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Calif. — Although Ron Artest's streetball games in New York usually included breaks for water or Gatorade, the Queens teenager knew other players who would recharge with Olde English malt liquor. Those bad examples stayed in his mind while he went...

Ron Artest says he spoke out about drinking during games with the Chicago Bulls because he hopes to help youths with similar problems. After practice Thursday at the Lakers' training complex, Artest discussed the provocative admissions he made to the...

The naming of a new CEO at DirecTV Group Inc could signal it's time for a takeover bid for the satellite TV company. Some observers think the appointment of PepsiCo Inc veteran Michael White, who has no experience in pay...

Twelve games aren't much of a measuring stick, even for a veteran team. Twenty-five games would be a better indicator of how things are going...Still, the questions had to be asked Saturday afternoon: What's been good and what's been bad...

He has been putting on an offensive show for a little more than a week now, and nothing changed Sunday night. Kobe Bryant went right back to work on the New Orleans Hornets, scoring 14 points in the first quarter, helping...

A year ago, Odom was angry when Coach Phil Jackson said the Lakers forward would be a backup instead of a starter...He still has reserve status, but no longer single status after marrying Khloe Kardashian a few weeks ago, a...

Good thing the Lakers' big men don't stray far from the lane. There were a lot of three-point attempts -- and a lot of misses -- from the Lakers' power forwards and centers in the team's annual "Turkey Trot" scrimmage...

Pau Gasol emerged from the Lakers' training room drenched with sweat Friday afternoon. Big beads of it formed on his brow, on his shoulders, on his arms and legs...It was good to be back. "It feels good, it feels good...

There will be a celebration, a time to honor the 2008-09 NBA champion Lakers, a time to pay homage for their accomplishment. The ceremony Tuesday night will have the players hyped and excited to receive their championship rings. The fans...