Mirjam Swanson

Glendale

Sports Columnist at Southern California News Group

Sports Columnist at Los Angeles Daily News

Sports columnist. 🗞️ Southern California News Group. Trying to kick something that means something. Please, do tell. 🐙🍷😭🙏🏽🔑

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Swanson: Don’t overreact, but Lakers’ Game 1 loss left a lot to be desired

4 days ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

LOS ANGELES — Repeat after me: I will not overreact to Game 1. I will not overreact to Game 1. I will not … But, ouch, man. If the third-seeded Lakers really want to “Unleash Joy” as their playoff branding tells us they do, they’re going to need to react to this Game 1 – a 117-95 loss to the the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves to open their best-of-seven first-round playoff series on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena.
Swanson: For Luka, LeBron and the Lakers, no time like the present

6 days ago | dailybulletin.com | Mirjam Swanson

Swanson: For Luka, LeBron and the Lakers, no time like the present The new-look Lakers and their first-year coach have a postseason opportunity they can't take for granted
Swanson: For Luka, LeBron and the Lakers, no time like the present

6 days ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

EL SEGUNDO — Here’s what they’re not going to do. The JJ Redick-coached Lakers are not going to treat the 2025 playoffs like just a first take. The LeBron James-led Lakers are not going to put off till next year what they can accomplish this year. The Luka Doncic-led Lakers are not going to let a suddenly long, bright runway soften the blunt-force appeal of the moment.
Swanson: Nico Iamaleava to UCLA - cautionary tale or fairy tale?

1 week ago | pressenterprise.com | Mirjam Swanson

Former Tennessee quarterback and the Bruins could be a good match or not, thanks to what college football has become
Swanson: Nico Iamaleava to UCLA - cautionary tale or fairy tale?

1 week ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

So it looks like UCLA got its Iamaleava, after all. And with him, college football’s attention. Quarterback Nico Iamaleava, a rising redshirt sophomore, is expected to transfer to UCLA after leaving Tennessee over a contract dispute, per multiple reports Wednesday. He’ll slot in where his younger brother, Madden, was supposed to before abruptly changing his commitment last year to sign with Arkansas.
Swanson: Winning is hard, keeping a college team together is harder

1 week ago | fresnobee.com | Mirjam Swanson

I have so many questions. Including, sure: Does it mean I'm hopelessly out of touch that I'm wondering whether the transfer portal and the chaotic new dimension it's brought to college sports is really all that great? On the whole, in the long run, is it crazy to think that having 2,100 men's basketball players in the portal last season, and 1,367 women's players this year (as of Monday morning) could be a bit much? And by a bit, I mean a colossally substantial level of much. Do I just not get it?
Swanson: Winning is hard, keeping a college team together is harder

1 week ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

Swanson: Winning is hard, keeping a college team together is harder After reaching the Final Four and Elite Eight, respectively, the UCLA and USC women’s basketball teams had six and four players enter the transfer portal – a sign of the times
Who are golf’s greatest? ‘The Golf 100’ explores what really counts

1 week ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

It walks like a list and talks like a list and is formulated like one, too. Carefully and painstakingly, award-winning sportswriter Michael Arkush created a points system to bring unique order to golf history with his new book: “The Golf 100: A Spirited Ranking of the Greatest Players of All Time.”But that’s a disguise. His 16th book is really a tribute.
Swanson: Who’s here for a healthy Kawhi Leonard in the playoffs? I am!

2 weeks ago | presstelegram.com | Mirjam Swanson

Swanson: Who’s here for a healthy Kawhi Leonard in the playoffs? I am! After missing the start of the season, the Clippers star is feeling good and building momentum, including recognition as Western Conference Player of the Week.
Swanson: Who’s here for a healthy Kawhi Leonard in the playoffs? I am!

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Mirjam Swanson

INGLEWOOD — Dear basketball gods,I’m a sportswriter; I don’t ask for much beyond quickly played games on deadline. Serviceable quotes, too, if you’d be so benevolent. But just this time, I’m trying to see something. I’m trying to see Playoff Kawhi. Trying to see what this Clippers organization is actually capable of with a healthy Kawhi Leonard, and to be able to judge this group fairly. And, like everyone else, I’m really trying to see this man get to the offseason healthy, for his sake.