Bill Dwyre

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Bill Dwyre

The recent passing of George Foreman brought an outpouring of praise and affection. All deserved. Big George was, in many ways, smaller than his heart. The kind words, even the public gushing, were expected and appropriate, especially considering that he was the one in a million who turned his personality around from teenage thug and bully to savvy businessman and humanitarian. Foreman’s departure forces us to ponder something else. Let’s call it the addiction of rivalry and the power of three.

1 month ago | latimes.com | Bill Dwyre

The widow of L.A. sports great Tommy Hawkins barely escaped the Palisades fire, which destroyed the home she lived in with the former Lakers player and Dodgers executive before his death in 2017. Layla Hawkins is trying to figure out what comes next after losing her home in Malibu to the fire. Among the few things left standing after the fire was Tommy Hawkins’ basketball hoop. We should not allow the story and wonder of Tommy Hawkins to go up in flames without a proper recounting.

2 months ago | sports.yahoo.com | Bill Dwyre

We need the Super Bowl for more than multimillion-dollar TV ads and sexy extravaganza halftime shows. We also need it to happily prod us into mindless discussions about semi-meaningless things. So, let’s take a look at this NFL three-peat thing. As the Kansas City Chiefs closed their recent semifinal victory, the discussion in the network broadcast booth turned to the Chiefs' opportunity to win their third straight Super Bowl.

Oct 27, 2024 | latimes.com | Bill Dwyre

Fernando Valenzuela had a screwball, but he certainly wasn’t one. Take it from Mike Scioscia, the Dodger who caught most of his pitching starts for more than a decade, starting with the amazing run of 1981 that created a term that will live forever in the world of sports: Fernandomania. Back then, and even now, the assumption is that any 20-year-old rookie entering the major leagues, especially one who didn’t speak English, would be quiet, a bit intimidated, often a nervous wreck.

Sep 20, 2024 | thebaltimorebanner.com | Bill Dwyre

As gloom hovers over Charm City, with its Orioles struggling, there is only one quick (and easily disposable in better times) solution for Oriole fans. Find perspective. Such as, it could be worse. You could be an Angels fan. Yes, that is the American League West’s Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a team that isn’t even certain which city it belongs to. Also, a team that plays essentially in the same market as the always contending and ever-beloved Dodgers.