An empty SoFi Stadium hosts first LA Rams game, and a resurgent Inglewood has hope

INGLEWOOD >> Once upon a time in Inglewood there was Showtime and Gretzky.
And then there wasn’t.
When the Lakers and Kings left for Staples in 1999, “The City of Champions” was left with only the echoes of Magic’s dribble drive and dish, and with Chick Hearn’s beloved calls from the “fabulous” Forum.
Flash forward to Sunday — the first ever event at the giant SoFi Stadium, and the inaugural game at the new home of the L.A. Rams and the L.A.