Prince in the Queen City
The daily log of an IU grad, Sporting News editor and relocated Chicagoan.
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Did a little reading over at Grantland today. Interested to see what this site turns into. Like Simmons’ welcome to the site. Understand the parallel between this site and the Kimmel Show — everything has a beginning, and both are start-ups he was directly involved with. It wouldn’t be Simmons if it wasn’t personal. Haven’t gotten to Chuck Klosterman’s piece yet, but I will later tonight.
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After incorrectly setting my alarm on Friday, nearly missing a flight and struggling to get my bearings, I’m finally here and settled in Los Angeles. I got things together just in time for my first day of work, which was earlier today.
Despite my Kobe-referencing title, that first day actually featured no real work for me. Orientation lasted well though the day, and I didn’t sit at my desk until it was around 5:30p.m. and time to head for the parking lot.
After an early orientation, tour and lunch with the editor of the paper, we were also told that all the interns will work on a special project on the walk of fame. While my time for sports seemed like it would be shortened, I’ve already worked an angle into the NBA Finals and will be ready to go tomorrow.
Now I have to go to sleep because the jetlag and time change have changed my sleeping habits drastically. Luckily, tomorrow is a pretty late day.
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LA Times’ No. 15 Dodger of all time, Kirk Gibson, with a classic home run in the 1988 World Series.
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Wooden, in 1981, told The Times: “There’s as much crookedness as you want to find. There was something Abraham Lincoln said — he’d rather trust and be disappointed than distrust and be miserable all the time. Maybe I trusted too much.John Wooden
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The Times established that Gilbert, during Wooden’s heyday, helped players get cars, clothes, airline tickets and scalpers’ prices for UCLA season tickets. Gilbert allegedly even arranged abortions for players’ girlfriends.Chris Dufresne
