• LOS ANGELES - A month after it was vandalized, one of the Kobe and Gianna "Gigi" Bryant murals has been restored. The mural in downtown Los Angeles, located near 14th and Main streets, featured Kobe and Gigi Bryant holding a basketball, with the LA skyline behind them.
    People and Places:
    Gianna Michaels ~ Kobe Bryant ~ Kobe
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    Crossroads varsity baseball team is crowned the Gold Coast League Champions, ending a 15 year title drought and cementing their place as a reputable high school baseball team. With a win of 11-2 against Viewpoint,
  • Jon Neeter, founder of the Santa Monica Tennis Center, is a nationally recognized tennis and pickleball coach with over 25 years in the industry.
  • Former UCLA player Andy Hill developed the plus-minus statistic, which is now widely cited, to measure a player's true impact in a game.
    People and Places:
    University of California, Los Angeles ~ Plus-minus ~ Los Angeles Times
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    Santa Monica Library Presents: The Manzanar Baseball Project From J.A. to Shohei: During the 1940s, baseball was truly the National Pastime of America – even in the WWII concentration camps.
  • Santa Monica Daily Press
    On a perfect day at Ocean Park Beach, the LMU Lions women’s beach volleyball team defeated the Santa Clara Broncos in dominant fashion, 5–0, in the WCC Tournament. The five pairs Chloe Hooker ...
  • Santa Barbara City College reclaimed a share of the Western State Conference title on Friday, securing an 11-1 record following
  • Bakersfield College’s men and women’s swim teams took second and sixth place, respectively, at the Western State Conference Championships at Santa Monica City College last weekend.
  • In other shifts, Alamitos Beach in Long Beach is set to host beach volleyball after talks between LA28 and Santa Monica ended, and Santa Anita Park was named the site for equestrian competition.
    People and Places:
    Los Angeles ~ Olympic Games ~ Venue (law)
  • The City of Santa Monica will not host the beach volleyball event at the upcoming 2028 Olympics, after negotiations with the LA28 organizing committee fell through.