LA Dodgers can sell media rights in blow to Fox

2011-12-08T17:00:35Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy said he will allow the team to begin a multibillion-dollar sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster,

LA Dodgers to sell media rights in blow to Fox

2011-12-08T16:00:17Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers were cleared by a judge to begin a multibillion sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox Sports over the Major League Baseball club's media rights.

The two sides are facing off over the team's plan to sell the media rights for future games st...

Fox, Dodgers clash in court spat over media rights

2011-12-07T16:30:13Z

WILMINGTON, Del./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prospective bidders are piling up for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Fox Sports argued on Wednesday that the bankrupt tea...

LA Dodgers files motion to approve settlement

2011-12-06T20:30:12Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said late on Tuesday it has filed a motion with a U.S. bankruptcy court to approve its settlement with Major League Baseball, which would kickstart the sale of the bankrupt team.

Dodgers will be sold t...

Royals reach deal with former Dodgers closer Broxton

2011-11-29T10:31:17Z

(Reuters) - The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a one-year contract with former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton, the American League team said Tu...

Rid Dodgers of McCourt and return to baseball: Fox

2011-11-25T09:00:14Z

(Reuters) - Fox Sports stepped up its battle with Frank McCourt, the owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying he needed to "get out of the way" and let the bankrupt team return...

SAC's Steven Cohen planning Dodgers bid: report

2011-11-24T16:30:18Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is planning a bid for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Reuters) - Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, who helped the franchise reach a championship series for the first time in 29 years, was named the National League's Most Valuable Player Tuesday.

Braun, who hit the home run tha...

Dodgers bankruptcy hearing called off

2011-11-21T17:30:50Z

A hearing scheduled for Tuesday on the Los Angeles Dodgers' plan to escape bankruptcy by selling telecast rights to future games was cancelled on Monday by a Delaware bankruptcy judge.

The hearing was set to consider a Fox Sports request to delay a November 30 hearing to approve the D...

Dodgers hearing on Fox Sports dispute canceled

2011-11-21T16:00:36Z

(Reuters) - A Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy court hearing on whether to dismiss the team's bankruptcy filing has been canceled without explanation, according to court documents.

Fox Sports, which has a contract to broadcast the team's games through 2013...

Fox Sports asks court to toss Dodgers' bankruptcy

2011-11-18T20:00:10Z

(Reuters) - Fox Sports asked a bankruptcy court late Friday to dismiss the Los Angeles Dodgers' bankruptcy cases, saying they "fail the test of good faith" and are nothing more than an attempt to extract more money from deals to the baseball club's telecast ri...

Kemp signs eight-year, $160 million deal with Dodgers

2011-11-18T12:30:35Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp to an eight year deal worth $160 million, the richest player contract the Dodgers have ever signed, the team said on Friday.

Kemp, one of the favorites for the National Leagu...

Dodgers' Kershaw wins Cy Young award

2011-11-17T17:30:48Z

Los Angeles Dodgers lefthander Clayton Kershaw easily beat out last year's winner Roy Halladay on Thursday to win the National League's Cy Young award for the top pitcher...

Dodgers' Kershaw runaway NL Cy Young winner

2011-11-17T12:00:51Z

(Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Thursday, capping a season where he had the league's lowest earned run average ...

Dodgers' Kershaw wins National League Cy Young Award

2011-11-17T11:30:19Z

(Reuters) - Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers won the National League Cy Young Award as the top pitcher on Thursday, capping a season where he had the league's lowest earned run average ...

Fox says to seek dismissal of Dodgers bankruptcy

2011-11-17T07:30:42Z

(Reuters) - Fox Sports wants the Los Angeles Dodgers thrown out of bankruptcy, saying the baseball team is using Chapter 11 to enrich club owner Frank McCourt.

Earlier th...

Dodgers sue Fox for meddling in team sale

2011-11-16T19:30:33Z

The Los Angeles Dodgers are suing Fox Sports, alleging the US broadcasting giant is attempting to interfere with the sale of the Major League Baseball team.

The lawsuit was filed in US bankruptcy court Wednesday in...

Los Angeles Dodgers sue to keep Fox from blocking team sale

2011-11-16T14:00:39Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers sued Fox Sports on Wednesday to stop the broadcaster of the baseball team's games from interfering with plans to auction the bankrupt franchise.

