Visionary Lakers owner breathed life into LA fight scene in 1980s and '90s

Jerry Buss was one of the greatest owners in the history of professional sports, the creator of the most entertaining championship teams ever, a fearless pioneer who bonded a giant and disparate city under a brilliant blanket of purple and gold. Yet he

Don King and Jerry Buss AP Photo/Lennox McLendon Dr. Jerry Buss, back row, second from right, was an avid fight fan and major player in boxing. Dr. Jerry Buss is best known for his long stewardship of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers as the franchise's

CALGARY, Canada — Although Jerry Buss sold the Kings in the 1980s to focus on his ownership of the Lakers, the news of his death this week struck a chord in the hockey world. Charlie Simmer, who was a member of the Kings' famed Triple Crown line and

The Lakers announced that a private memorial service will be held for Buss on Thursday at 3 p.m. PT at Nokia Theatre. The service will not be open to the public; however, it will be aired live on the team's television station, Time Warner Cable SportsNet.

He was speaking only for his weary and rumpled self, speaking in the singular, sorrowful tones of someone who just lost a boss and friend of more than three decades. But, in one poignant moment while publicly mourning the death of Lakers owner Jerry