Topic: Los Angeles Dodgers

Dodgers bankruptcy hearing called off

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 ...

Dodgers hearing on Fox Sports dispute canceled

(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, on Friday asked the ...

Fox Sports asks court to toss Dodgers' bankruptcy

(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 ...

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

(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 League's ...

Dodgers' Kershaw wins Cy Young award

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.The 23-year-old Kershaw received 27 of 32 first-place votes in voting by the Baseball Writers' ...

Dodgers' Kershaw runaway NL Cy Young winner

(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 and highest strikeout total.Kershaw, who tied for the ...

Dodgers' Kershaw wins National League Cy Young Award

(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 and highest strikeout total.Kershaw was named first on ...

Fox says to seek dismissal of Dodgers bankruptcy

(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 this month McCourt ended a bitter feud with Major League Baseball over control of the ...

Dodgers sue Fox for meddling in team sale

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 the state of Delaware, where Fox has ...

Los Angeles Dodgers sue to keep Fox from blocking team sale

(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 permission to sell ...