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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who lost in a bid to purchase to the Chicago Cubs, apparently still has some interest in owning a Major League Baseball team.
Joe Torre's entire coaching staff will be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers next season.
Fired Dodgers chief executive Jamie McCourt made a case for her job performance with the team, saying she was handling daily operations even before she was named to lead the franchise in February.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla is recovering from a bullet wound in his leg after a target shooting instructor accidentally shot him.
LOS ANGELES - I can’t look at Frank and Jamie McCourt without thinking about Jon and Kate Gosselin. And believe me, I try very hard not to think about Jon and Kate. But there they are, coming at me in regular bursts of pseudo-celebrity shrapnel, and there is no safe haven from them. They’re like spam requests for money from Nigerian princes, only without the dignity.
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is opposing his wife's demand to be reinstated as a team executive. He cites insubordination and an inappropriate relationship she allegedly had with her bodyguard.
Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said Friday it's been business as usual running the team despite owner Frank McCourt firing his wife as CEO of the club.
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt on Wednesday filed papers opposing his wife's demand to be reinstated as the team's chief executive, citing insubordination and an affair she allegedly had with her bodyguard.
Some Dodgers lingered in the dugout, staring at another wild Phillies celebration on the infield.
Ned Colletti agreed to a long-term extension Tuesday to stay on as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jonathan Broxton got the Los Angeles Dodgers to the brink of a tying win in the NL championship series. Then he gave it away.
Hiroki Kuroda's first start of the postseason for Los Angeles was a bitterly brief one.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added left-handed rookie pitcher Scott Elbert and right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to their roster for the National League championship series and dropped right-handers Jon Garland and Jeff Weaver.
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie have separated.
The Phillies and Dodgers are back in the National League championship series for the second straight year, making them the closest thing the NL has to a couple of dominant teams.
Joe Torre says he doesn't plan to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers after his contract expires.
Rafael Furcal shrugged his shoulders to his ears, hoping to lessen the chill from the ice bucket being dumped over his head.
Unemployed in August and a star for the Los Angeles Dodgers in October. Once Vicente Padilla got out of the first inning, he slammed the door on the St. Louis Cardinals' season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired infielder Tony Abreu from the Dodgers to complete a trade that sent pitcher Jon Garland to Los Angeles.
All that Matt Holliday needed to do was make the catch, and the Cardinals would have tied the series.
Joe Torre wears his Dodgers cap high on his head, revealing a vast expanse of forehead with fewer worry lines than expected for a manager who spent 12 years working for George Steinbrenner.
For the first time this season, there was nothing at stake for the repeat NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers. So Joe Torre, maintaining a tradition he used during his time with the New York Yankees, let backup catcher Brad Ausmus manage.
Clayton Richard stopped the Los Angeles Dodgers from clinching the NL West title, throwing seven sharp innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 5-0 victory on Wednesday night.
Outfielder Manny Ramirez was out of the Dodgers' lineup Monday because of a sore left hamstring, the same problem that forced third baseman Casey Blake to return early to Los Angeles to be treated by a team doctor.
Sensing a Win in Game 4, Dodgers' Ramirez Bolted for the ShowersManny Ramirez reclined in a chair at his locker Tuesday, his shoes off and his feet up on another chair, calmly answering questions about the supposedly dire situation his team was facing.
Analysis: Why Was Cliff Lee Pitching So Late? In baseball as in football, knowing when to punt can be a decisive advantage in a lengthy battle.
Welcome back for day 2 of the MLB playoffs. Hopefully the games are more entertaining today then they were yesterday. We're still a while away from first pitch today. Got some good baseball articles? Send them my way.
1:32 AM - Rick Ankiel strikes out looking on a 100 MPH fastball to end the game. Dodgers go up 1-0 winning this one by a score of 5-3. I'll be back again tomorrow to live blog. Spread the word. Have a good night.
A week ago Thursday, I was sitting watching the Dodgers-Cubs game with my mom. We got to talking about who we thought would be in the playoffs and who we wanted to win the World Series.
* Guillermo Mota intentionally plunked Prince Fielder with one out to go in a blowout Tuesday night, Russell Martin admitted afterward that manager Joe Torre ordered the hit, and Fielder tried to storm the Dodgers clubhouse following the game ...
Craig documented earlier today the story of Prince Fielder losing his mind and trying to go after Dodgers pitcher Guillermo Mota following last night's game in Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Times' Bill Dwyre is calling an all-L.A. World Series this year. I think this is the weakest point, though:
Breaking news! Lest we forget, we are almost 24 hours away from the non-waiver trade deadline. According to a post on Twitter, Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse cites a source as saying that Orioles closer George Sherrill has been traded to the Dodgers.
With Cliff Lee off to the Phillies, and Matt Holliday already making himself at home in St. Louis, the trade market has lost a bit of luster. But there is still a lot going on out there as we march closer to Friday's trade deadline. Let's take a look at what's going on:
A lot of folks thought Vin Scully was going to retire after this season, but he's got one more in him, he says:
Watching all this from the press box, I'll admit, I got chills, and this doesn't mean I've suddenly become a big Manny Ramirez fan, because I haven't. No, I didn't accept the team's offer of a bobblehead doll.
* Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that the Pirates' only other offer for Adam LaRoche "involved another major-league player and an exchange of larger salaries" with a "borderline prospect" included, which explains why they opted for the Red Sox's mediocre p …
* Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com, on Eric Wedge's odd lineup last night: "Entering tonight, [Shin-Soo] Choo had started 91 of the Indians' 94 games this season. He hadn't been out of the starting lineup since way back on May 29.
* Nick Steiner of The Hardball Times broke down Jason Schmidt's return to the mound last night and concluded that "he looks close to done as a major-league pitcher" because the combination of a straight 87-mph fastball and low-80s changeup "won't fool very many hitters." Agreed.
* Manny Ramirez hit career homer No. 537 last night to pass Mickey Mantle for 15th place on the all-time list. Ramirez is now 15-for-47 (.319) with four homers in 14 games since returning from suspension and the Dodgers are 28-12 when he's in the starting lineup.
Jason Giambi was supposed to provide some power and patience in his return to Oakland, but like many of the A's recent moves things didn't go quite as planned.
Matt Kemp went 3-for-3 with a walk and the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning yesterday afternoon, scoring all four times he reached base as the Dodgers won 4-3.
* Seeing game action for the first time since undergoing Tommy John elbow surgery last August, Tim Hudson tossed two scoreless innings at high Single-A last night. "I felt really good," Hudson said.
* When last we checked in with Matt Bush the former No. 1 overall pick was pleading guilty to assault charges on draft day, which seemed fitting for one of the biggest busts in draft history.
This is rather interesting for several reasons:
New York fans -- who take pride in their passion and hostility, even when it's misguided -- need to take a long look in the mirror today after being shamed in the pages of a Los Angeles newspaper:
Manny the miser Say what you want about steroids, but I think this kind of thing speaks much more loudly about Manny's character:
Manny Ramirez's return from a 50-game suspension this past week was met with a mixed reaction, helped no doubt by the games being played in "Mannywood South", also known as San Diego's PETCO Park.
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