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The Curse Of The '94 Chargers John W. McDonough/Sports Illustrated Star linebacker Junior Seau is the eighth member of the Chargers' Super Bowl XXIX team who has passed away. They were one game from f | SI.com
The 1994 Chargers were the only team in franchise history to go to a Super Bowl -- they lost, 49-26, to Steve Young and the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX -- but over...

Remembering Junior Peter Read Miller/SI Junior Seau, a homegrown star who led the Chargers to their only Super Bowl, was found shot to death at his home. Junior Seau, who died Wednesday in an apparent | SI.com
ve covered are lying to you. The first professional beat I covered on a daily basis was the Chargers, in 1995. Seau was the first player I ran into when I reported for work. It was the offseason, and when I turned the corner into a nearly empty locker...

Clock ticking for Los Angeles Clippers on Vinny Del Negro option | ESPN.com
resolved by next Friday at the latest thanks to the June 1 deadline in his contract for the Clippers to either pick up or decline their third-year team option. Sources told ESPNLosAngeles.com that the decision rests largely with Clippers owner Donald Sterling, which could help Del Negro. The...

Clippers 2011-2012 Report Card | Los Angeles Daily News
Now that the disappointment has subsided and the Clippers can reflect on their transformational season, it's easy to see why a renewed sense of excitement surrounds the franchise. The Clippers finished with their first winning season since 2006...

NBA playoffs -- Tim Duncan shows Los Angeles Clippers a thing or two | ESPN.com
Bernstein/A spry-looking Tim Duncan had 26 points and 20 rebounds in the Spurs' Game 1 108-92 victory. The Clippers had no shortage of alib in th 108-92 pounding, given that they only had a day and a half to recover from their gritty Game 7 triumph in Memph â¦...

Paul, Griffin lend hope they'll return to Clippers | ESPN.com
The Clippers offseason, though, began on a rather hopeful note. Both Paul and Griffin stopped short of committing to the organization long term, but noticeably offered some encouraging words about their intentions...

Spurs sweep series against Clippers in Game 4 | SI.com
trio of Duncan, Parker and Ginobili took over most of the scoring. "Their experience showed with their execution," Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro. "Tim looks great and the rest of the guys are feeding off that." Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists, Blake Griffin added...

Sam Amick: With Game 4 loss to Spurs, questions surround Clippers' cloudy future | SI.com
LOS ANGELES -- The fans took their time leaving Lob City on Sunday night, all those raving red shirts standing around to soak in what had been a most memorable Clippers...

It really was fun while it lasted for the Clippers | Los Angeles Times
last time anyone described the Lakers as enjoyable or full of effort? Spurs power forward Tim Duncan consoles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin after Game 4 on Sunday night at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / The Clippers have more fun because no one really expects much from them. When...

Spurs sweep Clippers out of the playoffs | Los Angeles Times
two chances in the final seconds to take the lead or tie the score, Chris Paul and the Clippers come up short in a 102-99 loss to San Antonio in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round playoff series. The Clippers' season started with such uncertainty. And then came...

Spurs reach West finals after sweep of Clips | ESPN.com
LOS ANGELES -- Tim Duncan scored 21 points, Tony Parker added 17 and the rallied in the final minutes to beat the 102-99 on Sunday night, closing out the series 4-0...

Duncan, Spurs finish off sweep of Clippers | SI.com
Spurs. Tim Duncan led the way with 21 points as San Antonio finished off a sweep of the Clippers with a 102-99 victory in Los Angeles.

Kings game ends in time for Staples Center workers to remove ice, lay down court for 6 p.m. Clippers game | Los Angeles Daily News
LOS ANGELES -- The Phoenix Coyotes beat the L.A. Kings 2-0 at 2:52 p.m. today, paving the way for a fifth game in the NHL Western playoffs and apparently...

Spurs searching for 18th consecutive win vs. Clippers | SI.com
to the conference finals in Game 4 of their semifinal series Sunday night on the road against the Los Angeles jumped out to a 22-point lead after one quarter Saturday and seemed poised to get back in the series by winning Game 3. By the midpoint of the third...

Spurs storm past Clippers to go up 3-0 | SI.com
calm." Griffin had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and reserve Mo Williams added 19 points for the Clippers, who face some daunting NBA history heading into Game 4 on Sunday at Staples Center. No team has rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series. "If we don...

