Kobe Bryant

Obscure rule change has college players putting up big numbers

November 8, 2023 Shawn Krest

Paxson Wojcik made history in his first few seconds as a North Carolina Tar Heel. The transfer from Brown got the start in UNC’s season opener, and as the ball was tipped off, Wojcik became […]

Coach K on college sports: ‘What the hell are we doing? We should be ashamed’

October 4, 2023 Shawn Krest

From the sound of it, coach Mike Krzyzewski got out of college athletics just in time. The former Duke coach and basketball hall of famer was highly critical of the current NCAA environment when he […]

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Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant’s remains shared ‘for a laugh’

August 13, 2022 Andrew Dalton, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — An institutional “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to shoot and share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that […]

Coke acquires remainder of sports drink BodyArmor for $5.6B

November 1, 2021 Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Coca-Cola Co. is making a multibillion-dollar bet on the sports drink brand BodyArmor as part of a larger push to diversify its offerings. Coke said Monday it paid $5.6 billion for the remaining 85% of […]

How winning has turned NC State’s Wes Moore into a carrot

October 13, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Success has changed NC State women’s basketball coach Wes Moore. But that’s a good thing, according to his players. “Coach Moore is nicer, y’all,” super senior forward Kayla Jones said Wednesday at the […]

Pilot’s poor decisions blamed in Kobe Bryant chopper crash

February 9, 2021 Stefanie Dazio, Brian Melley and David Koenig, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Federal safety officials on Tuesday blamed the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others on board last year on the pilot’s poor decision to fly into thick clouds, where he […]

Vanessa Bryant sues LA sheriff over helicopter crash photos

September 22, 2020 Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, the widow of basketball star Kobe Bryant, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County sheriff claiming deputies shared unauthorized photos of the crash that killed her husband, their […]

Uncanceled: The 1998-99 basketball lockout

April 29, 2020 Shawn Krest

While we’ve been waiting for sports to resume following the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been busy rebuilding past seasons that have had games canceled due to labor unrest. So far, we’ve reconstructed the 1981 and 1994 […]

Public memorial service remembers the private Kobe Bryant

February 24, 2020 Greg Beacham, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant’s wife remembered him as a devoted father and husband who arrived early for school pickups and wrote heartfelt cards and letters. Rob Pelinka, Bryant’s longtime agent and closest friend, recalled […]

Probe: No outward engine failure in Bryant helicopter crash

February 7, 2020 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety Board said […]