Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (9/23-9/29)
September 23, 2016
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops here in between and beyond.
Breaking News
- Visit Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for Holiday Photos with Santa
- Homeless and Their Advocates Speak Out in New Film, ‘WE, the Vulnerable of LA’
- Councilwoman Hutt Sworn In at L.A. City Hall
- 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 Trojans Secure Much-Needed Win Against Montana State Bobcats
- USC Women’s Basketball Dominates Elon Phoenix with an 88-30 Victory
- Chargers Look Toward Thursday After Loss to Tampa Bay
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
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Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (9/15-9/21/2016)
September 15, 2016
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
The LA Rams Report: Introducing Rookie Tight End Temarrick Hemingway
May 10, 2016
Oxnard, CA – Two thousand four hundred and fifty-eight miles – the distance Temarrick Hemingway traveled from Orangeburg, SC to reach the Rams rookie training camp in Oxnard, CA. Hemingway, a 6-5, 245 pound tight end, the 177th overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft from South Carolina State University (SCSU) stepped onto the Rams practice field filled with wide-eyed excitement and pride at being a member of the newly minted Los Angeles Rams. Hemingway says he is “ready and willing to work hard for his opportunity of a lifetime.” When asked about his thoughts as he took the
Man of the Hour: A Conversation with Inglewood’s Mayor James T. Butts
February 10, 2016
For two-decades, Angelenos have prayed, desired, chanted, and petitioned the National Football League to return to the City of Angels. That desire became a reality on January 12, 2016 when NFL owners, by a vote of 30-2, approved the move of the St. Louis Rams to the City of Inglewood. That’s right, the city of Inglewood affectionately known, as the ‘City on the Move’ will become home to the Los Angeles Rams. Remember when “Triple Crown winners ran at Hollywood Park and when the Los Angeles Lakers were winning championships at the Forum?” According to Inglewood’s Mayor James T. Butts,
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