By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 10/20/2011

After being predicted to finish last in the NFC West, Jim Harbaugh has led the 49ers to a 5-1 record heading into the teams week 7 bye
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By Brett Kettyle @ LA Sports Examiner 10/18/2011

The Raiders acquired Carson Palmer to replace the injured Jason Campbell
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 10/08/2011

Jack Johnson's overtime goal helps the Kings earn a season opening victory over the Rangers
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 10/03/2011

After totaling 792 yards and 5 TD's in his freshman year, Woods has already surpassed the TD total and needs 46 yards to pass his total from the year before
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 09/26/2011

After posting three straight victories, the USC Trojans were humbled by a 19-point loss to Arizona State for the first time in 12 years
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By Brett Kettyle @ LA Sports Examiner 09/26/2011

The Raiders defeated the New York Jets 34-24 on a huge day for Darren McFadden
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 09/21/2011

After being held to 41 points through the season's first two games, the USC offense put up 38 points on the visiting Syracuse Orange
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By C_Schanz @ LA Sports Examiner 09/15/2011

Chargers lose kicker and starting defensive end in a 24-17 victory over the Vikings.
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 09/13/2011

After a close victory in the season opener against Minnesota, the Trojans once again escaped with a victory, this time over Utah
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 09/07/2011

It was a fine display of offense from Matt Barkley and Robert Woods against Minnesota, but the Trojans know they need more heading into week 2 vs Utah
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Ethan Moreau's 2010-11 campaign certainly wasn't anything to write home about. In his only season with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the soon-to-be 36-year-old played in just 37 games scoring once and adding five assists. If it's any consolation, Moreau's...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Back in July, the Los Angeles Kings and Brad Richardson avoided arbitration by agreeing to a new two-year contract. Now, heading into the new season, it's up to Richardson to see if he can earn that new contract.   Since putting up five assists ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

From a broken leg in 2009-10 to a dislocated shoulder last season, it's fair to say that Justin Williams hasn't had the greatest luck on the injury front in his two full seasons in Los Angeles. When he was healthy, though (and he was for plenty of the...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Of those who exceeded expectations in Los Angeles last season, the most impressive was probably Kyle Clifford. Having been drafted 35th overall in 2009, there was a certain level of expectation with Clifford to excel but as a 19-year-old rookie?  ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Last summer, there was a rumour circulating that the Kings were interested in the services of then-restricted free agent Simon Gagne. Despite helping the Flyers reach the Stanley Cup Final in 2010, Gagne only played in 58 games. However, in those 58 ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Before missing the final seven games of the season and the playoffs with a broken ankle, Anze Koitar was leading the way for the Los Angeles Kings in a number of categories: assists (48), points (73), +/- (+25), game-winning goals (6) and shots (233)....
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

With all due respect to Simon Gagne and Ethan Moreau, the pickup of Mike Richards was likely the biggest acquisition the Kings made this off-season. In Richards, Los Angeles traded for a top-line forward and with another top-line center (Anze Kopitar)...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Say what you will about him right now as he and his agent are still going through negotiations on a new contract but Drew Doughty's presence to not only the defensive core but the Los Angeles Kings as a whole. Just wrapping up his third season, Doughty...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Since signing with the Kings in the summer of 2009, Rob Scuderi was hoping that his cup-winning experience in Pittsburgh would do wonders for his new team. The Kings were hoping Scuderi's strict defensive style of play would be a positive asset for this...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

It’s a condition that’s not only taboo in sports but in society in general. However, after the tragic death last week of NHLer Rick Rypien, it’s an issue that’s becoming increasingly harder to ignore. The fact is that Rick Rypien...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

There have been a few too many instances in 2010-11 where we saw Jack Johnson carelessly giving away the puck in his own end. Overall, though, last season wasn't a terrible year for #3. Given the immense talent that JMFJ has, we can all safely look forward...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Pending a physical on Monday, the Los Angeles Kings have inked veteran forward Ethan Moreau to a one-year contract worth $600,000.   Moreau, who turns 36 next month, will be joining his fourth team after stops in Chicago, Edmonton and, most recently,...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Unlike last season where Matt Greene was forced to sit out the first couple months of the season to recover from surgery, the gritty defenseman should be ready to go for next month's training and be there when the Los Angeles Kings open their season ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

According to report on TSN.ca, Drew Doughty said that he was in "no rush" to sign a new contract with the Los Angeles Kings. However, according to the Los Angeles Times, neither Doughty's camp or Kings new management have discussed a new contract since...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Only two months after being traded from the Oilers to Los Angeles and just thirteen days after making his debut with his new team, Wayne Gretzky was back in Edmonton for the first since being dealt and the first time in a uniform that wasn't that of ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Although he was teammates with Willie Mitchell in Vancouver, Rick Rypien had no affiliation with the Los Angeles Kings organization. With that said, I'd be remiss not to acknowledge his untimely death. Rypien was just 27 years old.   Rypien was ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

