Lakers Media Day 2009: Kobe Bryant

Lakers Media Day 2009: Pau Gasol

Lakers Forward Pau Gasol talks with Lakers.com on Media Day 2009.

More Media Day reactions for your lunch hour

The "morning after" reaction to Lakers Media Day (should you lack the will to scroll down, you can find our coverage here, here, here, here, and here) was, not surprisingly, centered around the Hollywood circus that descended on El Segundo Tuesday afternoon. To the point that actual basketball issues, little trifles like Kobe Bryant’s contract extension- not yet signed but moving in the right direction- went virtually unnoticed. Partially because nobody believes it won’t get done, and also because between Lamar Odom’s wedding and Ron Artest’s arrival, many people may not have thought to ask. (For more on Media Day…

Media Day: Pau Gasol, Jordan Farmar

My last installment of talkies… First, you got your Pau Gasol vids. His finger feels good and there’s no fatigue after an offseason of international play on the heels of a long playoffs. El Spaniard is ready for the Lakers’ title defense and plans to channel his inner "Temple of the Dog" in an effort to secure that objective. "We’ve got to stay hungry. Hungrier than the rest of the teams that didn’t win it last year and want it really bad, too. That’s the key." Pau talks about the toughness Ron Artest brings to the table. That physicality is…

Mats Sundin retires after nearly 20 seasons in NHL

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin is retiring from hockey after nearly two decades in the NHL….

Pele, Cielo back Rio bid for 2016 Olympics

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Brazil soccer great Pele says sport changed his life, and a Rio Olympics would do the same for others….

Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen for IOC vote

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Michelle Obama’s welcoming party was more like a stopover. She chatted with the ambassador, kissed Chicago Mayor Richard Daley on the cheek and gave her old friends quick hugs hello before climbing into the waiting SUV….

Iannetta’s HR gives Rockies 3-game wild-card lead

DENVER (AP) — After feeling his pain for so long, Chris Iannetta’s teammates relished the chance to mob him at home plate when his homer in the 11th inning gave the Colorado Rockies a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers….

Tigers earn split to maintain 2-game lead on Twins

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander got a sense of what it’s like to follow baseball from afar….

VIPs converge on Copenhagen to help sway IOC vote

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Spain’s king, Brazil’s president and U.S. first lady Michelle Obama were converging Wednesday on the Danish capital for a final push to get the International Olympic Committee to award the 2016 Games to their cities….

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