Brian Martin
thebmart.bsky.social
Brian Martin
@thebmart.bsky.social
SoCal News Group deputy sports editor. Girl dad (x2). Dog lover (Dodger in photo ... RIP Zoe, Buddy & Lilly). Occasional MMA writer.
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Kelsey Plum liked what she heard when she first joined the Sparks.

Now management needs to follow through.

www.ocregister.com/2025/05/13/a...
Alexander: New Sparks star Kelsey Plum understands it’s time to catch up
She’s expected to lead an on-court resurgence and help the team end its four-season playoff drought … but will the organization follow suit?
www.ocregister.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Warning: Today's bucket o' notes doesn't necessarily stick to sports. That's the kind of week it's been in Southern California.

www.ocregister.com/2025/01/10/a...
Alexander: Notes from a bizarre, scary week in L.A.
Even in a region where wildfires are frequent, the scope of devastation in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena is as unprecedented as it is heartbreaking.
www.ocregister.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I don't do this much. This family is good people. Larry works at an elementary school in Altadena. Nicole works w/ people w/ disabilities at Easter Seals. The #EatonFire took everything. Every little bit helps. Please help if you can and/or RT. Thank you!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-s...
Donate to Help the Snyders Rebuild After Eaton Fire in Altadena, organized by Ashton Gonnering
I'm Ashton Gonnering and my sister, Nicole Snyder and her famil… Ashton Gonnering needs your support for Help the Snyders Rebuild After Eaton Fire in Altadena
www.gofundme.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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In honor of Jimi Hendrix, who would have turned 82 today, I wrote something for PBS about his incredible sense of style. He helped define not only the sound but also the look of a countercultural movement.

www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
November 28, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM