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11 bidders remain in running to buy Dodgers
The list includes the team of Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten, former owner Peter O'Malley, Rams owner Stan Kroenke and the pairing of Rick Caruso and Joe Torre.The bidding on the Dodgers has moved into the second round, with 11 parties cleared to advance in the process. With various bid groups discussing mergers and/or trying to acquire additional financing, and with the investment...
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James Loney says blow to head led to his odd behavior in crash
Loney hit several cars in Nov. 14 incident. He says he can't remember what happened after the initial impact. He faces no criminal charges after tests showed no drugs or alcohol in his system.James Loney says now he understands why what he dismissively refers to as "a car accident" made headlines late last year.
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3 days ago
Memphis Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley is a bidder for Dodgers
Heisley is a Chicago businessman who bought the Grizzlies in 2000. His is one of 11 bids that survived the first cut in the Dodgers sale process.Michael Heisley, the billionaire owner of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies, has emerged as one of the remaining bidders for the Dodgers.
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3 days ago
Patrick Soon-Shiong intends to take part in bid for Dodgers
The billionaire who owns a share of the Lakers is being courted by several of the bidders for the baseball team.He's in, but with whom?
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4 days ago
Clayton Kershaw signs with Dodgers for $19 million over two years
National League Cy Young Award winner and the club avoid an arbitration hearing by reaching a deal. The left-hander, who was paid $500,000 last season, can become a free agent after the 2014 season.Clayton Kershaw became a newly minted millionaire and avoided a potentially contentious salary arbitration hearing by signing a two-year, $19-million contract with the Dodgers on Tuesday.
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4 days ago
Jared Kushner a prospective Dodgers owner
The Donald Trump son-in-law, 31, is a member of a prominent New York real estate family.Jared Kushner, born into a prominent New York real estate family and son-in-law of Donald Trump, has emerged as a candidate in the bidding for the Dodgers.
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5 days ago
In baseball, a premium on smart shopping
There were plenty of big spenders in free agency, but which major league teams got the most for their money and which ones might wind up with buyer's remorse?This winter's free-agent class included a Prince (Fielder) who got a deal fit for a king and a reliever who came away looking like a pauper by major league salary standards.
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7 days ago
Dodgers want Bryan Stow claim thrown out of bankruptcy court
The team asks a federal bankruptcy to reject claims for damages filed by Stow, who was beaten in the Dodgers Stadium parking lot on opening day last year.
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8 days ago
Steven Cohen, Dodgers bidder, may buy a piece of the Mets
The billionaire investor, in the running for purchase of the Dodgers, is on the verge of buying a share of the Mets. If he were to buy the Dodgers, he would have sell any interest in the Mets.Steven Cohen, the billionaire investor trying to buy the Dodgers, is on the verge of becoming a minority owner in his hometown New York Mets.
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10 days ago
Dodgers' James Loney won't face charges for November accident
Drug and alcohol tests come back negative and there is insufficient evidence to proceed with the case against the first baseman, who police said sideswiped three cars and passed out on the freeway.Dodgers first baseman James Loney, who was arrested in November on suspicion of driving under the influence, won't face criminal charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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10 days ago
If Stan Kroenke gets the Dodgers, doesn't L.A. get the Rams?
The baseball team needs a new owner and St. Louis may not be able to keep its football team.I had dinner with Georgia Frontiere , where the Rams' owner chose to tell me about each of her seven husbands — four too many for me to make a newspaper deadline and still explain to the people of Los Angeles how she had just won approval to move her team to St. Louis.
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11 days ago
Peter O'Malley teams with South Korea investor in bid for Dodgers
Former owner would be team's chief executive, and E-Land would provide major financing; group also would include L.A. investors. O'Malley is one of at least eight prospective owners to make first cut.Peter O'Malley's bid to buy back the Dodgers is supported by financing from the South Korean conglomerate E-Land, two people familiar with the Dodgers' sale process said Monday.
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12 days ago
Tom Barrack, Leo Hindery are latest players in Dodgers bidding
Barrack, head of Santa Monica's Colony Capital, joins bid led by Hindery, founder of Yankees' cable channel, and New York financier Marc Utay. It's one of at least eight bids to survive first cut.Tom Barrack has partnered with Leo Hindery on a bid for the Dodgers, bringing together a prominent Los Angeles billionaire with the founder of the New York Yankees' cable channel.