With a few losing streaks aside, the Los Angeles Kings had a great 2010-11 season. It would have probably been better had Anze Kopitar not been lost for the season but the Kings rallied as best they could. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to get past ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Being frustrated by where his team had a chance to play their home games, then-owner Jack Kent Cooke decided he was going to build his own arena for his new team, whom he named the Los Angeles Kings.   After beginning their existence between the...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Although some would say the news was inevitable, we can all rest easy as Peter Harrold has found a new home in New Jersey, effectively ending his five-year tenure with the Los Angeles Kings. The Devils signed Harrold to a one-year two-way contract worth...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

He was once quoted as saying, "It isn't the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog, that counts." Although Harry Howell is most remember as a defenseman for the New York Rangers, he did spent three seasons in Los Angeles with...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Weeks after firing Marc Crawford, the Los Angeles Kings hired Terry Murray as the 22nd head coach in franchise history. Although Murray had been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Flyers up until that point, his gig in Los Angeles would be his ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Only a week after the Stanley Cup playoffs wrapped up, the Los Angeles Kings went out and acquired Mike Richards from the Philadelphia Flyers, pulling off a very imortant trade. Yes, Los Angeles sent the highly-touted Brayden Schenn the other way but,...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

The Los Angeles Kings enter the 1991 post-season 1st in their division and 3rd overall in the entire league, their best regular season finish-to-date in franchise history. In the opening round, they were up against the Vancouver Canucks.   Prior...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Early Friday morning, former Los Angeles Kings forward Sean Avery was arrested for battery of a police officer at his home in Hollywood Hills, California.   Acoording to a report from NBC New York, neighbours had been complaining about noise from...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

The Los Angeles Kings had finished the 1989-90 regular season with 75 points, good enough for fourth in the Smythe Division. Their opponents in the opening round of the playoffs would the Calgary Flames. Although the Flames were minus Lanny MacDonald,...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

When Ryan Smyth expressed his desire to be traded back to the Edmonton Oilers where his NHL career began, there were many mixed emotions. As loved as Smyth may have been in Los Angeles, the consensus was to give him his wish not only to make him happy...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Yesterday, Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators went to arbitration where both sides were far apart on an amount. While the Predators asked that their captain be paid $4.75 million this coming season, Weber told a judge he was asking for a one-year...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Since the Nashville Predators failed to reach an agreement with their captain Shea Weber, the two entered arbitration yesterday. Judging on the outcome of said arbitration, it will likely be a factor for Drew Doughty as to how much he will be making ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

Since the Nashville Predators failed to reach an agreement with their captain Shea Weber, the two entered arbitration yesterday. Judging on the outcome of said arbitration, it will likely be a factor for Drew Doughty as to how much he will be making ...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 08/30/2011

On Saturday, Los Angeles Kings star forward Anze Kopitar was out skating and went out for more than a, as GM Dean Lombardi put it, "a twirl."   Kopitar was "skating and everything feels amazing" and is "ready to go." These quotes were brought...
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By Nick Ingram @ LA Sports Examiner 08/01/2011

The Dodgers and Cardinals made a swap Sunday, trading shortstop Rafael Furcal for a Double-A outfielder.
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

After calling the Great Western Forum their home for nearly 22 years, the Los Angeles Kings moved out and found a new home at the Staples Center, located right in the heart of downtown LA.   Although the brand new 18,118-seat facility had been opened...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

Even before he was traded to the Kings, there had been rumours circulating that Mike Richards, as well as Jeff Carter (who was traded from Philadelphia to Columbus the same day) was involved in too much drinking and too much partying, which went against...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

Not even three years after they made the Stanley Cup Final, the Los Angeles Kings had fallen on hard times. From a series of questionable trades to the lackluster play of their biggest star, the Kings were on the verge of missing the playoffs for third...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

While on TSN's The Reporters this morning, contributor Steve Simmons (a journalist from the Toronto Sun) said that he had recently spoken to Drew Doughty's agent, Don Meehan, and said that he (Simmons) was told that Meehan had not received a single phone...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

When the National Hockey League expanded from six to twelve teams for the 1967-68 season, Los Angeles was one of the six teams granted a franchise. The team, who was owned by Jack Kent Cooke (who also owned the Lakers at the time) would soon call...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/30/2011

It may not be the re-signing news that all Kings fans are anticipating but the Los Angeles Kings did re-sign their remaining restricted free agents from their AHL affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, to one-year contracts.   Headlining the six RFAs...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/20/2011

Coming off a controversy overtime win in Inglewood to force a seventh game, the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs were about to square off at the famed Maple Leafs Gardens in a winner-take-all deciding game with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/20/2011

Aside from what's been going on in development camp, there's really not a whole lot of news to discuss in terms of the Los Angeles Kings. That is, until there's something new to report in the Drew Doughty contract talks.   Until then, here's a great...
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By Ryan Cowley @ LA Sports Examiner 07/20/2011

Although the Los Angeles Kings drafted Maxim Kitsyn in the sixth round back in 2010, don't expect him to play for the Kings (or the AHL's Monarchs or even the ECHL's Reign) anytime soon.   Maxim Kitsyn is expected to not only play in the KHL this...
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