Bill Plaschke – Page 2

Eli Harold (58) (de izq. a der.), Colin Kaepernick (7) y Eric Reid (35) de los San Francisco 49ers se arrodillan durante el himno nacional en un partido de la NFL en octubre de 2016 en Santa Clara, California.

OPINIÓN/Los atletas negros son idolatrados, cuando están en uniforme

June 2, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

No pueden decir que no fuimos advertidos. Algunas de las figuras más influyentes en la historia de este país han presagiado tanto la protesta pacífica como la destrucción violenta que...

Kobe Bryant helps up Michael Jordan during a game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers on March 28, 2003, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Kobe Bryant’s sincerity turned him from Michael Jordan’s ‘little Laker boy’ into a friend

May 4, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

In February, while delivering a stunning eulogy at Kobe Bryant's memorial service, Michael Jordan cried. On Sunday, in an equally revealing moment involving the two NBA legends, Michael Jordan ripped...

El entrenador del Downtown Los Angeles Soccer Club, Mick Muhlfriedel, habla con las jugadoras durante la práctica en la Liechty Middle School.

Un club de latinas está tratando de cambiar la cara del fútbol femenino

July 14, 2019 at 1:36 p.m.

Es un sábado por la mañana en Norco, y las chicas del centro de Los Angeles parece que vuelan. April Flores corre por el campo, pasa el balón con suavidad...

USA's Kevin Durant and Jimmy Butler celebrate their win over Serbia in the gold medal basketball game on Aug. 21, 2016, at Carioca Arena 1 in Rio de Janeiro.

Shame on swimmers for feeding into the Brazil crime reputation

August 21, 2019 at 7:45 p.m.

So you're Ryan Lochte (heaven forbid), you're an Olympic star with a dozen medals, you're a cool cat with bluish hair and a wry smile, and you're returning from a...

It has been more than a decade and a half since Jerry West was a member of the Lakers organization.

Lakers great Jerry West is helping create a Warriors dynasty, and that hurts

May 12, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

The horrified reaction from Southland basketball fans to Monday's announcement that Kevin Durant was joining the Golden State Warriors was not about his destination, but his transportation. He was supposedly...

In this May 29, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama awards Pat Summitt, former Tennessee basketball head coach, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Bill Plaschke: I regret marginalizing Pat Summitt’s greatness

June 10, 2018 at 11:47 a.m.

It was a battle of unbeatens, the Sparks hosting the Minnesota Lynx, one of the biggest regular-season games in WNBA history, the story of the season. Sadly, for me, it...

Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, "battles" the Beatles at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla., in 1964.

For a kid from Louisville, there was no one like Muhammad Ali

August 21, 2019 at 6:37 p.m.

The static-streaked words tumbling out of the old transistor radio turned the tiny bedroom into a raucous arena. It was a Monday night in March of 1971, my hometown hero...

Dodgers fans miss out on watching opener because of continued TV fiasco

May 20, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

Most of you have missed two no-hitters. Now you've missed a 17-hitter. Most of you have missed dramatic walk-offs. Now you've missed the grandest of walk-overs. On a sunny Monday...

Ashton Eaton of the United States reacts after competing in the Men's Decathlon Shot Put on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.

Olympian without a country prepares for marathon

August 18, 2019 at 11:07 a.m.

LONDON — The Olympian without a country is not without a budget. Guor Marial shows up for an interview at the Olympic Village dressed in jeans and a polo shirt...

Olympian without a country prepares for marathon

December 24, 2018 at 11:41 a.m.

LONDON — The Olympian without a country is not without a budget. Guor Marial shows up for an interview at the Olympic Village dressed in jeans and a polo shirt...

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