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13 days ago
A new Dodgers owner? Be careful what you wish for
The assumption for Dodgers fans is that anyone will be better than Frank McCourt, and his selling the team can't be anything but good. But there's so much we don't know, and a lot that could go wrong.Anyone is better than Frank McCourt .
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14 days ago
Ron Burkle might still have a role in future of Dodgers
Source says that the billionaire, who did not bid on the team, might consider backing a group led by Rick Caruso and Joe Torre, or one headed by Stanley Gold and the family of the late Roy Disney.On the day after Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Dodgers, billionaire Ron Burkle issued a statement that indicated he would consider buying the team.
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14 days ago
Mark Cuban, Dennis Gilbert eliminated from Dodgers' bidding race
At least eight bidders reach the next round, including groups of Magic Johnson/Stan Kasten and Rick Caruso/Joe Torre.The owner of the reigning NBA champions will not be the next owner of the Dodgers.
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15 days ago
Dodgers made late push to sign Prince Fielder
The team is said to have offered a seven-year, $160-million deal that was topped by Detroit after the Tigers learned Victor Martinez probably would sit out the 2012 season because of a knee injury.Prince Fielder landing in Detroit was a big surprise, but it turns out the Tigers were not the most unexpected entrant in the sweepstakes.
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16 days ago
Richest man in L.A. might join a bid for the Dodgers
Billionaire philanthropist Patrick Soon-Shiong, a minority owner of the Lakers, has met with some who are trying to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt.The richest man in Los Angeles has not bid for the Dodgers.
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17 days ago
Dodgers should sign Clayton Kershaw, long term
Gap between Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw's $10 million arbitration request and Dodgers' $6.5 million offer is huge, and nothing good can come if it goes to a hearing. A multiyear deal sounds better.Prince Fielder was fool's gold, and Dodgers fans shouldn't waste one moment of regret that the big lug will spend the next nine years clogging the payroll, the basepaths...
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18 days ago
Bob Daly says selling Dodgers to Frank McCourt was 'horrible mistake'
Daly, who owned 10% of the team during the Fox era, says "we didn't realize what a bad guy [McCourt] was.'' Daly doubts the sale to a new owner will be completed by April 30.Eight years ago this week Bob Daly , you know, the Movie Guy, joined Fox in selling the Dodgers to Frank McCourt .
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18 days ago
Prince Fielder and Tigers reportedly agree to $214-million deal
Source says the free-agent first baseman's contract with the club is for nine years. It is only the fourth $200-million contract in major league history.Free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214-million contract, a person familiar with the deal said.
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18 days ago
Dodgers receive more than 10 opening bids for the team
Those submitting bids include Magic Johnson, Mark Cuban, Peter O'Malley and Joe Torre. Sources say that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke has explored whether to bid.The Dodgers received more than 10 opening bids for the team by Monday's deadline, according to a person familiar with the sale but not authorized to discuss it.
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19 days ago
Dodgers sale: Who's who in the bidding process
With opening bids due Monday, here is a look at the 15 individuals, groups or corporate entities publicly identified as prospective buyers.Who's the front-runner in the Dodgers' ownership sweepstakes? It is impossible to say, since not all bidders have been identified publicly and mystery billionaires could be lurking. With opening bids due Monday, here's a look at prospective...
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20 days ago
Dodgers Q&A: Bidding for team could be sale of the new century
Opening bids are due Monday, then sale process begins in earnest. Frank McCourt has until April 1 to pick who will succeed him as team's owner. The Times' Bill Shaikin asks, and answers, key questions.By the time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw throws the first pitch of the Dodgers' season April 5, the cloud of uncertainty that has lingered over the team for more than two years...
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20 days ago
Want to boost the value of the Dodgers? Sign Prince Fielder
As Frank McCourt prepares to sell the Dodgers he has kept a limit on player payroll. But if the team had Fielder, it could make the team relevant again and drive up the sale price.Frank McCourt's disregard for Dodgers fans continues.
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21 days ago
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