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For the second consecutive year Los Angeles will host NASCAR's season opening event. Celebrating its 75th year, NASCAR announced that the 2023 Clash at the Coliseum is ready to go. Construction is complete, the painting is finished and the NASCAR Cup Series teams are parked outside the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Now it's time for the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series to compete. Action Saturday begins at 3 p.m. with NASCAR Cup Series practice, followed by Busch Light Pole Award...
CIF playoffs start next week and the Culver City high school boys' basketball team is hoping to recapture the winning culture that helped them win seven games in a row a few weeks ago. The Centaurs are currently 13-10 overall and 5-4 in the Bay league. Their Bay league record is good enough for third place. They can improve their record to 6-4 if they beat Santa Monica tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Santa Monica in their last regular season game. At first glance a 13-10 overall record is not...
Riviera Country Club will be the site of the Genesis Invitational (originally Los Angeles Open) for the 60th time in its illustrious history, February 16-19. Since 2017, hosts Tiger Woods and Genesis USA have officially teed up the event by announcing the recipient of the Charlie Sifford Memorial Exemption during their annual pre-tourney Media Golf Outing. Last week, Marcus Byrd was awarded the 2023 exemption given for the advancement of diversity in the game of golf. "Marcus has shown...
What if you were a coach of a high school basketball team without a gym or the coach of a high school football team without a field? What would you do? You would probably quit the job or find another solution. Culver City high school water polo coaches decided to find another alternative. The Dordoni family started a relationship with the Culver City Parks and Recreation Department over 40 years ago. Nestor Dordoni Sr. started the bond and Nestor Jr. has continued the journey. They use the only...
For the past 11 years Culver City girls basketball has been synonymous with winning. Year in and year out the teams coach by Julian Anderson and his reliable assistants have continued to play at a high level. Even though his teams don’t have size they make up for it by playing fundamentally sound basketball. This year the Lady Centaurs are 14-3 overall and 2-1 in league play and tied for second place with Santa Monica in the tough Bay league. Anderson keeps it simple. He never gets too high o...
For the past 11 years Culver City girls basketball has been synonymous with winning. Year in and year out the teams coach by Julian Anderson and his reliable assistants have continued to play at a high level. Even though his teams don't have size they make up for it by playing fundamentally sound basketball. This year the Lady Centaurs are 14-3 overall and 2-1 in league play and tied for second place with Santa Monica in the tough Bay league. Anderson keeps it simple. He never gets too high or...
1. Buffalo Bills (12-3): The Bills game against the Bengals was canceled after the collapse of safety Damar Hamlin after what appeared to be a routine tackle. Hamlin needed CPR and external defibrillation and was immediately transferred to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. It appears he will survive. The cancellation may end up causing changes in the AFC playoffs. Next: -7 vs New England Patriots - Sun, Jan. 8 – O/U: 41.5 (ATS: 7-7-1 – O/U: 5-10) 2. Kansas City Chiefs (13-3): The Chie...
The Lakers are currently in 13th place in the NBA's Western Conference and right now they are not in a good position to make the playoffs without Anthony Davis in the lineup. Eight teams make the playoffs in each conference and if you include the Play-In Tournament 10 teams are eligible. Right now, the Lakers are fighting to make the Play-In Tournament. Why are the Lakers in 13th place in their conference? One of the main reasons is the absence of Davis. The other reason is the lack of...
Culver City High School athletic teams are moving in the right direction in 2023. The boys and girls winter teams are all playing at a high level, and they continue to represent Culver City as one of the elite academic and sports schools in Southern California. The girls' basketball team has a record of 14-2 and they are ranked 6th in their CIF division. Over the Christmas break they won the Southern California Holiday Prep Classic in San Diego by defeating St Joseph 48-42 in the championship...
'Twas nearly a perfect jolly Hollywood Christmas at SoFi Stadium as the Los Angeles Rams rolled to a 51-15 crusher over the hapless visiting Denver Broncos last Sunday at SoFi Stadium. The Rams never looked better this season and now they hope to entertain a holiday sweep in Inglewood as they "go on the road" against the playoff-bound Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday, New Year's Day 2023 at SoFi Stadium. The circumstances are completely different than anticipated when the schedule was released...
Sometimes the road to the top of your profession can be a mysterious journey that will test your internal fortitude. Sometimes a strong belief in yourself and a strong belief that your employer has in you can help you finish that journey to the top. That's what has happened to Charger running back, Joshua Kelley. "It feels good," said Kelley, during an interview after a recent game at SoFi Stadium. "This year has been a really big year in terms of me being more confident and being myself out...
One of the most challenging jobs on a college or high campus is the athletic director. He or she is responsible for a host of athletic teams along with coaches, booster club members, the band, maintenance workers that that take care of the field and courts and sometimes out of control parents. For the last 12 years at Culver City high school that job belonged to Tom Salter and now the new athletic director is 2001 Culver City high school graduate Adam Eskridge. "I got this crazy notion of...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (13-2): The Eagles just need to beat the Saints at home on Sunday to clinch the NFC East, earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC, get the wild-card playoff round bye and gain homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. Next: -5.5 vs New Orleans Saints – Sun, Jan. 1 – O/U: 42 (ATS: 8-7 – O/U: 10-5) 2. Buffalo Bills (12-3): The Bills clinched their third consecutive AFC East title with a 35-13 beating of the Bears in Chicago. Remember when the Patriots use to dominate the A...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (13-1): Quarterback Jalen Hurts has a right shoulder sprain and may miss the next game, which is Saturday against the Cowboy's in Jerry's House. Former Washington State quarterback Gardner Minshew is the backup quarterback, and he may get the start. That would be interesting if the Eagles could beat the Cowboys with Minshew at quarterback. Next: +5.5 at Dallas Cowboys – Sat, Dec. 24 – O/U: 46 (ATS: 8-6 – O/U: 9-5) 2. Buffalo Bills (11-3): The Bills won a close match...
