Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (2/16-2/22/17)
February 16, 2017
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Breaking News
- L.A. Sentinel and FACE Leaders Unite to ‘Stop the Hate’ Crimes in Los Angeles
- Fathers and Mothers Who Care Host 12th Annual Toy Giveaway in Compton
- Community in Shock and Disbelief Over Allegations Regarding Deputy Mayor Brian K. Williams
- LACMA Showcases ‘Imagining Black Diasporas: 21st-Century Art and Poetics’ Exhibit
- Sheenway School and Culture Center — Educating Youth to Lead the Future Over 50 Years
- Record-Breaking Hate Crimes Against Black Angelenos on the Rise
- Los Angeles Rams and LAPD Spread Holiday Cheer with Annual Sleigh Ride
- Heather Hutt Sworn-in as Councilwoman for L.A.’s 10th District
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- The Congressman Wore Sneakers: An Evening With Hakeem Jeffries
- Brotherhood Crusade Honors SEIU President April Verrett at 2024 Pioneer of African American Achievement Award Dinner
- USC Men’s Basketball Wins Fourth Straight; Beats Southern University 82-51
- Deadly Violence in Nigeria Linked to Breakup of United Methodist Church Over LGBTQ Policies
- Black Denomination Upholds Stance Against Same-Sex Marriage. A Gay Pastor in its Ranks Seeks Change
- California Cannot Afford to Ignore Its Water Crisis
Chargers
Carson City Councilman Jawane Hilton Speaks: “Carson stands ready if proposed Inglewood NFL site safety issues are not resolved”
January 16, 2016
On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, the City of Carson received unwanted news – the NFL did not approve Carson as the site for the return of professional football to the City of Angels. By a vote of 30-2, the NFL owners voted to allow the St. Louis Rams to move to Inglewood, Ca. Carson Councilman Jawane Hilton expressed his profound disappointment while congratulating the City of Inglewood. “We are thankful to the NFL for considering one of the greatest cities in the country. It was a contest between two cities and I want the residents of Carson to know
NFL Coming to Inglewood
January 14, 2016
The NFL will return to the Southland, with National Football League owners approving plans this week for the St. Louis Rams to move to a proposed stadium in Inglewood, with an option for the Chargers to share the facility if the team can’t reach a viable stadium deal in San Diego. The decision, made on a 30-2 vote by league owners in Houston, marks a long-awaited return of the NFL to the Los Angeles area, which hasn’t had a team since 1994. The decision also opens the door for the city and county of San Diego to reopen negotiations
LA’s NFL fans have unified hope, divided loyalties
January 13, 2016
The NFL has never been closer to ending its 21-year absence from the city that staged the first Super Bowl and supported several teams in several leagues through several decades of professional football. Those teams all once played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which could see the sport back on its 93-year-old field in August. Several hundred Rams fans — and a few Raiders and Chargers fans, too — gathered outside the venerable stadium last weekend under slate-gray skies that made for perfect football weather. They threw a pigskin, chanted slogans and looked forward to relief from a two-decade
Chargers, Raiders, Rams file for relocation to Los Angeles
January 6, 2016
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams filed for relocation to the Los Angeles area on Monday night, trying not to be left out in the race to return the NFL to the nation’s second-largest market after a 21-year absence. The Chargers want to partner with the AFC West rival Raiders on a stadium in Carson. Chargers chairman Dean Spanos has had the right to leave San Diego since 2008, but the team’s long, contentious efforts to replace aging Qualcomm Stadium became more aggressive after Rams owner Stan Kroenke announced plans to build
Meeting to Decide on Los Angeles NFL Team Scheduled in January
December 9, 2015
NFL franchise owners have scheduled a meeting in January to vote for one of the two 20-year vacancy proposals for a stadium in Los Angeles. The San Diego Chargers have partnered with the Oakland Raiders to propose a $1.75 billion stadium in Carson while the St. Louis Rams desires to build a $1.86 billion stadium Inglewood, according to the LA Times. Cities of St Louis, Oakland, and San Diego must submit their plans to keep their franchises by Dec. 29. The franchise owners will deliberate the two plans on January 12. If 24 owners approve on the same plan, the
NFL Searches for Temporary Stadium in Los Angeles
July 2, 2015
The National Football League is conducting a search for a temporary stadium in the Los Angeles Area, it was reported. The league on June 25 began issuing proposal requests to multiple venues in Southern California, including the Coliseum and Rose Bowl, with the intent of securing a temporary home for one or more teams for the 2016 season in the event of a return to the market, the Los Angeles Times reported in an article posted on its website. Chris Hardart, NFL vice president of corporate development, confirmed the process of issuing requests has begun, The Times reported. “It is