Jim Alexander

He's only won NL Manager of the Year once, in his first year, but three World Series championship rings and 1,000 victories make quite a statement

He’s only won NL Manager of the Year once, in his first year, but three World Series championship rings and 1,000 victories make quite a statement.

Before his major league debut, he learned his stepmother and sister did not survive the Venezuelan earthquakes

Before his major league debut, he learned his stepmother and sister did not survive the Venezuelan earthquakes.

The man who built the Ducks' 2007 Stanley Cup championship team will be inducted into hockey's shrine in November

The man who built the Ducks’ 2007 Stanley Cup championship team will be inducted into hockey’s shrine in November.

For this country's team, going out in the Round of 16 constituted business as usual. By now, we should know better. The world according to Jim:

The former UCLA standout had plenty of friends and family, and a high-profile courtside fan, on hand for her return to L.A. with the Chicago Sky on Friday night

A sweep by the Arizona Diamondbacks continues a week played at less than the organization's standard heading into the All-Star break

LOS ANGELES – Maybe this should be the message to Dodger fans at the All-Star break: “Just don't look for a while. Take a break.