The lawsuit comes just four days after the Dodgers sought court permissio...

LA Dodgers seek early auction of media rights

2011-11-12T15:00:21Z

(Reuters) - The bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have sought court permission to auction the team's lucrative media rights earlier than scheduled to bolster the sale of the team under a recent settlement with Major League Baseball, according to court documents...

LA Dodgers seeks early auction of media rights

2011-11-12T14:30:22Z

Asian ex-Dodgers to run former Dodgertown

2011-11-10T17:30:40Z

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Hideo Nomo of Japan and Park Chan Ho of South Korea have joined forces to renovate the former "Dodgertown" spring training facility in Florida.

With former Dodgers owner

Pirates sign catcher Barajas to one-year deal

2011-11-10T12:00:25Z

(Reuters) - Veteran catcher Rod Barajas has signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates with a club option for 2013, the Major League Baseball team said on Thursday.

LA Dodgers, MLB agree to sell the team

2011-11-02T00:30:35Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team said it has agreed with Major League Baseball (MLB) officials to a court-supervised sale of the team and its media rights, potentially ending a long-running court battle between the league and owner <...

LA Dodgers four-day bankruptcy hearing postponed

2011-10-26T13:30:08Z

(Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy postponed four days of hearings that would have helped determine if the team remained under the control of owner Frank McCourt.

Wednesday's one-sentence order said the hearings were adjourned to Nov...

Ticket holders get say in Dodgers bankruptcy

2011-10-25T20:30:29Z

Los Angeles Dodgers season ticket-holders were given a voice in the club's bankruptcy case on Tuesday when they received two seats on the creditors' committee.

The US trustee for Delaware's bankruptcy court agreed to appoint two representatives of the season ticket-holders to the official committee of unsecured creditors of the team.

In return, lawyers for a group of season ticket-...

MLB: McCourt "looted" $190 million from LA Dodgers

2011-10-25T13:00:18Z

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt "looted" $190 million from the bankrupt team to fund his lavish lifestyle, which includes eight homes, according to court documents filed on Tuesday by Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a role for season ticket holders in the baseball team's bankruptcy, which the team said it will take longer to resolve than once thought.

The Dodgers have been in bankruptcy since June and are waging a battle with M...

Bautista, Kemp win Aaron Award for offensive excellence

2011-10-24T18:00:10Z

ARLINGTON, Texas (Reuters) - Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays and Matt Kemp of the ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - When Ron Washington became the Texas Rangers manager in 2007 his baseball pedigree had already taught him there were no shortcuts to success.

"I came up through the

McCourt gets Dodgers in divorce deal: report

2011-10-17T17:30:41Z

A divorce settlement between Frank and Jamie McCourt will give him ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers while she will receive about $130 million, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.

In what could be the costliest divorce in Califor...

Dodgers' McCourts settle divorce, back media sale

2011-10-17T13:00:14Z

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt said on Monday they settled their divorce case, putting an end to a feud that had further complicated the

Dodger Stadium beating victim released from hospital

2011-10-11T18:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A San Francisco Giants fan who was badly beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day in an attack that touched off a furor in Los Angeles was released from a hospita...

MLB withdraws motion to disqualify Dodgers' lawyers

2011-10-11T11:30:26Z

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers will be allowed to continue to use its lawyers to represent it in its bankruptcy petition, a day after the Major League Baseball withdrew a motion to disqualify the team's lawyers.

In court papers filed wi...

Bankruptcy judge denies Dodgers request for Selig details

2011-10-07T18:00:07Z

(Reuters) - Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross denied a request by the Los Angeles Dodgers to expand the team's access to data regarding Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's handling of other teams.

"The court's focus is and shall remain on LAD and Mr. ...

Dodgers bid to examine Selig-MLB dealings

2011-10-03T15:30:23Z

Los Angeles Dodgers lawyers pressed a bankruptcy judge on Monday for permission to explore Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig's relationship with other clubs.

Judge Kevin Gross, who plans to start hearing the bankru...

LA Dodgers press to widen battle with baseball league

2011-10-03T11:30:13Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers said a bankruptcy judge has unfairly limited the team in its fight to prove Major League Baseball overstepped its bounds, according to new court documents filed on Monday.

The team and the league are battling for c...

Judge schedules Dodgers bankruptcy hearing

2011-09-30T18:30:25Z

The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers' bankruptcy scheduled a hearing at which he expects baseball commisioner Bud Selig and beleaguered team owner Frank McCourt to testify.

Judge Kevin Gross on Friday said he was setting aside four d...

Judge sets hearing in Dodgers bankruptcy

2011-09-30T17:30:11Z

(Reuters) - An evidentiary hearing in the contentious Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy will take place next month as the team and Major League Baseball continue to spar over control of the team and the Dodgers' plan to auction its TV rights.

...

Cardinals clinch playoff berth as Braves falter

2011-09-29T03:30:19Z

The St. Louis Cardinals completed a stunning comeback as they claimed the National League wild card playoff berth with an 8-0 victory over Houston as Atlanta lost.

The Cardinals trailed the Braves by 10 1/2 games on August 25, but won 23 of their last 31 games to close the gap.

...

Don Mattingly, James Loney, Hiroki Kuroda Star In Dodgers 'It Gets Better' Video

2011-09-28T06:30:17Z

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest MLB team to join the It Gets Better Project

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest MLB team to join the It Gets Better Project.

Gay activist, sex advice columnist and Reuters) - Fox Sports, a division of News Corp, sued the Los Angeles Dodgers late on Tuesday to stop the proposed sale of television rights that is key to the baseball team emerging from bankruptcy protection.

In a filing with a bankruptcy ...

Dodgers want to delay MLB push for sale

2011-09-27T17:30:32Z

Los Angeles Dodgers team attorneys asked a bankruptcy court on Tuesday to delay Major League Baseball's demand for a sale of the team until at least December as they seek television rights income.

In court filings viewed by the Los Angeles Times, lawyers said a s...

Dodgers fight MLB request for control of team

2011-09-27T11:30:41Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers fought back against Major League Baseball's attempt to wrest control of the bankrupt baseball team from Frank McCourt, asking a federal ...

MLB says Dodgers' lawyers conflicted, should be removed

2011-09-26T07:30:20Z

(Reuters) - The lawyers for the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers have put the interests of the owner, Frank McCourt, ahead of the baseball team they represent and they should be disqualified, according to Major League Baseball has asked an American court to order the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers, saying it is the only way for the team to successfully emerge from bankruptcy.

Lawyers for Major League Baseball filed documents on Friday in a bankruptcy court that claimed Dodgers owner

MLB files motion to force sale of LA Dodgers

2011-09-23T18:30:10Z

(Reuters) - Major League Baseball asked a bankruptcy court on Friday to approve the swift sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers instead of allowing owner Frank McCourt to pursue a refinancing...

Los Angeles Dodgers seek media rights auction

2011-09-17T10:30:10Z

(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have proposed an auction of the right to broadcast the baseball team's games in a bid to bring in billions of dollars to stabilize its finances and end its bankruptcy.

The team also demanded a slew of documents from Major Lea...

Dodgers owner to keep paying $225,000 a month to ex-wife

2011-09-14T20:00:07Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt will continue paying his ex-wife $225,000 a month in spousal support, at least until the couple's divorce trial in November, under an agreement reached on Wednesday.

MVP Manny Ramirez was released from jail after being arrested and charged with battery following an alleged bedroom altercation with his wife at their luxury Florida home.

The 39-year-old Ramirez spent one night in jail before being released on $2,500 bail on Tuesday as police released a tape of the 911 emergency call.

"My husband just hit me," sai...

Police charge Ramirez with battery

2011-09-13T11:30:29Z

Police charged disgraced former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez with battery on Monday after the 39-year-old was arrested at his Florida home following a domestic dispute.

The 12-time All-Star, who was named Most Valuable Player of the 2004 World Series, retired in April rather than face a 100-game...

Strasburg makes positive return despite team's loss

2011-09-06T21:00:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stephen Strasburg showed flashes of brilliance on his long-awaited return to the Major Leagues on Tuesday, the exciting prospect tossing five scoreless innings in Washington's 7-3 loss to the Bangalore (Reuters) - Bill Burke and certain other investors have offered Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team owner Frank McCourt $1....

Nationals ace Strasburg set to return next week

2011-08-30T17:00:12Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who dazzled fans in 2010 until injury ended his rookie campaign, is expected to make his first start in over a year next week, the team said on Tuesday.

The hard-throwing r...

Analysis: McCourt's long-shot odds to hang on to Dodgers

2011-08-30T10:00:08Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Frank McCourt's decision to put the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team in bankruptcy is a bit like a knuckleball: if conditions are perfect,...

Dodgers did not pay owner McCourt in last 2 years

2011-08-17T13:30:13Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team has not paid or lent money to team owner Frank McCourt over the last two years, the team's c...

Sinatra estate steps to plate in Dodgers Chapter 11

2011-08-16T13:30:24Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The estate of Frank Sinatra, a long-time Los Angeles Dodgers fan, has joined four other season ticket holders to ask a bankruptcy judge for...

Uggla's hitting streak ends at 33 games in Braves' loss

2011-08-14T17:00:26Z

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta slugger Dan Uggla saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the Chicago Cubs 6-5 on Sunday.

Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch ...

Dodger Stadium beating suspects plead not guilty

2011-08-10T16:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men charged in the Opening Day beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium, an attack that outraged the city, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

Phillies' Victorino appeals ban, homers in win

2011-08-09T05:03:27Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Philadelphia outfielder Shane Victorino made light of a three-game ban hanging over his head by smashing his 12th home run of the season in the ...

Dodgers attendance drops amid on and off-field woes

2011-08-08T15:00:07Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have suffered an 18 percent plunge in paid attendance this season, as experts say disgusted fans were turning their backs on the team's poor play and unpopular owner.

Figures provided by the Dodgers on Monday show the team, which has historically enjoyed among the best attend...

Dodgers, baseball agree on $150 million in financing

2011-08-05T11:30:10Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached an agreement to accept as much as $150 million in loans from Major League Baseball to keep the team afloat as it works its way through bankruptcy.

The deal, announced...

Fox Sports opposes possible Dodgers TV rights sale

2011-08-01T10:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fox Sports has objected to a move by the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team to hire bankers who would advise on the sale of media rights, saying it would undermine Fox's license to broadcast Dodger games.

Fox sai...

Police charge pair in Giants' fan attack

2011-07-23T13:30:23Z

Two men were charged in connection with an attack on a San Francisco Giants' baseball fan on Friday, almost four months after the fan was brutally beaten while attending a Los Angeles Dodgers game.

California prosecutors charged Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin N...

Two men charged with Dodger Stadium beating

2011-07-22T20:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men newly arrested in the savage beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium were charged on Friday with assault and battery, while an ex-co...

Judge rejects Dodgers financing plan

2011-07-22T18:30:18Z

A bankruptcy judge Friday vetoed the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed $150 million bankruptcy financing plan, which means the team will likely have to accept a financing offer from Major League Baseball.

Judge Kevin Gross issued his decision on Friday, two days after a hearing ...

Judge rejects Dodgers' $150 million bankruptcy loan

2011-07-22T12:30:11Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers were directed to negotiate a $150 million loan from Major League Baseball on Friday to finance thei...

Judge ponders Dodgers financing

2011-07-20T19:30:36Z

A US bankruptcy judge says his decision on who should lend the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers money will be about finances, not about who should control the team.

"To me, this is about dollars and cents. This is not the control issue that the parties seem to think that it is," Judge Kevin Gross

Dodgers, MLB lock horns over bankruptcy loan

2011-07-20T12:30:46Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers fought on Wednesday to keep control of their finances while in bankruptcy, arguing Major League Baseball

Dodgers owner: Proposed MLB loan "deal with the devil"

2011-07-18T17:30:25Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt argued in court papers filed on Monday that taking a loan from Major League Baseball would be akin to a "dea...

MLB pressures Dodgers with sweetened loan terms

2011-07-15T15:00:18Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Major League Baseball has ratcheted up its fight for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers' finances by sweetening terms of a ...

Beating victim named to Dodgers creditor committee

2011-07-13T14:30:15Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A representative of a baseball fan who was brutally beaten at an opening-day Los Angeles Dodgers game was named to a creditors committee in the bankruptcy and wants to investigate the team's complex ownership.<...

Blue Jays trade outfielder Rivera to Dodgers

2011-07-12T12:00:08Z

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Juan Rivera to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a player to be named later or cash consideratio...

Judge to Dodgers fans: No more letters

2011-07-08T14:30:15Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy has a message for fans of the team: save the trash talk for the ballpark.

Judge Kevin Gross<...

