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Driver of Vandalized Cab Given $10K by Staples Center Owner

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The apologetic president and CEO of Staples Center owner AEG on Monday gave a $10,000 check to a cabbie whose taxi was burned by a mob when violence erupted near the arena after the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship last week. "On behalf of all the knuckleheads, we apologize and hopefully...

Lakers Parade 2010: Thousands Celebrate NBA Champs

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Tens of thousands of jubilant Los Angeles Lakers fans lined a two-mile route, many waving purple and gold flags and T-shirts that read "Back 2 Back" as they cheered the NBA champions during a parade to celebrate the team's second consecutive title. Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher, Andrew Bynum and...

Ten Linked to Mayhem Outside Staples Center Charged

The Los Angeles City Attorney's office has charged 10 people linked to the chaos that followed the Lakers' Game 7 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday. There were at least 42 arrests outside Staples Center for crimes that varied from arson to public intoxication. The 10...

Lakers' Parade Route Offers High Times: Marijuana Lollipops For Sale

California, a trendsetter for years in the field of medicinal marijuana, appears to have broken new ground again at the Los Angeles Lakers' victory parade on Monday. A truck from a mobile pot dispensary sold marijuana lollipops along the parade route, the Los Angeles Times reported. The orange and blue lollipops were...

The 82-Game Undoing of the Celtics

It's Monday, and the Boston Celtics have woken up to a dramatically different world than the one they entered into a week ago. A week ago they were in prime position to win their second championship with this core, their 18th overall, and scoring yet another victory over their hated rivals. They seemed to have all the...