'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' trailer offers new Bilbo Baggins
"360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ViUNm30ADEA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen> It's been nine months since the last "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" Since that time, we've -- but we...
View ArticleObama thanks Jay-Z, praises Beyonce at exclusive NYC fundraiser
We can't imagine Beyonce and Jay-Z having time to entertain since the arrival of daughter Blue Ivy, but exceptions can be made -- for, say, President Obama. The power couple opened the doors of Jay's...
View ArticleTwo UCLA freshmen expected to get more playing time at cornerback
Nowhere is UCLA's depth more precarious than at cornerback. Nowhere is UCLA's future more secure than at cornerback. What seems to be a contradiction meshes with the shot-term need and the long-term...
View ArticleApple iOS 6 now available for download
Apple's iOS 6 is now live and ready for download. The update of the mobile operating system became available on the West Coast at 10 a.m. Users who want to download it can do so by connecting a to...
View ArticleJudge denies block of California's foie gras ban
SACRAMENTO -- California's legal ban on selling foie gras, the over-sized liver of a force-fed duck, remains enforced, for now. A federal judge in Los Angeles on Wednesday denied a request brought by...
View ArticleAEG is for sale, round up the usual suspects
There is no shortage of potential suitors for AEG, the entertainment and sports giant whose assets include Staples Center, the Los Angeles Kings and the LA Live complex that is up for sale by Anschutz...
View ArticleShould college football adopt the NFL's injury-reporting system?
Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether college football should introduce an injury-reporting system like that of the NFL. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment of your...
View ArticleOut of an Iranian prison and coming to Beverly Hills
The saga of the three American hikers snatched by Iranian border guards along the Iran-Iraq border in 2009 and accused of spying and illegal entry held the world’s attention for more than two years....
View ArticleAngels' Albert Pujols misses Texas game to be with wife, newborn
The Angels played the opener of an important three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night without slugger Albert Pujols, who remained in the Kansas City area to be with his wife,...
View ArticleChargers crush the Titans without Antonio Gates, Ryan Mathews
No Antonio Gates, no Ryan Mathews. No problem for the San Diego Chargers, who routed the Tennessee Titans, 38-10, on Sunday to improve to 2-0. With the All-Pro tight end nursing a rib injury and the...
View ArticleMagic Johnson wrote $50-million check to be part of Dodgers
When Frank McCourt sold the Dodgers earlier this year, the fact that Magic Johnson was part of the new ownership group went a long way toward helping recapture a part of the fan base lost during the...
View ArticlePac-12 football coaches hush-hush about hurt players
Picture this: As the USC football team finishes its morning practice a few days before the UCLA game, quarterback Matt Barkley rolls right and twists his knee, falling in a heap. Trainers rush to his...
View Article'Fifty Shades of Grey' album tops classical-music chart
Trash juggernaut "Fifty Shades of Grey" continues to rake in the dough, and not just through book sales. The classical-music album that was spawned from the racy bestselling trilogy of novels has...
View ArticleRichest man in L.A. confirms interest in AEG
The richest man in Los Angeles could buy the AEG sports and entertainment empire. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who owns a minority share of the Lakers and tried to buy part of the Dodgers, is exploring the...
View ArticleMoore leads Lynx past Fever
Story Highlights Maya Moore hit six three-pointers as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever Moore tied a WNBA record by hitting five three-pointers in the third quarter The loss kept Indiana out...
View ArticleWorking Title founders to be honored at Hollywood Film Awards
Producers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, whose latest films are the highly anticipated "Anna Karenina" and "Les Miserables," are this year's recipients of the Hollywood Film Awards' Hollywood Producers...
View ArticleTop Chef loves L.A., again
Southern California must be full of top chefs. Or at least those who wish to be. The lineup for this season’s "" television show on Bravo again is well-larded with Angelenos. Competing in Season 10...
View ArticleKellen Winslow Jr. reportedly will sign with New England Patriots
Kellen Winslow Jr. has agreed to a one-year contract with the New England Patriots, according to a report Tuesday morning on ESPN.com. Winslow is an eight-year veteran tight end who made the Pro Bowl...
View ArticleAhoy, mateys! Free Krispy Kreme doughnuts today!
Wednesday happens to be Talk Like a Pirate Day, and to celebrate Krispy Kreme is giving away a free original glazed doughnut to anyone who visits a store and talks like a pirate. Sounds like a good...
View ArticleMaya Moore hits 5 3s in 3rd quarter, scores 29 points in Lynx's 86-79 won ...
MINNEAPOLIS - Maya Moore made five her six 3-pointers in the third quarter to tie the WNBA record and had a career-high 29 points in the Minnesota Lynx's 86-79 victory over the Indiana Fever on Monday...
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