Clippers impressed by Spurs' composure in Game 3 | Los Angeles Times
and never looked back. Slow and steady. Nice and easy. Efficient and unspectacular. That's what impressed the Clippers so much about playing against the San Antonio Spurs. "They play the same way whether they are down 20 or up 20," Blake Griffin said. "And they always play...

Sam Amick: Clippers' dream season nearing end as Spurs rally to take 3-0 lead | SI.com
LOS ANGELES -- Clippers general manager Neil Olshey still had a smile on his face, which tells anyone who was at Staples Center on Saturday afternoon that it was still early...

Spurs' big men schooling Clippers' youngsters | SI.com
San Antonio is doing to Los Angeles what it has done to the entire league since the halfway point of the regular season. The Spurs are 27-2 in their last 29 games (including 6-0 in the...

Spurs erase 24-point deficit to top Clippers in Game 3 | SI.com
playoffs. Blake Griffin had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and reserve Mo Williams added 19 points for the Clippers, who face some daunting NBA history heading into Game 4 on Sunday at Staples Center. No team has ever rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Playing with...

Clippers try to break through vs. Spurs | SI.com
It was all Spurs in San Antonio during Games 1 and 2. Will the shift to Los Angeles provide the Clippers with the needed boost? Follow all of Game 3's action from the Staples Center here.

Clippers focus on crucial back-to-back wins against Spurs | Los Angeles Times
Down 2-0 in the playoff series with the Spurs, the Clippers know they need Saturday and Sunday victories at home, which won't be easy given Chris Paul and Blake Griffin's injuries. SAN ANTONIO After Thursday night's 105-88 loss...

Spurs' twin towers are schooling Clippers' young big men | SI.com
San Antonio is doing to Los Angeles what it has done to the entire league since the halfway point of the regular season. The Spurs are 27-2 in their last 29 games (including 6-0 in the...

Spurs schooling Clippers’ young big men | SI.com
San Antonio is doing to Los Angeles what it has done to the entire league since the halfway point of the regular season. The Spurs are 27-2 in their last 29 games (including 6-0 in the...

T.J. Simers: Paul is limited, and so are the Clippers | Los Angeles Times
He commits eight turnovers and his team suffers a lopsided loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Clippers point guard Chris Paul loses control of the dribble as he's pressured by Spurs point guard Tony Parker in Game 2 on Thursday night in San Antonio. (Wally Skalij...

VINCENT BONSIGNORE on the CLIPPERS: Savvy Spurs don't appear to have any weaknesses | Los Angeles Daily News
wide-open 3-pointer. It was Spurs basketball at its basic best. Simple principles, lethal results. And it sent the Clippers reeling. Again. Game 2 was about to get out of hand. And the series was about to move a little further out of the Clippers' reach. A full day of...

CLIPPERS NOTEBOOK: Lengthy Kings Game 4 could create havoc | Los Angeles Daily News
the NHL's Western Conference final series between the Kings and Phoenix Coyotes, there's a possibility the Clippers start time could get delayed - or even postponed until Monday. The Kings and Clippers will share Staples Center on Sunday, with the Kings playing at noon and the Clippers...

Spurs pummel Clips, lead series 2-0 | SI.com
is talking about, or the Parker scored 22 points, Duncan had 18 and the Spurs beat the fading Clippers 105-88 on Thursday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinals and winning their 16th in a row with yet another playoff blowout. For the 13th time in...

UCLA Bruins, Michigan Wolverines among teams that will rely heavily on recruiting classes - NCB | ESPN.com
Hope springs eternal when it comes to college basketball recruiting classes. Once again, many of the blue-blood programs, such as the Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans and Kansas Jayhawks, have hit the jackpot...

Andy Katz's Daily Word: Pac-12 begins Asia initiative with UCLA Bruins' trip to China -- college basketball | ESPN.com
UCLA has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country, and the Bruins are giving themselves every chance to be successful by going on the Pac-12's inaugural tour of China...

Parker puts Bruins near head of the class | Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA BASKETBALL: Howland lands 6-9 center to elevate crop of recruits into one of nation's elite.

UCLA adds center Tony Parker to round out stellar recruiting class | Los Angeles Times
Tony Parker, a 6-9, 280-pound center from Georgia, commits to UCLA, joining Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams in a basketball recruiting class that Scout.com ranks No. 2 in the nation. Tony Parker, last of the blue-chip high school...

