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The season is still early but the early returns looked familiar for the Clippers and Lakers. This season the teams looked like the same teams as last year. The Clippers are a good team but not a great team although they appear to be better than they were last year. The Lakers are still two or three super stars away from being a good or great team. Last Monday the Clippers gave up 74 points to the Warriors at halftime. The Clippers scored 57 points but when you give up that many points in the...
Eight home runs. Both teams having a lead in extra innings. The Dodgers lose as their streak of going 98-0 when they lead after innings ends. Yes, they’re calling Wednesday night’s action at Dodger Stadium the greatest Game Two in World Series history. I haven’t seen them all through the years but I think the label fits. The Dodgers won Game One in only a little over two hours. Many fans left the ballpark believing the Dodgers looked good enough to end their World Series drought that spans...
Culver City High football crowned its 2017 Homecoming Game with a 47-0 victory over visiting Hawthorne High on Friday, October 20, before an overflowing crowd of reveling students and jubilant supporters at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The 6-1 Centaurs, ranked #1 among CIF Division 11 schools, overwhelmed the 5-3 Cougars from the opening kickoff. It took all of eight seconds from the opening whistle for Culver's premier returner, Alex Smith, to attack the Cougar's spearheaded coverage, cut right and...
'Twas a very merry trip to London for the 2017 Los Angeles Rams. Twickenham Stadium, south west London to be more specific as the Rams completely dominated the Arizona Cardinals, 33-0 (as in nil), for the shutout victory. The "home win" against their NFC West Division opponent gives the 5-2 Rams one more win than they had all last season when they were 4-12. More than 73,000 "American football" fans crammed the rugby union stadium to witness all three phases of the Ram attack combine to throw...
By Mitch Chortkoff Sports Editor Without question Kirk Gibson’s home run in 1948 remains the most famous one since the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles. The Dodgers won that season’s World Series and no LA Dodger team has won one since. But a three-run homer in the ninth inning by Justin Turner Sunday night, giving the Dodgers a 4-1 victory over the defending champion Cubs is being linked with Gibson. Listen to what Justin Turner, the Dodgers’ new hero, has to say about it. “I listene...
Friday the 13th lived up to its unlucky reputation as Culver City High lost 33-14 to visiting Lawndale High in front of a capacity home-crowd at Jerry Chabola Stadium. The mid-October battle between the Ocean League's football powers featured the Centaurs' swift aerial attack against the Cardinals' dominant ground assault. Ultimately it was Lawndale junior running back Jordan Wilmore who stole the show with his dynamic and relentless rushing. He cut through the Centaur defensive line and punishe...
The Los Angeles Rams took another solid step forward under Head Coach Sean McVay. For the first time since the 2006 NFL season the 4-2 Rams have a winning record six games into the season after beating Jacksonville, 27-17. It was a game where the Ram special teams delivered from the opening kickoff until the final score. Pharoh Cooper returned the opening kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown as the Rams immediately and very temporarily stunned the Jaguars. Very temporarily as in 11 seconds later...
Shooting yourself in the foot five times is a surefire way of losing in the NFL. That's exactly what the Los Angeles Rams did in losing 16-10 to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, October 8 at the Coliseum. It was a game they should have won going away. It was a game they almost won anyway. 60,000 fans were treated to a dramatic end as quarterback Jared Goff and the Rams drove the length of the field on their final drive to the Seahawk 20-yard line. On third down with eight seconds left in the...
Culver City High football successfully began the 2017 Ocean League season with a 46-27 win at El Segundo High on Friday night, October 6, before a near-capacity crowd at intimate Hazeltine Field. The Centaurs took a 33-7 lead at halftime before an endless deluge of penalty flags bogged down the game, the players, the coaches and the fans in the second half. The two excellent football programs on the Westside deserved better. El Segundo took an early 7-0 lead on a 41-yard interception return for...
I went to Staples Center Tuesday night. It was just an exhibition game but I wanted to see how much improvement the Lakers have made since Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka took over the difficult task of bringing back to life a once great franchise. I thought a game against Utah, which has rebuilt to become a playoff team, would tell me a lot. And it did. The game was close, the Lakers had leads in the fourth quarter but they lost 105-99. The team with more stars often takes over a close game and t...
The Dodgers are ready, the fans are ready and here’s something that hasn’t been seriously considered by many in recent months. The Arizona Diamondbacks seem ready to give the Dodgers a hard time in the opening moments of the race to the World Series. The Diamondbacks score a lot of runs, present some of baseball’s best sluggers and match the Dodgers in starting pitching. In the National League wild card game Wednesday night the Diamondbacks retired the Colorado Rockies in the first inning then...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Los Angeles Rams unquestionably became the talk of the town after upsetting the Dallas Cowboys, 35-30, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Going toe-to-toe and beating America's Team instantly ranks as the most significant win in the Rams' return to Los Angeles. The record-kicking foot of Greg Zuerlein stamped it with approval. The Rams took another step toward NFL relevancy as they improved their record to 3-1 to remain in first place in the NFC West. The...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter There's a reason they call it football. With 6.9 seconds on the clock Carlos Barillas kicked the game winning field goal for Culver City High as they beat the Dorsey High Dons, 30-27, in dramatic fashion. The game lived up to its billing as both teams rallied and scored on dynamic plays. It all boiled down to the Centaurs' left-footed weapon. The Centaurs improved their perfect 2017 season record to 5-0 as quarterback Jonathan Martin threw three touchdowns to comp...
