Sparks Coach Joe Bryant. Maurice Dwayne Smith asks, ""Will Bryant need a staff in his hands to guide The Sparks to the playoff hunt?" By Maurice Dwayne Smith With 2 weeks left to play in The 2011 WNBA season, The LA Sparks, at first glance appear to be out of the playoff picture. I...

        Cover Photo-Maria Amor. Inside Photo. Maria Amor's Hawaiian Dance number was a highlight of the evening. All Photos by Buddy Sampson. A Smash Hit By Maurice Dwayne Smith  This summer, a well publicized and eagerly anticipated media appreciation and Hawaiian buffet event quickly...

By Maurice Dwayne Smith Occasionally, by accident, one stumbles upon a discovery or has to “settle” for an alternate plan, and those occurrences are the events that have saved lives, such as the inventor Graham Bell, and Dr. Pasteur, discovering the telephone and the pasteurization process,...

      Blake Griffin-Cover. Blake Griffin is the face of the Clippers franchise, but the entire organization, including Brian Cook, pictured inside and above gives back to its fans. By Maurice Dwayne Smith        While both the NBA and NFL have been ensnarled in a looming employment stoppage...

      Rick Fox. An Accomplished Basketball Star, Actor, Producer and Best of All, Good Person    By Maurice Dwayne Smith In recent years, culminating with the many present day global financial debacles-home mortgage foreclosures, million dollar CEO payouts, billion dollar bailouts, global recession,...