Big night in NBA: I’ve got the winners of all four games right here
The NBA playoffs started with 16 teams, and we’re about two weeks into it and darned if there aren’t still 13 teams left. As the quest continues to see who advances up until they play the Heat, I take...
View ArticleFrustrated assistant sports editor tries to solve riddle of DVL softball...
Move over Da Vinci Code. Kentucky Fried Chicken you can keep your 11 secret herbs and spices. There is a new mystery that the wisest minds are trying to crack — how to break a three-way tie atop the...
View ArticleDVL softball three-way tie resolved by coin flips: And the winner is …
The riddle has been solved as it pertains to the seeding for the top three teams in the Desert Valley League softball standings. With Palm Desert’s 5-1 victory over La Quinta on Thursday, the Aztecs...
View ArticleCIF should look at rule that ended Shadow Hills softball’s playoff dream
Technically what Shadow Hills did prior to Tuesday’s game was against the CIF playoff rules. Tehcnically the way Mary Star of the Sea fans and players took video with their cell phones wasn’t illegal....
View ArticleShort Film: The little sports drink that tried to take down Gatorade
Have you heard of the sports drink PowerBurst? Unless you played for the San Francisco 49ers in the mid-1980s, you probably haven’t. USC student filmmakers and brothers Ed and Alec Lesnick detail the...
View ArticleDesert Sun staffers predict NBA Finals Game 7
When a moment as big as an NBA Finals Game 7 happens it resonates not just on the sports deck at the newspaper, but around the newsroom as a whole. I asked the NBA fans in the room for a prediction of...
View ArticleBusy night for Ex-USC quarterbacks fighting for NFL jobs
Three diffirent former Trojans played meaningful preseason NFL games on Friday night with mixed results. Mark Sanchez, Carson Palmer and Matt Barkley all saw action. Here’s how they did. MARK SANCHEZ,...
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SCREEN PASS: “Rush” races past typical sports movie traps
It’s time for another Screen Pass, our occasional series of reviews of movies that have a sports angle to them. Full disclosure: When I entered the theater I knew that the Ron Howard auto racing movie...
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Zach Johnson joins Humana Challenge; celebrity field dropped
Zach Johnson, seen Sept. 16 at the BMW Championship in Lake Forest, Ill., is among the players announced Wednesday at Humana Challenge media day. (Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated Press)LA QUINTA...
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Full Olympic TV schedule: Finally, everything in one place
You’ve asked for it and here it is: A full TV listing for the Winter Olympics. Here is the most important thing to know in reading this huge list: All the events on NBC are listed in Pacific time,...
View ArticleLa Quinta officially out as semifinal game starts without them
Anyone holding out hope for a last-second reprieve for the La Quinta High School girls’ soccer team, can stop holding their breath. The CIF Division V semifinal game has started and La Quinta isn’t in...
View ArticleMusings from an hour and a half at the Kraft
The Kraft definitely does not get the love it deserves as one of the best ways to spend a day in the desert. Perfect weater. The best athletes in the world at their sport. Friendly volunteers. You name...
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