Leading off this week’s bucket o’ notes: Who goes farther in this year’s playoffs? Lakers? Kings? Or none of the above? www.ocregister.com/2026/04/18/a...

Some thoughts on the life and career of Garret Anderson, and his importance in the lineup of an Angels club that was awfully good in the early 2000s. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/17/a...

With Anaheim Ducks’ radio play-by-play man Steve Carroll hanging ‘em up, revisiting what I wrote about his career earlier this season. www.ocregister.com/2025/12/25/a...

No, the Lakers are absolutely not the "team nobody wants to play" in the playoffs, the way they were a couple of weeks ago before Doncic and Reaves were hurt. That said, can they hold on until their injured stars get back? www.ocregister.com/2026/04/13/a...

Gabriela Jaquez should be a top 3 WNBA draft pick. No player did more to win her team a championship in recent memory. #UCLA

Is there a modern college sports mechanism that would fairly compensate the athletes, provide some freedom of movement for them yet limit the chaos we currently see with the transfer portal? Funny you should ask ... www.ocregister.com/2026/04/11/a...

When Los Angeles was awarded the 2028 Olympic Games in 2017, it seemed like such a good idea. Now? Eh, maybe not so much. That and more in this week's bucket o' notes. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/10/a...

We asked readers what they would change about watching sports in SoCal. They didn’t disappoint. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/07/a...

For those who missed it as the calendar turned from February to March: UCLA's Cori Close, talking about the balance between commitment to the process and attacking it with joy. A month or so later, we see how that approach paid off. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/28/a...

Leading off today's bucket o' notes: If a player embarrasses an umpire he gets ejected. But what if it's technology that shows up the ump? Also: Recalling a UCLA women's basketball title achieved before the NCAA even acknowledged women's hoops. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/04/a...

Best team in town? Best show in town? Why not UCLA women’s basketball? www.ocregister.com/2026/04/01/a...

Some observations from the Dodgers' Championship Afterglow weekend ... (Among them: Tatiana Tate, playing the trumpet for Edwin Diaz, needs to be a regular at The Ravine. This is the best reliever intro seen here since the Eric Gagne “Game Over” days ...) www.ocregister.com/2026/03/29/a...

OK, readers, it's your turn. What would you do to improve the fan experience with your favorite team? (One answer per respondent, please.) That and more in today's bucket o' notes. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/27/a...

Is the wonderful insanity known as March Madness - and the idea that the underdog has a chance to make magic - in jeopardy thanks to college sports' new payroll-driven reality? www.ocregister.com/2026/03/25/a...

For a program with such a rich championship tradition, UCLA finds itself in the squishy middle of so-called bluebloods - good enough to get to The Madness, not good enough to get out of the first weekend. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/22/a...

When UCLA faces UConn Sunday night, it'll match Mick Cronin and Dan Hurley, friends and practitioners of the same style of coaching. It's not for everybody, certainly. But for players who are willing to be coached hard, it works. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/21/a...

We thought UCLA's Mick Cronin was kidding when he suggested a need for some "late night oral surgery" after Skyy Clark's broken tooth Friday night. He wasn't. And when he met the media to discuss Sunday's game against UConn, Clark's smile was fairly dazzling. www.dailynews.com/2026/03/21/u...

The 2026 baseball season could be summed up in this one sentence (and you can guess who we’re talking about): “Who’s going to stop them?” www.ocregister.com/2026/03/21/a...

Central Florida isn’t a Cinderella in this NCAA tournament, but instead a No. 10 seed from the Big XII. And it gave UCLA, without Tyler Bilodeau, a scare until the final seconds. Really, should it be that shocking? www.ocregister.com/2026/03/20/a...

“ … everything we do here is about this week, everything.” Mick Cronin well knows what the standards are at UCLA. The NCAA Tournament defines success … or misery. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/19/a...

Ontario’s brand new ballpark - Little Dodger Stadium? - is almost ready for the public. And it’s sensational. But there’s just this one tiny suggestion … www.pressenterprise.com/2026/03/16/a...

A chip on the shoulder in March? Get in line. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/15/a...

