-tall Ferris wheel. Venice Beach is about to get a zip line this summer. The Venice Neighborhood Council this week approved the installation of a 720-foot zip-line ride to run for ...
Cold Case: Family Secret May Solve Bugsy Murder
NBC Los AngelesSometimes only someone close to a killer can recognize them, unless that person comes forward -- and without DNA evidence – unsolved murders become cold cases that never leave the deep ...
USC Students Killed: Arrest Made By LAPD For The Murder Of Two Chinese USC Students
Huffington PostLOS ANGELES -- Two young men were arrested Friday in the killings of two University of Southern California graduate students from China who were shot in an apparent robbery attempt last month near ...
Guardian Angels Babysit Soldiers’ Pets When They’re On The Front Line
CBS 2 KCAL 9LOS ANGELES (CBS) -- They're a group of people who care for beloved pets when soldiers are at war. It's an organization called ';Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pet.'; And ...
Lakers dig deeper, finally beat Thunder
MSNBCKobe Bryant didn't miss on 18 free throws and scored 36 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied for a 99-96 victory over Oklahoma City in Game 3 on Friday ...
Serial Arsonist Targeting South LA Neighborhood
KTLA 5EAST LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Residents are worried a serial arsonist may be responsible for a pair of car fires in an East L.A. neighborhood. L.A. County Fire Department investigators say two ...
After Cards tie it, Dodgers win on walk-off walk
Los Angeles DodgersSTL@LAD: Loney singles home the go-ahead run LOS ANGELES -- Despite losing manager Don Mattingly to a third-inning ejection, second baseman Mark Ellis to a seventh-inning leg injury and two ...
M. Ellis exits inning after takeout slide
Los Angeles Dodgers'); } LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers second baseman Mark Ellis became the latest casualty Friday night when he was injured on a takeout slide by Cardinals second baseman Tyler Greene. With one out ...
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