Topic: Los Angeles Dodgers

Cardinals clinch playoff berth as Braves falter

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 ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest MLB team to join the It Gets Better ProjectThe Los Angeles Dodgers are the latest MLB team to join the It Gets Better Project. Gay activist, sex advice columnist and Rick Santorum agitator Dan Savage ...

Fox Sports sues Dodgers to stop possible TV rights sale

(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 court ...

Dodgers want to delay MLB push for sale

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 ...

Dodgers fight MLB request for control of team

(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 court to delay considering the league's requests to sell the team and throw out its ...

MLB says Dodgers' lawyers conflicted, should be removed

(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.The disqualification request steps up the battle ...

Major League want judge to order Dodger sale

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 ...

MLB files motion to force sale of LA Dodgers

(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 plan that would enable him to maintain control of the bankrupt ...

Los Angeles Dodgers seek media rights auction

(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 ...

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

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.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon ...