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The Audible: On the Lakers’ stunning $10 billion price tag for Mark Walter

1 week ago | sbsun.com | Jim Alexander |Mirjam Swanson

The Audible: On the Lakers’ stunning $10 billion price tag for Mark Walter Columnists Jim Alexander and Mirjam Swanson discuss this deal and what comes next
Alexander: Tuesday’s Dodger monstrosity helped set up Wednesday’s success

2 weeks ago | sbsun.com | Jim Alexander
Alexander: Denis Bouanga’s winner puts LAFC on the global stage

3 weeks ago | sbsun.com | Jim Alexander

LOS ANGELES — Call it the $9.55 million goal. Or call it Denis Bouanga picking up the mantle that had been left behind by Carlos Vela, a torch unofficially being passed a few days after LAFC’s first icon officially retired, picked up by the team’s current star.
The Audible: On Carlos Vela, the NBA’s young stars and in-game interviews

4 weeks ago | sbsun.com | Jim Alexander |Mirjam Swanson |Jim Alexander

Jim Alexander: We had a significant retirement in SoCal sports this week, albeit one that was dramatically underplayed. Carlos Vela hung ‘em up this week, after a 19-year soccer career that included stints in Spain and the Premier League – and El Tri on the international level, including two World Cup tournaments under Mexico’s banner – before coming to the expansion Los Angeles Football Club in 2017.
Alexander: Ducks face questions as Joel Quenneville takes over

1 month ago | presstelegram.com | Jim Alexander

ANAHEIM — From a purely hockey standpoint, the Ducks’ hiring of Joel Quenneville to be the 12th head coach in the team’s history is a no-brainer. Anaheim has a roster of young talent ready to take the next step, and Quenneville has a proven ability to take such a collection of talent to greatness. He’s done it with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers, and he has three Stanley Cup rings as a head coach (and a fourth as an assistant in Colorado) to show for it.
Alexander: Let’s enjoy our sports heroes while we have them

1 month ago | whittierdailynews.com | Jim Alexander

Those of a certain age – and for those who haven’t figured out the translation of that term, it means the fire department is on alert every time we have a birthday – might actually remember the first time baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson was traded. It was in the winter of 1965 when Robinson – who had already won a National League MVP award for Cincinnati – was traded from the Reds to the Baltimore Orioles.
Alexander: Tennessee Volunteers prove too much for UCLA in NCAA Tournament

Mar 23, 2025 | dailybreeze.com | Jim Alexander

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Maybe this was a microcosm of UCLA’s men’s basketball season. Impressively good at some points, frighteningly bad at others. For around 14½ minutes Saturday night, the Bruins went toe-to-toe with the Tennessee Volunteers, the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Regional slugging it out with No. 2 in what was very much a road game in the heart of Southeastern Conference country.
Alexander: Does the road get harder for UCLA men’s basketball? When wasn’t it?

Mar 21, 2025 | presstelegram.com | Jim Alexander

LEXINGTON, Ky. — It would be easy to say the road now gets harder for the UCLA men’s basketball team, now that 10th-seeded Utah State has been vanquished and No. 2 seed Tennessee awaits the Bruins on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional. But that would almost imply that there’s a point when the road wasn’t a grind for the Bruins.
Alexander: The (old) Pac-12 will be represented well in March Madness

Mar 14, 2025 | dailybreeze.com | Jim Alexander |Jim Alexander

The world according to Jim:• Once the Selection Sunday brackets are unveiled, here’s an idea for those who want to participate but are unsure who to pick: Why not take a flyer on the former Pac-12 programs in the field, especially on the women’s side?
Alexander: For UCLA’s Mick Cronin, 500 is just another number

Feb 23, 2025 | dailybreeze.com | Jim Alexander

LOS ANGELES – Mick Cronin, at 53, is now the youngest college basketball coach to reach 500 victories. In his mind, that and five bucks might get you a tall latte if you drink the stuff. His coaching legacy means little to him.