Chicago Bulls, 1991-93 and 1996-98 After coming up short in back-to-back seasons against the Detroit Pistons, Michael Jordan and the Bulls broke through in the 1991 NBA Finals by beating Magic ...

When New York street artist Andaluz finished his Costa Mesa mural honoring Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others who lost their lives in a Jan. 26, 2020, helicopter crash, he ...

The basketball world took to social media Sunday to pay tribute to Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash five years ago along with eight other passengers ...

Valentina Martinez is a Newsweek contributor based in Los Angeles. Her focus is reporting on sports, with an expertise in baseball. She has in depth knowledge of the Los Angeles sports community ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant attend an NBA basketball game between ...

As news of Kobe Bryant's death disseminated on this day five years ago, the sports world went from denial, to disbelief, to shock, and eventually acceptance. One of the greatest hoopers of all ...

For all that he accomplished on the court, so much of Kobe Bryant’s lasting legacy is being defined by what he did off-the-court. At My Friend’s Place, a homeless youth advocacy nonprofit in ...

Following his retirement from the NBA, Kobe Bryant moved on quickly to other projects he was passionate about to stay busy with his newly found free time. Those projects led the 20-year Los ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Officers with the Medford Area Drug and Gang Enforcement team (MADGE) served 14 search warrants and arrested 20 people as the culmination of a two-year drug trafficking ...

Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant died in January 2020. Vanessa Bryant is releasing a new book called "Mamba & Mambacita Forever," in honor of her late husband Kobe Bryant and their late daughter ...

The Nike sneakers Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wore when he tore his Achilles — one of the most memorable moments of his NBA career — are set to hit the auction block via Sotheby’s ...

MEDFORD, Ore.- Big changes coming to a local non-profit working towards economic prosperity in the Rogue Valley. Executive Director Colleen Padilla is no longer with Southern Oregon Regional Economic ...