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College basketball legend Shawn Respert talks March Madness Former Michigan State basketball legend, Shawn Respert, joins the show to talk about his March Madness stories and weighs in on which teams are impressing him as we close in on this year’s tournament. Clear Play, USA TODAY The Northeast Conference men’s championship game between Bryant and …

In an unprecedented move, Columbus police showed body camera footage of the shooting of a 16-year-old girl by a Columbus police officer just hours after the incident on the Southeast Side. The shooting, which happened about 20 minutes before a guilty verdict was announced in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who killed …

If there’s one thing Saturday Night Live’s Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant know how to do, it’s play tween characters with almost painful hyper-specificity. Last night’s “Study Buddy” sketch saw McKinnon’s Josh call his wingman, Bryant’s Jason, while the former is on a study date with “the Beyoncé of science class” (played by host Carey …

The National Transportation Safety Board investigators described the crash as preventable, the pilot as experienced, and his employer as a generally safe charter operation. They spoke at a meeting of the NTSB to settle on an official cause of the January 26, 2020, crash that killed Bryant, his daughter, the pilot, and six others. “Even …

This has not been a good year for a variety of reasons, with the COVID-19 pandemic at the top of the list. But even before the Coronavirus became as widespread as it did starting in February and March, 2020 got off to a tragic start for sports fans on January 26 when Kobe Bryant tragically …

The 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class was officially announced on Saturday, with Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Tamika Catchings headlining a deep group of players, coaches and contributors. This is undoubtedly one of the best basketball Hall of Fame classes we’ve seen, which made us wonder about the last time …

Former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant attends a promotional event organized by the sports brand Nike, for the inauguration of the infrastructure improvements of a local basketball playground at the Jean-Jaures sports hall “Le Quartier”, in Paris on October 21, 2017. Philippe Lopez | AFP | Getty Images It wasn’t much a surprise, but this …

Hours before the memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna was set to begin Monday, thousands of fans had already gathered amid a chilly morning outside Staples Center. The crowd — many clad in black, purple and gold — was quiet, a stark contrast to the typical excited energy of a game day. Berly …

A memorial service celebrating the lives of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna will be held Monday, Feb. 24, at Staples Center in downtown L.A. The date reflects the basketball jersey numbers worn by Kobe (No. 24) and Gianna (No. 2). The service will be held just less than a month …

Banda Sinolaense MS de Sergio Lizárraga, or Banda MS, made history Friday (Feb. 14) night performing the first of their two back-to-back sold-out shows at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.  No other banda act since the late “Diva de la Banda” Jenni Rivera had headlined a concert at the venue, and no other banda from Mazatlan, Mexico, …