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Planned AEG sale muddies Los Angeles sports future
A for-sale sign for the owner of the Staples Center arena, the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, Major League Soccer's LA Galaxy and a stake in the LA Lakers ...
AEG, owner of LA's Kings, Staples arena, for sale
Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of the Staples Center arena and the NHL's Los Angeles Kings, and the top contender to build a stadium and ...
Column: Going out in style _ 'K Boys' golden again
They collected their rewards half a world away, in front of a crowd packed with enough big shots to rival the shine of the gold hanging from their ...
Dwight Howard to Lakers in 4-team, 12-player deal
Dwight Howard held some of the championship trophies in the Los Angeles Lakers' facility Friday, the first act of the next phase of his NBA career.
Kobe not Kobe so far for US men's Olympic team
Kobe Bryant is the most popular basketball player on the planet, the star of stars in a glittering galaxy of them on the U.S. men's Olympic team.
Lopez to Hornets in 3-team trade now official
The Hornets, Suns and Timberwolves have completed a three-team deal that will send 7-foot center Robin Lopez and forward Hakim Warrick from Phoenix ...
AP source: Lopez joins Hornets in 3-team trade
The Hornets, Suns and Timberwolves have agreed to a multiplayer trade sending 7-foot center Robin Lopez and forward Hakim Warrick from Phoenix to New ...
Source: Antawn Jamison will sign with Lakers
Antawn Jamison is joining up with Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash to chase a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jamison will sign a one-year deal ...
Lin's departure a surprise to ex-coach, teammates
Mike D'Antoni was there for the start of Linsanity, Kobe Bryant on the wrong end of its greatest highlight. Neither imagined next season opening ...
Griffin out, Davis has shot for US basketball team
Anthony Davis was seated on the court, the best players in the world towering above him. The NBA rookie had just been fouled while making a 3-pointer, ...
Clippers' Griffin out of Olympics with knee injury
Blake Griffin will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee and the U.S. forward will miss the Olympics. Griffin returned to Los Angeles ...
Steve Nash surprised to find himself with Lakers
Steve Nash knew the scene was more than a bit surreal when he stood in the Los Angeles Lakers' training complex, grinning and holding up a gold No.
Williams signs Nets deal, Griffin extends in LA
Deron Williams hit the jackpot in Las Vegas, and Blake Griffin signed on for a few more years in Los Angeles. Free agents in the NBA could finally ...
Clippers sign Griffin to 5-year extension
The Los Angeles Clippers have signed All-Star forward Blake Griffin to a five-year contract extension that could be worth up to $95 million. The team ...
Lakers owner Jerry Buss treated for dehydration
Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is being treated at a hospital for dehydration. Lakers spokesman John Black confirmed Tuesday that Buss is in a ...
Steve Nash elaborates on reasons he chose Lakers
Steve Nash could have earned more money while enjoying the twilight of his remarkable NBA career in Manhattan, his offseason home. Or he could have ...
Suns have busy 4th in readying for life after Nash
The Phoenix Suns are off and running in their roster makeover to face life after Steve Nash. On the same night the team sent their two-time MVP point ...
AP Source: Suns, Dragic reach 4-year deal
Goran Dragic is coming back to Phoenix, where he is likely to take over point guard duties for the departed Steve Nash. The Suns reached an agreement ...
AP Source: Gordon agrees to max deal with Suns
Restricted free agent guard Eric Gordon has agreed to a four-year deal with the Phoenix Suns worth about $58 million, a person familiar with the talks ...
Williams returning to Jazz; Odom heads to LA
Mo Williams will be reunited with the Utah Jazz as part of a four-team deal that will send Lamar Odom back to Los Angeles for a second chance with the ...
AP sources: Timberwolves making run at Pau Gasol
The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying hard to land Pau Gasol. If they have to part with the highest draft choice in franchise history after just one ...
Aspire: Magic Johnson's channel for black families
As the crowd counted down, Magic Johnson pulled a large silver lever jutting from a box labeled "ASPiRE." With that, his new cable network went live.
Warriors coach Mark Jackson target of extortion
Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson said Thursday that he and his family were the targets of an extortion attempt related to an extramarital ...