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Mashable, Uproxx and Buzzfeed and all those other ones take part in historic win for the Times by re-re-posting the Times’ staff work on their sites. By Andrew J. Pridgen Piggybacking on the good fortunes of the L.A. Times newsroom for grabbing a Pulitzer in Breaking News… Continue reading News aggregator sites share in the splendor of L.A. Times Pulitzer Prize win by running headline: ‘Here’s what we know about Pultizer Prize winning newsrooms’

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…Oh, and Adam Levine was there too. By Andrew J. Pridgen Before taking center court at Staples postgame Wednesday and treating #Lakernation to a third-person nickname reference and a (literal) mic drop, Kobe Bryant turned in a final performance that can most aptly be described as subpar… Continue reading Kobe’s swan song included 28 missed shots, a third-person reference and an actual mic drop—all harrowing reminders of the ISO-era N.B.A. Dark Ages

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Yes, this not only exists in 2016, but fans actually find flaws with it. By Andrew J. Pridgen Baseball lives and dies with its promos. From the legendary (Disco Demolition Night, 10 Cent Beer Night) to the pandering (SF Social Media Night) to the sublime (Twins Fur… Continue reading The Yelp reviews for the Dodgers’ All You Can Eat Pavilion are the best ever

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Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball in 1947. And it has been built back nearly everywhere else in America since then. By Andrew J. Pridgen Barack and Michelle Obama’s segment as talking heads in the second hour of Ken Burns’ new Jackie Robinson doc (airing… Continue reading Ken Burns’ Jackie Robinson doc underscores how little progress America has made in terms of race

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Win or lose it will be behind them on Wednesday…then their season starts. By Andrew J. Pridgen Using the word history in the context of the Warriors’ probable eclipsing of the most NBA regular-season wins on the last game of the season Wednesday is a misnomer. It’s… Continue reading Why 73 means everything…and nothing for the Warriors

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The message boards are pulsing this morning but with 157 games left to go this season, the Dodgers’ first-year manager did the right thing by ignoring the record books—and the fans. By Andrew J. Pridgen On a drizzle-flecked Friday night that conjured memories of the black-and-white San… Continue reading Dave Roberts was right to pull Stripling during his bid for a MLB debut no-hitter

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Following in the footsteps of 49ers’ linebacker Chris Borland who retired last season after a single season in the pros last year, the Buffalo Bills’ A.J. Tarpley is hanging up his spikes and skipping out on millions so he can do things like live to hoist his… Continue reading 23 incredible things about A.J. Tarpley’s retirement announcement

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So, now it’s only a matter of time before several hundred Felicity Jones and Daisy Ridley action figures find their way out of their boxes and into some…questionable situations in your mother’s basement.   Here Kyle Magin and Andrew J. Pridgen break it down the Rogue One… Continue reading Rogue One Teaser Trailer breakdown: Disney and Lifetime team up for a Star Wars-inspired saga of a single career woman who joins the Rebel Alliance…and stumbles upon love

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Oildale’s favorite son Merle Haggard, country’s only true believer and a man who made something out of dirt, died on his birthday April 6. He was 79. By Andrew J. Pridgen I recall with relative clarity one languid spring Friday afternoon scene at Robert’s Western World in… Continue reading Merle knew what it’s like to walk the Streets of Bakersfield. As it turns out, you might too