LASH Morning Drive: Tuesday, July 22

The Morning Drive offers you a healthy dose of LA sports talk from around the internet. A most excellent way to wake up feeling smart.

In today’s morning drive the Dodgers get good news on Hanley and Puig, a Bruins staffer gets caught up in kiddy porn charges, and Donald Sterling has a whole lot of debt. Happy Tuesday, Los Angeles. You deserve it.

Good Day Quote of the Day, to start your day off right

“TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY. Not true. Today is another day. We have no idea what tomorrow is going to be. It might turn out to be another day, but we can’t be sure. If it happens, I’ll be the first to say so. But, you know what? By that time, it’ll be today again”
―George Carlin

Lakers

Lakers’ week in review (LA Times)

Lakers’ Plan B Is Not A White Flag (Lake Show Life)

Forgetting Kendall Marshall (Sir Charles in Charge)

Would Los Angeles Lakers trade Julius Randle for Ricky Rubio? (FanSided)

Crowded Frontcourt A Good Thing (Hoops Habit)

Clippers

Doc Targeting Cassell as Clips Assistant

This Day in History: Clippers sign Byron Mullens! (Fully Clips)

Donald Sterling will owe $500 million in loans (FanSided)

What’s the Answer for LA Clippers’ Small Forward Position? (Bleacher Report)

Donald Sterling meets with Clippers suitor Steve Ballmer (LA Times)

Dodgers

The Chris Perez Experiment Should End Soon (Lasorda’s Lair)

Joc Pederson: Not The Answer To Dodgers’ Strikeout Woes (Lasorda’s Lair)

Yasiel Puig, Hanley Ramirez X-rays come back negative (FanSided)

Hyun-Jin Ryu continues road warrior routine in 5-2 win over Pirates (LA Times)

David Price rumors: Rays ask Dodgers for Joc Pederson in trade talks (FanSided)

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner working overtime to stay on the field (LA Daily News)

Gonzalez a winner the past two nights (ESPN)

Angels

Mike Trout, 10 best MLB players under 25 years old (FanSided)

Jones’ pair of home runs powers Orioles past Angels (CBS Sports)

Angels remain on the lookout for pitching (LA Times)

Experienced Albert Pujols looks to show Los Angeles Angels the way (LA Daily News)

USC

Alabama vs. USC in 2016, A futuristic preview (Lightly Buzzed)

USC football summer workouts voluntary, but it doesn’t feel that way (LA Times)

2014 Football Media Guide (USCTrojans.com)

USC adding in-house speed at running back (ESPN)

UCLA

UCLA ex-associate athletic director convicted in child porn case (FanSided)

BOOM! 3-Star Nose Tackle Bryce English Commits To UCLA (Go Joe Bruin)

Projecting The Depth Chart: UCLA Special Teams (Go Joe Bruin)

2014 Pac-12 position unit rankings – Linebackers: UCLA, Washington and USC loaded with talented linebackers (Pacific Takes)

Miscellanea

Tony Dungy’s comments on openly gay NFL player Michael Sam draw ire (LA Times)

Emmanuel Mudiay to play in China (ESPN)

Big 12 commissioner Bowlsby: ‘Cheating pays’ (NBC Sports)

Browns coach Mike Pettine: Team won’t cut WR Josh Gordon (SI.com)

Coach K: ‘I’d trade for Kevin Love right away’ (CBS Sports)

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