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Helene Elliott has been a member of the Los Angeles Times' sports department since 1989. She was hired as a baseball writer and covered the ...
Jonathan Quick gives Kings an usual strength: great goaltending
October 24, 2011
For perspective on the significance of Jonathan Quick's club-record shutout streak of 188 minutes and 10 seconds and historic three straight shutouts, consider this:
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It's not a football factory, but Luke Sweeney is working hard
October 19, 2011
The leading rusher in college football gets no special privileges on campus. He doesn't even have an athletic scholarship.
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Sharks go to great depths to become stronger
October 17, 2011
Doug Wilson said he saw no reason to change the chemistry of the San Jose Sharks, the only team that reached the NHL's final four each of the last two seasons.
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Ducks' top line makes it a memorable night in 4-2 win over Blues
October 16, 2011
The Ducks had long ago designated Sunday as "Corey Perry Night" to honor the right wing for leading the NHL in goals and being voted the league's most valuable player last season.
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All Vinny Del Negro can do is wait
October 15, 2011
It figures, doesn't it?
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NHL's discipline chief gets backup on head-injury punishments
October 10, 2011
The NHL gave Brendan Shanahan a hammer. And though the new czar of discipline is swinging it more forcefully than anyone expected, the league insists the hammer won't be replaced with a feather.
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Janet Evans churns toward 2012 London Olympics
October 7, 2011
Stroking through the water confidently and surely was as satisfying as Janet Evans remembered. So was the pure joy of getting her body to obey her mind.
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Brendan Shanahan gives NHL's disciplinary system some validity
October 3, 2011
The Stanley Cup has been hugged, kissed and photographed thousands of times and dented at least once since June, when the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks to win their first championship since 1972.
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This is a time for NBA negotiating, not ultimatums
September 29, 2011
The NBA's players and owners will resume labor negotiations Friday in New York and agreed to meet throughout the weekend if they find enough reasons to keep the conversation going, urgency finally kicking in as the window rapidly closes to complete a deal and start the season on time Nov. 1.
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Usain Bolt makes fast friends
September 27, 2011
Ten kids from the Los Angeles-based STAR after-school program accomplished something Tuesday most world-class sprinters haven't done in a while: They outraced the world's fastest man, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, over 100 meters.
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Angels can't see first place for the tease
September 22, 2011
The Angels were doing it again, teasing us into thinking they could sneak into the playoffs through the wild-card door after Texas outdistanced them atop the American League West.
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NHL fans can understand pain of NBA fans
September 19, 2011
If you've been paying attention to the NBA's labor woes, this statement should sound familiar:
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Kings paying a price for Drew Doughty holdout
September 17, 2011
Drew Doughty and his agent, Don Meehan, are entitled to ask the Kings for as many millions of dollars as their calculators have digits.
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Families persevere 10 years after 9/11 took L.A. Kings scouts
September 9, 2011
In his official Kings photo, Mark Bavis smiles confidently, his blue eyes gazing toward a boundless future.
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Local hockey community reeling after Russian plane crash
September 7, 2011
Ruslan Salei's hockey career led him away from Anaheim after nine seasons with the Ducks but his heart remained in Southern California.
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Lakers bench steps up in win
December 14, 2007
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker were missing from the San Antonio Spurs' lineup Thursday, each resting a sprained ankle and unable to play against the Lakers.
