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Rafer Johnson lighting Olympic flame in '84 ultimate moment for Coliseum, his family
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoIt could be could argued that Rafer Johnson lighting the torch to open the 1984 Summer Olympics is...
Once homeless, UCLA's Zaylon Thomas makes his mark on the track
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUCLA sophomore Zaylon Thomas, right, greets teammate Ismail Turner after the Rafer Johnson/Jackie...
The polls are open! Vote for the Tulare County athlete of the week, March 18-22
Visalia Times-Delta | Tulare Advance Register via Yahoo Sports· 10 hours agoVisalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school...
Letters to Sports: Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan and Dave Roberts deserve more praise
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoThe Dodgers' Emmet Sheehan was once an overlooked college baseball player who embraced challenging...
Famous birthdays for Aug. 18: Robert Redford, Josephine Langford
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRobert Redford arrives for the premiere of "The Old Man & the Gun" at the Elgin Theatre during the...
Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives seek help solving gang homicide. Reward offered
Fresno Bee· 10 months agoFresno County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for help solving a Kingsburg homicide in late 2022...
Bill Plaschke recalls his most memorable moments inside 100-year-old L.A. Coliseum
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoA television cameraman photographs the Los Angeles Xtreme cheerleaders before an XFL game in 2001....
Black College Students: An Endangered Species, Unless They Play Ball
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis article originally appeared in The American Prospect. One thing seems certain if the Supreme...
Kelly Clarkson, Peyton Manning to Host Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
E! News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOriginally appeared on E! Online Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this—the Olympics,...
Photos: Roz Wyman dies; council member helped bring the Dodgers to L.A.
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRosalind "Roz" Wyman won a seat on the Los Angeles City Council when she was just 22, back in 1953....