New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis during the game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena.(Photo: Tim Fuller, USA TODAY Sports) Anthony Davis seems to be a pretty honest, earnest guy, and when he makes a statement you’re generally inclined to believe him. Except this time. As rumors regarding a possible switch for the […]
Blog: Mavericks vs. Clippers 2018 odds: Los Angeles the betting favorite for Thursday night – SB Nation
The Dallas Mavericks are 0-3 straight up and against the spread over their last three games. The Mavericks will try to end their slump this Thursday night with a road win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas is a 3.5-point road underdog on the NBA odds in Los Angeles at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In […]
Blog: California Sounds: Twelve essential songs by Los Angeles-based artists in 2018 – Los Angeles Times
Holter’s song from her 2018 album, “Aviary,” opens modestly. “I am in love/What can I do,” she wonders as a melody arrives, one that carries across the song at regular intervals like a neighborhood mockingbird. Through instrumentation including synth, strings, woodwinds, double bass, whispering high-hat and pristine vocal arrangements, the song gains graceful, well-paced momentum […]
Blog: Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers Odds, Analysis, NBA Betting Pick – Bleacher Report
David Zalubowski/Associated Press The Dallas Mavericks (15-14) will try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss on Thursday when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers (17-13) as small road underdogs at sportsbooks. Just a week ago, the Mavericks were going for a fourth straight win, but they suffered a 99-89 road loss to the Phoenix Suns […]
Blog: California transformed its justice system. But now crime is up, and critics want rollbacks – Los Angeles Times
After decades of mirroring national downward trends in violent crime, California saw a 12% increase from 2014 to 2017, while the violent crime rate in the other 49 states together increased only 3%, the analysis showed. In 2014, California voters approved a ballot measure that reduced sentences for many low-level drug and property crimes. Source: […]
Blog: Former Yuma police officer convicted of raping a relative in San Diego
Elkins went into the woman’s room, forced sex acts on her, then raped her, threatening to kill her if she screamed, the prosecutor said. Fox said the victim waited until she thought Elkins was asleep in another room, then woke her mother and the two jumped out a window and ran off, with the mother […]