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Kobe Bryant Named America’s Favorite Sports Star

Ryan Kane — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:46:35 +0000

According to the Harris Poll, Kobe Bryant is tied with Tiger Woods as the country’s favorite sports star this year.

Derek Jeter of the Yankees came in third, followed by NFL quarterbacks Brett Favre and Peyton Manning at fourth and fifth respectively.

Rounding out the top ten are LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. It should be noted that while everyone above him participated in their sports most recent season, Michael Jordan appears in the top ten despite not playing in the NBA for over seven years.

Kobe is the favorite sports star amongst 18-33 year olds and 46-64 year olds. Brett Favre is the favorite amongst 34-45 year olds while Tiger Woods captures the 65+ demographic.

Serena and Venus Williams are the favorite female sports stars, according to the poll.

Your 2010-11 Lakers Roster As It Stands Today

Ryan Kane — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:48:55 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I’m a visual person. I’ve been keeping track of the team’s free agency movements and needed a nice visual representation of exactly who is on board and “a done deal” for next season. Here is what we know as of this moment:

Shannon Brown remains the only real question mark from last year’s rotation. There’s an obvious shortage of reserve big men and the actual playing rotation may not be finalized just yet. Expect Odom and Blake to see the lion’s share of the bench minutes but a late free agent signing could completely flip this all upside down (i.e. Mike Miller, T-Mac, or similar signing).

Lest we forget our two draft picks performing quite well in the summer league- both 6’9″ forwards could provide some bench minutes if they prove capable.