Frank Mccourt

Magic Johnson Lied To Dodger Fans

| Posted 05.08.2012

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Story comes courtesy of LA Weekly By Gene Maddaus Magic Johnson stood up on a podium at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday and flat-out lied to Dodger ...

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Why Magic Is Celebrating

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 05.02.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The tumultuous Frank McCourt era is over for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The $2 billion sale of the team to Guggenheim Baseball Mana...

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Here's The Deal With Frank McCourt & Those Parking Lots

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.02.2012

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Fans rejoiced at the "Magical" announcement about the Dodgers' new owners, but cheers soon turned to jeers when they learned that former owner Frank ...

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Another Home Run for the Walloping Wealthy

Sam Pizzigati | Posted 05.30.2012

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The higher the cost to own pro sports franchises, the tighter the squeeze on sports fans. Prices rise for tickets and ballpark beer. Even 99 percenters who couldn't care less about sports end up paying more.

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SOLD: Magic Johnson-Led Group Agree To Buy Dodgers

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.27.2012

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NEW YORK — One Los Angeles institution is buying another. A group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executiv...

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Frank McCourt Agrees To Sell Los Angeles Dodgers For $2 Billion

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 05.27.2012

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NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced an agreement Monday night to sell the bankrupt team for $2 billion to a group t...

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Sober St. Patrick's: Drunken Past, Sparkling Future

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.19.2012

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I had to ask. How did the Irish get the reputation for being such heavy drinkers? Even my own father is derisive about it, and he's where my Irish heritage comes from. Malachy McCourt has a theory. (I knew he would.)

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Richest Man In LA Finally Lays Down His Dodgers Bid

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 03.19.2012

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Despite his close friendship with bidder Magic Johnson, Patrick Soon-Shiong has joined hedge-fund billionaire Steven Cohen's bid for the team, the Los...

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Why I Will March in Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade

Tom Allon | Posted 05.14.2012

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It is misguided, I believe, for the Ancient Order of Hibernians to exclude gay people from their St. Patrick's Day Parade. But we should not tarnish this great event because of politics.

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PHOTOS: Who Could Be The Next Dodgers Owner?

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 02.27.2012

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Wait, who's bidding to buy the Dodgers now? Ever since Frank McCourt relinquished his ownership of the Dodgers in Nov. 2011, it seems like someone new...

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Joe Torre Looking To Buy Dodgers

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 03.05.2012

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NEW YORK — Joe Torre resigned Wednesday as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations to join a group trying to bu...

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PHOTOS: The 11 Biggest News Stories Of 2011

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 12.23.2011

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Sometimes it seemed like our world was about to end in 2011. Riot squads and protestors faced off in the streets. Santa Ana winds tore the city apart....

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Publishing's Renewed Holiday Push With Memoirs, an Enduring Genre

David Tereshchuk | Posted 01.22.2012

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The publishing industry has now fully readied itself for the holidays, with offerings that include yet more aggressively-promoted slices of first-person recollection.

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Say It Aint So, Bud

Antonio Gonzalez | Posted 01.02.2012

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All interested parties should agree that Selig needs to take his "nuclear option" off the table. Los Angeles fans have loyally supported the Dodgers for fifty years and we deserve better.

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Dodgers Owner Finally Agrees To Sell

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 01.02.2012

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NEW YORK — Maybe a "For Sale" sign should be erected outside Dodger Stadium. Team, ballpark, land and television rights available. Price: $1 bi...

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Frank McCourt Agrees To Sell Dodgers

The Los Angeles Times | Bill Shaikin | Posted 01.01.2012

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Frank McCourt agreed Tuesday to sell the Dodgers, abruptly surrendering the team after fighting to retain it over two years and in two courts. ...

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FINALLY: McCourts Reach A Divorce Settlement

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 12.17.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Frank and Jamie McCourt have reached a settlement in a costly and nasty feud over control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, paving the w...

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Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage

Dave Astor | Posted 10.21.2011

The Bronte sisters weren't alone in blood being as thick as ink.

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Dodgers Financing Plan Rejected By Judge

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 09.21.2011

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DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge on Friday rejected the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed $150 million bankruptcy financing plan, directing the team t...

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McCourt's Lawyers Call MLB Financing 'A Deal With The Devil'

AP | RANDALL CHASE | Posted 09.20.2011

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WILMINGTON, Del. — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball squared off in a Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday as the team sought cou...

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Trust the Public With the Dodgers

Pierce O'Donnell | Posted 09.18.2011

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The Dodgers have not won, or appeared in, a World Series for the last 22 seasons. Seven managers and three owners have tested the fans' loyalty, but we have remained true blue. Until now.

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Reduced Spousal Support For Jamie McCourt?

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 09.14.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Embattled Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt on Friday asked a judge to reduce the amount of spousal support he's paying to h...

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Will The Dodgers Move Downtown?

Posted 09.12.2011

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a tough time lately--maybe a shiny new baseball stadium is just what they need. Over two months ago, sources like ...

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WATCH: Interview With 'Mark Cuban Save The Dodgers' Founder

Echo Park, CA Patch | Posted 09.11.2011

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Roger Arrieta--founder of the website Mark Cuban Save the Dodgers--started out by giving out stickers at Dodger games. Next thing, he was on Yahoo Ne...

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