State of the L.A. Times

This isn't sports, but it's a biting analysis of the state of a former tour stop, the L.A. Times. It's written by former Times Book Review editor (amogn other things) Steve Wasserman and appeared on Robert Scheer's new site, truthdig.com.

People have been writing obituaries about various formerly robust sections and departments of the Times for a while now. Jim Washburn did this piece in OC Weekly more than three years ago.

The Times used to be a very cool place to be a part of. What's been happening there for a few years now is just plain sad.