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Fact-Checking Latest Prop 26, Prop 27 Attack Ads in CA Sports Betting Battle 6r4wv
In recent weeks, the latest blows were traded in the fight for California sports betting supremacy. Prop 26 and Prop 27 each released negative ads targeted toward one another. They were the newest pieces of advertising campaigns that have dominated California airwaves and totaled up to $218 million in spending. Those ads are becoming increasingly vitriolic. […] 3b2d55
Origin Stories of the Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, Clippers Team Names 3d66q
Probably no other city in America has more peculiar origin stories for its sports teams than Los Angeles. Sure, the City of Angels has the Angels … but they’re in Anaheim, situated in an entirely different county. Why are the Lakers not the Pacifics? And just exactly what are the LA Dodgers trying to “dodge”? […]
Major California Newspaper Urges Readers to Vote No on Prop 26 and Prop 27 2b4u4k
One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s leading news sources has published a scathing editorial against California sports betting, advocating no votes on both Prop 26 and Prop 27. “The last thing California needs is more gambling,” the Mercury News wrote in an editorial published July 29. The paper warns against an industry that “often […]
Matthew Stafford NFL MVP Odds: Rams QB Is a Dark Horse in 2022 2b6dp
The 7 Best Vin Scully Calls in Dodgers Baseball History 3y6p3h
When Vin Scully retired following the 2016 season, he closed a chapter of Los Angeles Dodgers history. Scully, a Ford C. Frick Award winner, was the last active connection to the Dodgers’ days in Brooklyn. His first season in the booth was 1950, when he did simulcasts for television and radio. Over the span of […]
Inside the History of the Hollywood Stars, Who Played in LA Long Before the Dodgers 3r1u66
When the Dodgers and Giants moved from New York to California prior to the 1958 season, it opened a new market for Major League Baseball. But it also served as the death knell of top-level minor league baseball in California. Prior to 1958, a popular baseball team played in Hollywood, in the shade of the […]
The First MLB All-Star Game Played in Los Angeles 406v42
The only reason Los Angeles got to host its first MLB All-Star Game back in 1959 was what the Chicago Tribune called the “greed of selfish, shortsighted, spoiled ballplayers.” Well, it wasn’t completely untrue. But the full story illustrates how the economics of baseball were changing rapidly in the late 1950s, following the bold move […]
The Fabled Baseball History of the San Francisco Seals 27211n
Professional baseball in California was born long before the before the Dodgers and Giants took a train out west. It predated the Athletics bolting from Philly for the Bay Area. It even was around prior to television and even radio beam across the continent. One of the best teams in the country played in San […]
LAFC Hope Gareth Bale is the Missing Piece 2k214
Earlier this week, Los Angeles FC announced the acquisition of Gareth Bale. The announced contract is 12 months and can be extended into 2024. Bale transfers from Real Madrid, where he finished out a six-year contract and a nine-year stay with the most valuable football team in the world. He helped the club win several […]
Top 5 Trades in Los Angeles Sports History 474y2p
The history of Los Angeles sports is rich and filled with memorable moments and championships. Of course, team success is achieved with great talent. There have been numerous athletes who helped the Dodgers, Lakers, Rams, Kings, Clippers, and (formerly) Raiders to success in southern California. Sometimes those elite athletes have been acquired via blockbuster trades. […]