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D'Antoni: Less scoring for Kobe not a bad thing

Dave McMenamin, ESPN.com

Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni says Kobe Bryant's assists shouldn't be looked at like sacrificing.

Quinn Roberts, MLB.com

Driving to Dodger Stadium on Saturday for the team's first FanFest of the year, Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier wasn't sure what to expect. What he found were droves of fans lined up for nearly a mile, waiting to get into the event.

Sam Eifling, deadspin.com

Today the New York Times' Brian Stelter crunches the (preposterous) numbers and finds runaway sports-programming costs weighing down the cable bill of everyone in America, whether or not they give Shit One about sports. The phrase "impending $7 bil…

CNNSI.com

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Stan Musial was remembered as a Hall of Famer on and off the field during a 2-hour funeral Mass.

nydailynews.com

Mike D’Antoni isn’t going to get bought out or fired anytime soon, even if he’s proven to be the wrong coach for the Lakers. Dwight Howard isn’t getting dealt by the Feb. 21 trading deadline, even if he can leave L.A. this summer when he becomes a…

CNNSI.com

Howard's double-double helps Lakers end 4-game skid

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Metta World Peace hit five 3-pointers on his way to scoring 17 points and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 102-84 on Friday night, snapping a four-game skid.