SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer You have to hand it to the National Football League. There is a reason that in the last […]
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Pilot error cited in helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant
Wave Wire Services CALABASAS — Federal investigators have concluded that pilot error was the cause of the Jan. 26, 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash that killed […]
Black History Month spotlight on sports
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer On Jan. 31, 1988, Doug Williams became the first Black quarterback to play in a Super Bowl. Williams threw four […]
Super Bowl LV matchup features Brady vs. Mahomes
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer It could be the passing of the torch. Or it could be a win for wisdom and experience […]
Fans remember Kobe Bryant on anniversary of crash
Staff and Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Basketball fans — here and across the country — remembered Kobe Bryant Jan. 26 on the first anniversary […]
Baseball world mourns the death of Hank Aaron
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The baseball world lost another all-time great when Hank Aaron died Jan. 22. Aaron was an outfielder who […]
NTSB to conduct hearing into Bryant helicopter crash
Wave Wire Services CALABASAS — Nearly a year after a helicopter crash killed Laker legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, the […]
Clippers, Lakers may be on playoff collision course
By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Last summer, as the NBA playoffs began in a bubble in Orlando, Florida, many of us were anxiously anticipated the […]
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SPORTS DIGEST With quarterback questions, Rams head to chilly Green Bay By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer The NFL playoffs, like the postseasons for most professional […]
Coronavirus dominated the year in sports, too
SPORTS DIGEST By Don Wanlass Contributing Writer Just like it was in the news pages, coronavirus was the sports story of the year in 2020. […]