Even at Super Bowl and NBA All-Star Weekend, Kobe Bryant’s shadow looms large over LA
By Jonathan Fernandez Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — Super Bowl Sunday and the Rams taking the trophy on their home turf – it’s the one day you would expect LA to fully live in the moment. But someone was missing. With the champagne flowing as the Rams celebrated their Super Bowl victory, wide receiver Cooper […]
If these walls could talk: Murals depicting Kobe, Gianna Bryant across LA help community channel grief
By JP Acosta Medill Reports LOS ANGELES — The walls stand cold, but also warm and vibrant at the same time. Observant, eyes seeming to dart along the rain-soaked buildings in Los Angeles – but still. Silent, yet every stroke of a brush or spray of a paint can tells the story of communities looking to […]
LeBron or Kobe? ‘Call of Duty’ players asked to compare themselves to athletes
By Yifan Wu ATLANTA – Thousands of fans came to Georgia World Congress Center to watch about 140 teams compete at Call of Duty World League Atlanta last weekend, with more than 150,000 watching on Major League Gaming’s online stream at peak, according to Adam Apicella, executive vice president at MLG. The e-sports economy is projected to grow […]