Dodgers seek to prove MLB's "abusive conduct"

2011-07-06T10:00:08Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - "Abusive conduct" by Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig created the cash crunch that led to the bankruptcy of the Los Angeles Dodgers, th...

A baseball tragedy

2011-07-06T02:30:43Z

Owner, league should be ashamed of Los Angeles Dodgers' downfall

Professional sports leagues in this country are anchored by storied franchises such as the New York Yankees, Boston Celtics and

2011-07-03T20:30:14Z

ANAHEIM (Reuters) - Russell Branyan's two-run homer in the seventh inning earned the Los Angeles Angels a 3-1 win over the Dodgers on Sunday, giving them the honours in the 'Free...

Bautista leads new era as All Stars named

2011-07-03T20:00:05Z

PHOENIX, Arizona (Reuters) - Toronto slugger Jose Bautista drew a record 7.45 million votes to lead the list of LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton may be out for the rest of season due to his troubling elbow injury, the team said Tuesday.

Broxton, who has not pitched since early May, was set to return from the disabled lis...

Bankrupt Dodgers keep going as fight looms

2011-06-28T19:30:42Z

A bankruptcy judge on Tuesday granted a motion to allow the Los Angeles Dodgers to operate under bankruptcy protection after Major League Baseball made its legal objection to the filing.

The Dodgers will have a $150 million bankruptcy finance deal in place on an interim basis until a July 20 hearing, judge

Dodgers win court approval for $60 million bankruptcy loan

2011-06-28T15:00:16Z

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers were cleared on Tuesday to borrow $60 million to make payroll, but the team spent its first full day in bankruptcy battling with Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection Monday in an effort to restructure its debt, court documents showed.

The petition was filed in Delaware by the Los Angeles Dodgers Holding Company under Chapter 11 of the US bankruptcy code.

It lists debts to current and ...

Police examine video in Dodger Stadium beating

2011-06-27T17:00:51Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Detectives probing the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium are examining a video taken in the stands some time before the assault...

Los Angeles Dodgers file for bankruptcy

2011-06-27T06:30:19Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a television deal with News Corp's LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants fan who was badly beaten at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day has been upgraded from critical to serious condition after showing signs of im...

Selig rejects Dodgers TV deal with Fox

2011-06-20T19:30:57Z

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig rejected a Los Angeles Dodgers television deal with Fox on Monday, foiling a divorce settlement deal for team owner Frank McCourt.

Selig revealed his decision in a statement, saying he was ...

Dodger Stadium beating suspect sent back to prison

2011-06-20T16:00:18Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An ex-convict arrested in the severe beating of a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium was found in violation of his parole on Monday and ordered returned ...

MLB will not approve Dodgers' TV deal with Fox

2011-06-20T14:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Baseball said on Monday it will not approve a massive TV deal between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Fox that would have given the cash-strapped club a $300 million payment.

The league, which t...

McCourts agree to let judge settle Dodgers ownership

2011-06-17T11:00:05Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank and Jamie McCourt on Friday announced a settlement of their bitter divorce and agreed to allow a judge to decide ownership of the team.

The divorce settlement between the two calls for a

Mariners Olivo

2011-01-03T18:31:40Z

FILE-This Aug. 18, 2010 file photo shows Colorado Rockies' Miguel Olivo hitting an RBI double against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. The Seattle Mariners have finalized a two-year deal, Monday ...

Cliff Lee Baseball

2010-12-14T10:32:34Z

FILE - This Oct. 18, 2009, file photo shows Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee reacting after striking out Los Angeles Dodgers' Rafael Furcal to end the sixth inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship baseball series, in Philadelphi...

Dodgers McCourts Baseball

2010-12-07T12:02:03Z

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2010, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Frank McCourt talks outside a Los Angeles courthouse. An attorney for McCourt said Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, that a Los Angeles judge declared an impasse over efforts to settle who owns the Los Angeles Dodgers after a bitter divorce between the couple who bought the team six years ago. (AP Photo/

Rockies Tracy Collapses Baseball

2010-12-07T08:32:47Z

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2010, file photo shows Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy, left, arguing with umpire Jim Reynolds during a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in Los Angeles. Tracy is resting comfortably...

Hall of Fame Baseball

2010-12-06T13:32:53Z

FILE - This April 13, 1972, file photo shows Marvin Miller, executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, announcing that the 13-day-old baseball strike has ended, at a news conference in New York. Players shows from left are

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