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Luke Johnson

• • 2012 Olympics
  • Luke Johnson
  • Misc.

  What the Olympics and Roseanne Barr Have in Common: Carl Lewis

  I want so badly to believe the Olympics create priceless memories, but they really don’t. They create instant stars and those stars go on to do sometimes-ridiculous things. Around the time I was beginning to understand...

• • 2012 Olympics
  • Luke Johnson
  • Misc.

  American Olympic Athletes Showing Well in Less Popular Sports

  The power of the all encompassing wink goes beyond our comprehension. If you’re a single man in a dry spell I recommend a wink in any woman’s direction. What you will witness...

• • Cal Poly
  • College Basketball
  • College Football
  • Luke Johnson
  • NCAA
  • Owen Main
  • Podcasts

  J.D. Scroggin Ready for Another Year on the SLO College Beat (Podcast)

  I caught-up with J.D. Scroggin of the San Luis Obispo Tribune on Monday night. J.D. is gearing up for his fifth season covering Cal Poly sports. Coming off his second appearance...

• • Luke Johnson
  • MLB
  • Owen Main
  • Podcasts

  Two Big Trades Heat-up Los Angeles Baseball Races (Podcast)

  The Los Angeles baseball scene got a pair of jolts over the past week. First, the Dodgers dealt for Hanley Ramirez, sending Dodgers fans into a frenzy of exhales now that...

• • Luke Johnson
  • MLB

  Spitting Hash Tags: Angels and Dodgers Need Help for Entirely Different Reasons

  It is that time of the year when pundits spit hash-tagged tweets out of their mouths like stone statues and players’ names go viral among the blogosphere. According to a recent tweet by Jon Morosi of...

• • College Basketball
  • Luke Johnson
  • NBA
  • NCAA

  Former UCSB Star Orlando Johnson Drafted 36th to Kings Then Traded to Pacers

  I feel like I know Orlando Johnson personally. Covering a game last year the star hit a winner against my beloved Cal Poly Mustangs.   This was nothing new. The reigning Big West Player of the Year...

• • College Basketball
  • Luke Johnson
  • NBA
  • NCAA

  NBA Draft Dull and Uneventful

  Last night’s NBA Draft was dull and uneventful. Yawn… By the second overall pick I knew what kind of a draft this was — one wrought with players who in three years will be...

• • Luke Johnson
  • MLB

  First a Salmon, Now a Trout, What Next…?

  The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are the MLB version of former cult classic “Fish Masters.”       “Fiiiiiisssshhhhhh Maaaastteeeerrrs…” should be played before every home game and I’m proposing a...

• • Andrew Stevens
  • Luke Johnson
  • MLB
  • Owen Main
  • Soccer

  A Super Saturday for Sports in Los Angeles

  If only I lived in Los Angeles. It’s a lamentation that comes from the depths of my fansmanship. Growing up, I used to think it would be cool to live on...

• • Luke Johnson
  • NBA

  Miami Heat Ink 200,000 Dollar Tab At Miami Club Liv

  The Miami Heat are to Mit Romney as I am to Charles Bukowski. I carry their bags to penthouses and they offer me an autograph on a napkin; I shine their snake skin shoes...