UCLA to reopen Pauley Pavilion with arena-worthy recruiting class | Los Angeles Times
During a tour on Friday, a Bruins athletic department official says the $136-million renovation will be complete for the Nov. 9 game that will feature highly prized recruits Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson and Jordan Adams. Can the...

Bruins get their wing man in Muhammad | Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA BASKETBALL: Coveted prep forward commits to UCLA. UCLA head coach Ben Howland called the Bruins' 2011-12 season the most difficult one he's faced, filled with internal discord and external...

Plaschke: UCLA's top recruits are a boon -- and a burden | Los Angeles Times
With Shabazz Muhammad and two other coveted recruits, the Bruins significantly improve their chance to regain prominence. And Coach Ben Howland will face pressure to make it happen. Shabazz Muhammad reacts after dunking during an Adidas Super 64 tournament game...

Kentucky Wildcats, UCLA Bruins strike gold with Nerlens Noel and Shabazz Muhammad | ESPN.com
ahead in Lexington, Louisville and Bloomington, baby! Let's also send a salute out to Ben Howland as UCLA will have the kind of quality talent he enjoyed when the Bruins had Kevin Love, Russell Westbrook and company. Bringing in a class led by Kyle Anderson and Shabazz Muhammad...

Coveted prep forward Shabazz Muhammad commits to UCLA. | Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA head coach Ben Howland called the Bruins' 2011-12 season the most difficult one he's faced, filled with internal discord and external pressure, with a second postseason-less March in three...

UCLA's new basketball players | Los Angeles Times
of Wilson (Va.) Oak Hill Academy; One of the top perimeter shooting prospects in the country should boost Bruins' three-point accuracy. Kyle Anderson; PG; 6-8; 215; Jersey City (N.J.) St. Anthony; A versatile talent who can play the one to the four but will probably utilize exceptional basketball...

Shabazz Muhammad picks UCLA | Los Angeles Times
The 6-5 swingman from Las Vegas says he hopes to help Bruins rebound from their recent struggles. The biggest enhancement to the fan experience at Pauley Pavilion will cost UCLA only a scholarship. Top prep prospect Shabazz Muhammad announced Wednesday that he...

UCLA's top basketball recruits are a boon — and a burden | Los Angeles Times
With Shabazz Muhammad and two other coveted recruits, the Bruins significantly improve their chance to regain prominence. And Coach Ben Howland will face pressure to make it happen. Shabazz Muhammad reacts after dunking during an Adidas Super 64 tournament game...

Bruins, Howland get their wing man | Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA head coach Ben Howland called the Bruins' 2011-12 season the most difficult one he's faced, filled with internal discord and external pressure, with a second postseason-less March in three...

UCLA BASKETBALL: Coveted prep forward Muhammad commits to UCLA | Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA head coach Ben Howland called the Bruins' 2011-12 season the most difficult one he's faced, filled with internal discord and external pressure, with a second postseason-less March in three...

Prep star Shabazz Muhammad picks UCLA for the 'challenge' | Los Angeles Times
The 6-5 swingman from Las Vegas says he hopes to help Bruins rebound from their recent struggles. The biggest enhancement to the fan experience at Pauley Pavilion will cost UCLA only a scholarship. Top prep prospect Shabazz Muhammad announced Wednesday that he...

Top recruit Shabazz Muhammad opts for UCLA | Los Angeles Times
The 6-5 swingman from Las Vegas says he hopes to help Bruins rebound from their recent struggles. The biggest enhancement to the fan experience at Pauley Pavilion will cost UCLA only a scholarship. Top prep prospect Shabazz Muhammad announced Wednesday that he...

Muhammad Picks UCLA Robin Alam/Icon SMI Shabazz Muhammad averaged 25.1 points and 7.7 rebounds last season for Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman High. Shabazz Muhammad, Rivals.com's top-ranked high school play | SI.com
the 6-foot-6 senior forward from Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman made his much-anticipated college decision. Muhammad committed to UCLA over finalists Kentucky and Duke. While Ben Howland's Bruins had been regarded as the behind-the-scenes favorites to land the powerful wing scorer, neither Howland nor...

Top recruit Muhammad picks UCLA | SI.com
the 6-foot-6 senior forward from Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman made his much-anticipated college decision. Muhammad committed to UCLA over finalists Kentucky and Duke. While Ben Howland's Bruins had been regarded as the behind-the-scenes favorites to land the powerful wing scorer, neither Howland nor...