Leading off this week's bucket o' notes: The real reason why Miami of Ohio "didn't play anybody," and the story behind college basketball's strength of schedule. And more. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/13/a...

The headline kind of gives it away - big secret, right? - but here’s one test of relevance: If you win a championship, how big is the parade? This year’s State of Southern California Sports rankings. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/12/a...

The readers respond. Is Arte Moreno paying attention? www.ocregister.com/2026/03/10/a...

If you missed it ...

The Lakers outgritted and outphysicaled the Knicks Sunday. (Still not sure outphysicaled is a word, but whatever. It's an apt description.) What does that result suggest for the remainder of the regular season and into the playoffs? www.ocregister.com/2026/03/08/a...

How to end the player movement chaos in college sports? Mick Cronin has some ideas in today’s bucket o’ notes. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/06/a...

Ducks owner Henry Samueli announced the end of the rebuild the day his team hired Joel Quenneville as its new coach. With Anaheim in position to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2018, a look at the Ducks' progress. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/05/a...

UC Riverside has a new athletic director. UC Riverside has a new athletic director. www.pressenterprise.com/2026/03/02/g...

If you are an Angel fan ... what do you really have to look forward to? Especially when the owner believes that fans don't consider winning a top priority. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/02/a...

She is a leader, her coach calls her a “connector,” and on a UCLA roster of very talented women Charlisse Leger-Walker may be their secret (or maybe not so secret) weapon. www.ocregister.com/2026/03/01/a...

Could joy be the secret weapon for Cori Close and her UCLA women’s basketball team as the postseason nears? www.ocregister.com/2026/02/28/a...

If you missed it…

This is the Donovan Dent that UCLA and Mick Cronin were expecting all along, and his 30 point, eight assist, no turnover performance helped the Bruins subdue USC Tuesday night. (But don't disrespect his hometown, OK?) www.ocregister.com/2026/02/25/a...

Yes, if Pat Riley were still coaching these days he’d likely wear a suit. And you look at the statue unveiled Sunday and … yep, that’s Riles, all right. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/22/a...

“ … the soul of the tour, its gristle and fiber, is that mass of players who grind it out from week to week, fighting to make the cut and aiming for that occasional great round or successful tournament as the impetus that keeps them going.” Meet one of them. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/21/a...

I'm not anti-Mick Cronin, OK? I just think he needs to dial it back a little bit, and he might even be coming to the same conclusion. That and more in this week's bucket o' notes. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/20/u...

The weather’s got to be better at Riviera the rest of the weekend, right? www.ocregister.com/2026/02/19/a...

Today we print some of the readers selections for their favorite/most memorable SoCal sports moments. (And I’m guessing there will be more responses to come.) www.ocregister.com/2026/02/17/a...

Is tanking for the chance of a higher draft pick really worth it? www.ocregister.com/2026/02/14/a...

Today's advice, to all of those in and around baseball who believe a salary cap is the only way forward: The Dodgers - who spend money and are innovative in other areas - would still have an advantage. Ah, but cue the whining. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/13/a...

It will help when the Lakers have LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves playing together on a consistent basis. It'll help more when the Lakers get a full game's work out of everybody, instead of those periods of slippage that cost them games. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/11/a...

In today's Audible, @mirjamswanson.bsky.social and I discuss Matthew Stafford's return, the Lakers and Clippers after the trade deadline, and who we like in Sunday's Super Bowl. Join us. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/06/t...

In today's bucket o' notes, time for more reader participation: What are your five favorite SoCal sports moments? Also, we name-drop Sam Darnold, Bad Bunny (of course) and Kawhi Leonard, and discuss a foolproof way to keep 49ers fans away from a Rams home game. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/06/a...

Reset, rebuild … however you categorize it, the Clippers have significantly changed direction in just two days. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/05/a...

He's in the Army now ... and he's an Olympic athlete. www.ocregister.com/2026/02/03/a...

“Inspiration is the best way to fill a vacuum, right?” And that, in a nutshell, is how the idea for an L.A. Sports Hall of Fame was formed. www.ocregister.com/2026/01/31/a...

It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy

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