In the complicated world of sports all over the world, coaches come and go. Coaches get fired all the time but when a very successful coach resigns red flags go up. What happened? Did he have a disagreement with his or her bosses? Are they having health problems? What would make a winning coach resign when his team is getting ready to dominate the California high school track and field world? The story behind the resignation of the former Culver City high school track and field coach, Rayfield...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (12-1): The Eagles clinched a playoff berth with their blowout win over the Giants. The Eagles lead the NFL in sacks at 49 and in turnover ratio with a +14. With a top 5 offense and a top five defense, the Eagles are the early favorite to win it all. They also own a first-round pick from the Saints, currently the No. 4 overall in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Next: -9 at Chicago Bears – Sun, Dec. 18 – O/U: 48.5 (ATS: 8-5 – O/U: 9-4) 2. Buffalo Bills (10-3): The B...
The Los Angeles Rams are between a rock and a hard place. Every time you look up someone gets injured. Right now, there are currently 11 players on their injured list and that does not include receivers Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson. A perfect negative storm has hit the Rams camp. The defending Super Bowl Champions are 3-8 as they get ready to take on the 6-5 Seattle Seahawks on Sunday at 1 p.m. at So Fi Stadium in Inglewood. Can they win enough games to get back to .500 or will they continue t...
1. Kansas City Chiefs (8-2): Quarterback Patrick Mahomes just keeps on rolling each week. This week Mahomes completed 20 of 34 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 23 yards. Just another week for a great quarterback in a come-from-behind win over the Chargers, 30-27. Next: -15.5 vs Los Angeles Rams - Sun, Nov. 27 – O/U: 43 (ATS: 4-6 – O/U: 5-5) 2. Philadelphia Eagles (9-1): It took all sixty minutes, but in the end the Eagles were able to pull out a tough and har...
Losses come in a lot of different categories. You can get blown out by your opponent. You can lose on the last play of the game. You can play your worst game of the year at any time during the season. Turnovers and mistakes can cost you the game. You can play great one minute and bad the next minute. Last Friday night Culver City's varsity football team checked almost all the boxes. Their 17-14 loss to Loyola in the CIF Division 6 playoffs on the Culver City high school campus was one of their...
What's next? To compound matters for the 2022 Los Angeles Rams, the defending NFL Champions received more bad news on Tuesday when the team announced that wide receiver Cooper Kupp will undergo surgery on Wednesday for a high right ankle sprain. Kupp was injured during the fourth quarter in the Rams 27-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. "Obviously, you never ever replace a player like Cooper Kupp, but we got to figure out the best way to accentuate the ski...
Los Angeles Football Club are the 2022 MLS Cup Champions! LAFC's spectacular victory over Philadelphia Union was a win for the ages. Appropriately, the club earned its first league title in a Hollywood blockbuster shootout at the Banc of California Stadium that immediately secured top billing as Major League Soccer's greatest match. As important, the scintillating match finally elevated the league onto equal footing with the four major sports leagues in the country. "No doubt this was Major...
The Los Angeles Rams received some more bad news on Wednesday when head coach Sean McVay announced that starting quarterback Matthew Stafford entered the concussion protocol last Tuesday. Stafford was injured during the loss to Tampa Bay last Sunday. "Still anticipating and having the optimistic approach that there's a possibility that he be ready to go," said McVay on Wednesday. If Stafford is not available the Rams will hand the ball to John Wolford, their 6'1, 200 pound back up. Things keep...
The Culver City high school varsity football team will get a rare opportunity to avenge a loss that took place on September 2. Loyola edged the Centaurs 24-19 in a game that came down to the wire. On Friday night on the Culver City high campus inside the Jerry Chabola Stadium at 7 p.m., it's the Centaurs and the Cubs facing off in the CIF Division 6 quarterfinal playoffs. Both schools have strong athletic traditions and their football teams come into the game with identical 6-5 records. To...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (8-0): Running back Miles Sanders is quietly having a very good season with the Eagles. Sanders is 7th in the NFL in rushing yardage with 656 yards, he has six rushing touchdowns and is averaging 5.0 yards per carry. Next: -11 vs Washington Commanders – Mon, Nov. 14 – O/U: 44 (ATS: 5-3 – O/U: 5-3) 2. Buffalo Bills (6-2): The Bills have lost twice this season, and both losses are within the division. They have a one game lead in the division but are 0-2 within the divis...
1. Philadelphia Eagles (7-0): The Eagles lead the NFL in turnover margin with a +14. The closest team is the Cowboys with a +6 margin. The Eagles have a top 5 offense and a top 5 defense. They are clearly the team to beat in the NFC. Next: -14 at Houston Texans – Thu, Nov. 3 – O/U: 45 (ATS: 5-2 – O/U: 4-3) 2. Buffalo Bills (6-1): The Bills acquired Colts running back Nyheim Hines before the trade deadline. The Bills are sending back running back Zack Moss and a conditional 6th round pick in 20...