Eric Bossi: Top recruit Shabazz Muhammad ready to commit to UK, Duke or UCLA | SI.com
make his much anticipated college decision on Wednesday night when he chooses between three finalists: Duke, Kentucky and UCLA. Wednesday marks the beginning of the spring signing period for high school basketball players -- it runs through May 16 -- and there should be plenty of interest. A handful...

Up For Grabs Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images Top recruit Shabazz Muhammad will choose between one of three basketball powerhouses: UCLA, Duke or Kentucky. Where will the nation's top high school p | SI.com
make his much anticipated college decision on Wednesday night when he chooses between three finalists: Duke, Kentucky and UCLA. Wednesday marks the beginning of the spring signing period for high school basketball players -- it runs through May 16 -- and there should be plenty of interest. A handful...

Eric Bossi: Shabazz Muhammad set to choose between Kentucky, Duke and UCLA | SI.com
make his much anticipated college decision on Wednesday night when he chooses between three finalists: Duke, Kentucky and UCLA. Wednesday marks the beginning of the spring signing period for high school basketball players -- it runs through May 16 -- and there should be plenty of interest. A handful...

Decision Time Robin Alam/Icon SMI Top high school prospect Shabazz Muhammad is expected to choose between UCLA, Duke and Kentucky this week. Can UCLA land Shabazz Muhammad? Will Kentucky score another | SI.com
By Eric Bossi, Rivals.com, Special to SI.com College basketball's spring signing period kicks off on Wednesday. Here are 10 prospects whose decisions could alter next year's NCAA landscape. 6-6, 215 Rivals.com rank: No. 1 There's...

Shabazz Muhammad seen as 'must' recruit for UCLA | Los Angeles Times
The Las Vegas Bishop Gorman star, recruiting analysts say, would make Ben Howland's Bruins an immediate Pac-12 Conference contender and invigorate their fan base. But he's also considering Kentucky, Duke. A familiar UCLA chant broke out in a Chicago hotel room a few...

Shabazz Muhammad seen 'must' recruit for UCLA basketball | Los Angeles Times
The Las Vegas Bishop Gorman star, recruiting analysts say, would make Ben Howland's Bruins an immediate Pac-12 Conference contender and invigorate their fan base. But he's also considering Kentucky, Duke. A familiar UCLA chant broke out in a Chicago hotel room a few...

What might have been for UCLA and USC becomes New Mexico success The Bruins beat the Trojans, 55-40, to advance to second round of Pacific Life Pac-12 tournament. UCLA faces Arizona on Thursday. Matt | Los Angeles Times
Demetrius Walker, Kendall Williams and Drew Gordon each had ties to UCLA or USC but ended up in New Mexico. Now the Lobos take on Louisville in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. Reporting from Portland, Ore. ? This could have...

Peer who doubted Obama's birth status is told: 'You're smoking crack' | Belfast Telegraph
His theories are so unorthodox that the American DJ interviewing him thought he must be an eccentric "fake Lord" who had simply bought his title and had been "smoking crack". But Lord Monckton is indeed a real peer and really does believe that Barack...

Clinton man arrested in shooting death of 17-year-old brother at Yuba Lake campsite | Deseret Morning News
A campsite at Yuba Lake State Park. Winston Armani, Deseret News Related July 14, 2011 YUBA, Juab County — Police are investigating a Memorial Day shooting that left a teenager dead in a Yuba Lake State Park campground and his older brother in jail....

Romney won't repudiate supporter Donald Trump on issue of Obama's birthplace | Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN DIEGO - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney isn't taking a position on supporter Donald Trump's return to the controversy over where President Barack Obama was born. Romney said Saturday evening that while he doesn't agree with all the people...

Obama Critic Offers $20K for President’s College Transcripts | Inquisitr
Step aside, birthers ! “Transcripters” are on the rise, and one of them is demanding to see Obama’s college transcripts. He’s offering a bounty of $20,000 to anyone who can drudge up the documents. If you’re not too keen on President Obama, but don’t...

Obama Begins Commemoration of Vietnam Era | New York Times
President Obama’s speech at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall started a nationwide anniversary project to last 13 years.

Newcomer Elizabeth Linehan picked to face GOP's Al Adinolfi for 103rd District seat | New Haven Register
CHESHIRE A political neophyte has been selected to run against five-term state Rep. Al Adinolfi in the 103rd District.Elizabeth Linehan was chosen by Democratic delegates from the district, which covers Southington, Wallingford and Cheshire. Linehan, a...

Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum to return to Connecticut | New Haven Register
STAMFORD Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is returning to Connecticut to help raise money for the states major organization for social conservatives.Santorum, a former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, is scheduled appear in September...

Obama pays tribute to America's veterans | Anderson Independent-Mail
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid tribute Monday to the men and women who have died defending America, pointing to Vietnam veterans as an under-appreciated and sometimes maligned group of war heroes who remained true to their nation despite an...

Bush’s tax cuts didn’t get us in this mess | Chicago Sun-Times

Republican duel highlights Assembly race | Grass Valley Union
Rick Bosetti, a Redding City Councilman, is one of two Republican candidates vying for the newly created District 1 State Assembly seat. District 1 encompasses parts of 10 counties in the northeastern region of the state, many in the Copyright 2012 The...

Is Obama Hiding His College Transcripts? | National Interest
The issue of Barack Obama's birth has faded. Now some on the right are alleging that President Obama is engaged in a different cover-up. They say, the Los Angeles Times reports, that he's hiding his college grades from scrutiny. The allegations go...

Obama switch on gay marriage a key moment in U.S. history | Statesman Journal
Whether he finally made up his mind or changed his mind, President Barack Obama’s embrace of same-sex marriage was historic. Perhaps now it will be safe for more politicians to take the same position, which means the nation is that much closer to removing...

Bob Paulson asks for patience as RCMP deals with ‘rotten apples’ | Toronto Star Online
Ottawa Bureau OTTAWA—The country’s top Mountie has issued an unprecedented open letter to Canadians, pleading for patience as the RCMP sorts outs its grievances. Commissioner Bob Paulson released the letter late Monday in the wake of revelations last week...

Warner shows Obama, Dems how it's done in Va. | Washington Examiner
Virginia's most popular politician is a Democrat in a state Democrats desperately need to win this November to hold onto the White House and their Senate majority. But Sen. Mark Warner remains a crowd pleaser in the Old Dominion largely because of his...

First lady Michelle Obama's book: On growing seeds, healthy kids | Northwestern

McCain calls Obama foreign policy ‘feckless’ | The Gulf Today
WASHINGTON: The US can’t count on Russia to force Syrian president Bashar Assad from power, a US senator said, blaming President Barack Obama for embracing a “feckless” foreign policy and punting tough decisions until after the November election. It was a...

Michelle Obama sponsors first-ever ALL-FEMALE nuclear submarine named after her home state of Illinois | Mail Online UK
First Lady Michelle Obama has agreed to sponsor a future submarine named after her home state that will be staffed by an all-female crew. The White House has announced that Mrs Obama has accepted an invitation to be the backer of the USS Illinois, a...

Arizona: Ron Barber Noncommittal on Vote for Nancy Pelosi | Roll Call Online
TUCSON, Ariz. — Ron Barber, the Democrat running to succeed ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, remains noncommittal on whether he would vote for Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to lead his party after the November elections. “That’s a decision that’s way...

With Memorial Day events, Obama and Romney try to claim key constituencies | Washington Post
Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, joined Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a decorated Vietnam veteran, to lay wreaths at a morning commemoration in San Diego that drew a crowd of 5,000. Although neither candidate’s schedule was labeled...

Letters: Obama responsible for lack of progress on debt | USA Today
The line in your editorial on the debt-ceiling debate "Yet a grand bargain to curtail the major entitlement programs and impose responsible tax increases is nowhere in sight" is misleading (""). A "grand bargain" was placed on 's desk Dec. 1, 2010, in the...

Obama Vows Support for Veterans | NBC Philadelphia

Presidential Candidates Court The Veteran Vote | NBC17
President candidates court North Carolina veteran vote (Added: May 28, 2012) Both President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are courting the veteran vote here in North Carolina (more) 0 Ratings | 2 Video Views » Comments |...

Is Obama hurting himself or Romney? | Tanzania Citizen
Barack Obama is anchoring his reelection campaign around sharp attacks on Mr Mitt Romney's business record, but the hardball strategy also risks tarnishing the president's own political brand. In 2008, Mr Obama ran for office presenting himself as a...

Congresswoman Shelley Berkly is better than Senator Dean Heller | Web Commentary

Romney poised to clinch GOP nomination with Texas win Tuesday | Minneapolis Star Tribune
For so long, he was the putative front-runner, the nominal front-runner, the weak front-runner. Then he became the presumptive nominee. And by Tuesday night, he'll be able to ditch the modifiers once and for all. Willard Mitt Romney is about to do what...