Jim Carlisle

• TV-Radio Notebook: Commercials benched for a night Published 05/24/2012 at 4:34 p.m.

  Suppose they televised a baseball game with no commercials. That's what happened Monday night with the Dodgers and Angels, and with a number of other teams across the country.

• Carlisle: Patrick's absence could hurty Indy 500 Published 05/24/2012 at 4:32 p.m.

  Memorial Day weekend is upon us again and that means the Indianapolis 500 is set for its 96th running. It'll also be the 48th consecutive year — exactly half — the race has been televised by ABC (8 a.m. Sunday). ...

• Weekend watchables: May 25, 2012 Published 05/24/2012 at 4:32 p.m.

• Traffic bad for both Staples, strawberries Published 05/21/2012 at 10:27 p.m.

  I wasn't anywhere near either place Sunday, but I bet Staples Center had nothing on Oxnard's Strawberry Festival for traffic and crowds. Just saying.

• Carlisle: KCAL says goodbye to Lakers one more time Published 05/10/2012 at 2:10 p.m.

  Sometimes, even breakups don't go the way they were planned. That's what happened Thursday night when the Los Angeles Lakers failed to close out their playoff series against the Nuggets in Game 5 and had to go back to Denver ...

• TV-Radio Notebook: Island green the centerpiece of Players Published 05/10/2012 at 2:03 p.m.

  Ask most people about The Players golf tournament and they're likely to say, "Oh, yeah, that's the one with the island green." The 17th hole is more famous, frankly, than the TPC Sawgrass course or even the tournament itself. This ...

• TV-Radio Notebook: NFL coverage helps NBC lead Emmy haul Published 05/03/2012 at 3:30 p.m.

  Many years NBC leads the networks in Sports Emmy awards primarily due to the Olympics, but this year, in a non-Olympic year, the peacock network still topped the heap.

• Carlisle: Rojas staying mum on no-hitter was a no-no Published 05/03/2012 at 3:27 p.m.

  "And Casilla lifts one out toward right. Torii Hunter giving chase! Still going back — Jered Weaver has no-hit the Minnesota Twins! Light that baby up!"

• Weekend watchables: May 4, 2012 Published 05/03/2012 at 3:26 p.m.

• Carlisle: Playoffs make L.A. the place to be Published 04/30/2012 at 8:27 p.m.

  Los Angeles has taken a hit in recent years when it comes to sports. Some of it has to do with team owners (think Dodgers and Clippers). Some of it is because of arrogance (Lakers). Some of it is due ...

• CIF finals produce noteworthy performances Published 05/22/2012 at 3:55 p.m.

  So many notable events occurred at last Saturday's CIF-Southern Section track and field finals at Mount San Antonio College, the numbers are still being sifted through at midweek.

• Baxter loses one, wins one to highlight CIF track finals Published 05/19/2012 at 9:31 p.m.

  OK, here's a sentence you've never read before: Sarah Baxter lost a race. The Simi Valley High sophomore showed Saturday at the CIF-Southern Section Track and Field Championships that even she is human, finishing second in the Division 2 girls ...

• Weekend watchables: May 11, 2012 Published 05/10/2012 at 2:12 p.m.

• Track Notebook: CIF track prelims this weekend Published 05/09/2012 at 5:19 p.m.

  Track and field gets down to where the rubber meets the road starting this weekend with the CIF-Southern Section prelims. The prelims in all four divisions start Saturday at 11 a.m. with field events and noon with running events.

• Weekly Fish Report: May 10, 2012 Published 05/09/2012 at 2:49 p.m.

  Lingcod has been the most prominent catch in the past week off the Ventura County coast, but a few other types of fish have made the whopper lists as well.

• Oak Park's Lewis on the fast track Published 05/07/2012 at 4:19 p.m.

  It was one thing at the April 27 Ventura County Track and Field Championships to see Oak Park High's Sydney Lewis win the girls 100 meters with a time of 11.63 seconds. It was quite another thing to discover the ...

• Athletes play it safe at Pacific View track finals Published 05/04/2012 at 8:36 p.m.

  Looking at the results of league championships in track and field can be misleading. Sure, it's a chance to be the best of everyone in your league, but at the same time, the goal is also to do well enough ...

• Oaks Christian relay team sets record at TVL track championships Published 05/03/2012 at 8:49 p.m.

  Not that there's a conspiracy going on or anything, mind you, but the status of the Oaks Christian School boys 4x100-meter relay team depends a little bit on who you talk to.

• Track Notebook: Rio Mesa, Oaks Christian relay teams develop friendly rivalry Published 05/01/2012 at 1:52 p.m.

  So much of track and field is competing against the clock or competing against yourself that it's occasionally refreshing to see an old-fashioned rivalry break out.

• Rio Mesa's Selig makes triumphant return Updated 04/27/2012 at 11:32 p.m.

  Moorpark High wasn't such a nice place for Rio Mesa's Blake Selig last season. The sprinter/long jumper was competing in the 4x100-meter relay there in the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 prelims when he broke his left leg and at the ...

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