Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Week 2 Downtown LA Sports Beats Report


Baseball
The Dodgers recently held a fan fest festival at Dodgers Stadium over this past weekend where the fans had the opportunity to partake in meeting the new players that joined the team throughout the offseason. Fans also had the opportunity to ask questions to the players. There were also key speakers with the likes of Dodger legend, Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully. It was truly an exciting day for both the Dodgers fans and players.


Basketball
The Clippers lost to the Brooklyn Nets by two at Brooklyn, 102-100, on Monday, February 2nd. The Clippers also signed guard Dahntay Jones for the remainder of the season after previously signing to two previous 10-day contracts. The Clippers are on a long road trip with several tough opponents coming up against forward Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, guard Kyle Lowry of the Toronto Raptors, forward Kevin Durant and guard Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City Thunder and forward Dirk Nowitzki and guard Rajon Rondo of the Dallas Mavericks, respectively. The Clippers currently have a record of (33-16) and currently in second place of the Pacific Division.


The Lakers, like the Clippers are also in the middle of their road trip with loss today against the Milwaukee Bucks, 113-105, with other stops including the Orlando Magic and James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Lakers also sent starting power forward Jordan Hill back to Los Angeles to check out his right quad. Rookie Center Tarik Black took Hill’s starting place at power forward Wednesday night against Milwaukee. The Lakers currently have a record of (13-36) and will face the Orlando Magic on Friday, February 6th.


Soccer

The 2014 MLS Champions Los Angeles Galaxy made their third visit in four years to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. The Galaxy young academy signed 12 players to letters of intent on Wednesday, February 4th.  The season opener is on March 6th at home against Chicago Fire at 7 p.m.


Football Stadium

No updated news on the football stadium.

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