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Bill Plaschke on the NL MVP debate, Shohei Ohtani’s future, Caleb Williams, the Lakers, and why he loves ‘Around the Horn’

Longtime Los Angeles Times columnist Bill Plaschke breaks down the state of sports in the City of Angels and life at Around the Horn.

Lee Corso, Ian Eagle, Bill Plaschke, Ken Rosenthal, Pete Thamel among those honored by NSMA

Plenty of notable names will be honored.

LAT’s Bill Plaschke takes rooting for cities to the extreme with “Rams vs. 49ers will end like Dodgers vs. Giants” column

"The Rams will beat the 49ers like the Dodgers beat the Giants, only it will be decided long before the final pitch, and there will be no whiny finish."

Bill Plaschke writes emotional thread about Staples Center’s name change: “It’s (sic) identity is gone”

"Losing Staples Center hurts. Losing the arena name that is synonymous with Kobe Bryant hurts."

L.A. Times columnist Bill Plaschke details his battle with COVID-19: “I have been scared out of my mind.”

"My temperature hovered in the upper reaches of 102. It felt like my head was on fire. One night I sweated through five shirts."

A movie based on Bill Plaschke’s “Paradise Found,” on the Paradise HS football team after the 2018 Camp Fire, is in the works

After the Nov. 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed much of Paradise, CA, the Paradise High Bobcats came back this year. Now a film is in the works on their story.

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