Dodgers more popular than Lakers in Los Angeles

In a Loyola Marymount survey asking Los Angeles County residents to identify their favorite among the 12 pro sports teams within the local media market, nearly half picked the Dodgers. The Dodgers’ lead over the Lakers — 43% to 28% — represented the largest gap between the teams in the nine editions of the survey, first conducted in 2014 by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles . Los Angeles Times This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Dodgers more popular than Lakers in Los Angeles