Topic: Los Angeles Lakers

Tiger Woods takes tenderfoot to task

It didn't take Tiger Woods very long to size up his competition, chiding weekend golf warrior Rick Tolentino for bringing along a belly putter to their outdoor putting challenge."Those pants are flapping pretty hard in the wind," Woods joked as Tolentino lined ...

'Huge day' set for talks between players, owners

NBA club owners and players, deadlocked for three months over who should receive the most revenue, met on Monday for about five hours, setting the stage for a pivotal negotiating session on Tuesday.Representatives of both sides met in small groups to set ...

Artest gets nod for name change

The Los Angeles Lakers have a new name on the roster now that Ron Artest's bid to change his name to Metta World Peace has been approved.The decision, rendered by Superior Court Commissioner Matthew St. George after a brief hearing on Friday, ...

Lakers star Ron Artest becomes Metta World Peace

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers star formerly known as Ron Artest officially became Metta World Peace on Friday when a Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner approved the name change.World Peace, who will spend his off-season competing on ABC's "Dancing ...

Start of NBA season in jeopardy as labor talks stall

NEW YORK (Reuters) - With no progress this week in the labor dispute between National Basketball Association (NBA) officials and locked out players, the prospect of a delayed start to the regular season looms large.A five-hour meeting in New York on Tuesday ...

Former basketballer Crittenton arrested in LA

Former Lakers player Javaris Crittenton was arrested on Monday in Los Angeles and could face a murder charge in connection with the shooting of an Atlanta woman.FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said Crittenton was arrested at John Wayne Airport while trying to board ...

Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested, accused of murder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards was arrested following accusations he killed a woman in Georgia, the FBI said.Javaris Crittenton, who had been sought for the ...

Former player Crittenton sought on murder charge

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted on a murder charge over the death of a woman in Georgia, the FBI said Monday.Crittenton, who ...

Police seek to question Kobe Bryant in altercation

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Police said on Tuesday they were seeking to interview Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant over allegations he grabbed the wrist of a man possibly trying to take his picture at a San Diego church.The man said Bryant, ...

Los Angeles OKs bond sale plan for NFL stadium

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Los Angeles will sell $275 million in bonds to tear down and relocate part of its convention center to make way for a $1.2 billion stadium for a National Football League franchise under a plan unanimously approved by ...