By Fred Altieri Sports Reporter The Centaur Football Express continued to gain steam after derailing the University High Wildcats, 59-0 at Jerry Chabola Stadium on the first night of Autumn 2017, September 22. Culver City High has opened the season with four wins for the first time since 2011, a start that propelled that team all the way to the CIF Championship game. The Centaur offense under senior quarterback Jonathan Martin swept through the Wildcat defense with dynamic aerial strikes along...
It's only three games into the 2017 NFL season but the Los Angeles Rams (2-1) are in sole possession of first place in the NFC West. After having outlasted the San Francisco 49ers, 41-39 in one of the most entertaining Thursday Night Football games in recent memory the Rams are finally a legitimate threat in their division for the first time in a very long time. The first three games on their schedule against the Colts, Redskins and 49ers was considered weak by most standards. This Sunday's game...
The most publicized new member of the Lakers is Lonzo Ball, a slick ball handler who was the second pick in the NBA draft. I think he’ll be a key member of the franchise that’s been in terrible shape for five years. But people close to the NBA for a lot of years, like me, are equally impressed with the addition of a big man who blocks shots, gets rebounds and doesn’t have to score to be happy.. Yes, I think the Lakers have been smart to sign 33-year-old 7-foot center Andrew Bogut this week....
Once a year famous chefs from all around the United States band together on the UCLA campus to have a big fair with lots of different foods from all different restaurants at the LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade event. But the goal isn’t money or fame - it’s to help a very worthy cause. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation has been working all over the United States since 2005 to fund research to find a cure for childhood cancer. It all started when a very nice and determined girl named Alex Scott, who was only four years old at the time, held a lemonad...
The Culver City High's third straight win to open the 2017 football season began with swift combinations... until a rash of penalty calls in the second half brought the game to a grind. The Centaurs dismissed North High of Torrance, 42-7, completing a trifecta sweep against three Torrance high schools, including West and Torrance, to open the schedule. The visiting Centaurs took a 28-0 lead at halftime with an offensive unit that wasn't hitting on all cylinders. Regardless, quarterback Jonathan...
One week after a storybook start to the 2017 season the Los Angeles Rams and their fans fell back to earth. The Washington Redskins outlasted the Rams, 27-20, before a half-filled L.A. Coliseum on September 10. Last year the dark clouds of doom never parted once they infiltrated the team. This season, the sense of resolve and hope is a marked contrast. The Rams had multiple chances to take the lead after falling behind 13-0 before tying the game at 20-20 early in the fourth quarter. Ultimately,...
Are the Dodgers great like they’ve been most of this season? Or are they the struggling team they’ve been lately? Can they regain their swagger or will they have an awful lot to explain to their troubled fans? If you’re reading this column to get the answers you’re in the wrong place. I’m as confused as you are. What I can supply today are my thoughts. I’ve been around Dodger Stadium for 45 years. First I’ll say I’ve never seen a Dodgers team look so good and so bad in the same season. How did...
Are the Dodgers great like they've been most of this season? Or are they the struggling team they've been lately? Can they regain their swagger or will they have an awful lot to explain to their troubled fans? If you're reading this column to get the answers you're in the wrong place. I'm as confused as you are. What I can supply today are my thoughts. I've been around Dodger Stadium for 45 years. First I'll say I've never seen a Dodgers team look so good and so bad in the same season. How did...
The trap was set at Torrance High's Zamperini Stadium last Friday against a very lethal Culver City High football team. The opening chess-like strategy worked for much of the first half as the Centaur high-octane offense was fundamentally kept off the field. But eventually talent, speed, coaching and execution won the nightas the Centaurs routed the Tartars in the second half for a 48-20 victory. "I'm always pleased when our team gets a victory," said Culver head coach Jahmal Wright. We knew...
The 2-0 UCLA football team travels to the state of Tennessee Saturday to take on the Memphis Tigers at 9 a.m. on ESPN2 or Channel 7. If the Bruins’ offense continues to play at a high level UCLA should be 3-0 at the end of the day. Bruin junior quarterback Josh Rosen looks like he is trying recapture his sensation freshman year when he was the best quarterback in the nation. Last Saturday against Hawaii he completed 22-25 passes for 332 yards five touchdowns. He completed passes to eight d...
Two of the greatest college football programs in the nation will be on the field Saturday when the USC Trojans take on the Texas Longhorns at 5:30 p.m. at the Coliseum. Although the Longhorns have been down the past few years they still have enough talent to upset the Trojans. The Trojans are fresh off a dominating performance against a very good Stanford team last Saturday at the Coliseum. The final score was 42-24 and all of the Trojan teams played well, offense, defense and special teams....
Over 50,000 loyal Los Angeles Ram fans got a sneak preview of their team's potential on Sunday, September 10, in the L.A. Coliseum. The completely reformatted and inspired Rams decimated the hapless Indianapolis Colts, 46-9, on a hot and humid afternoon to open the 2017 NFL season. The dynamic and entertaining performance underscored Sean McVay's head coaching debut. The most noticeable difference from last season's league-worse offense was the sudden effectiveness of second-year quarterback...
