L.A. Dodger saga
Less than 24 hours after the revelation that embattled owner Frank McCourt agreed to sell the team, many people are re-claiming their interest in owning the Dodgers and new parties are throwing their hat into the ownership sweepstakes. Jill Painter in the Daily News.
Former Dodgers players Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser, local player agent Dennis Gilbert, NBA owner Mark Cuban, former Dodgers general manager Fred Claire, Fox and Time Warner and a couple of billionaires are positioning financial backers, making squeaky-clean proposals and gauging fan interest.
L.A. officials ready for new owner
Leaders of Los Angeles' civic institutions don't always agree on much but on Wednesday they saw eye-to-eye on one thing: Frank McCourt's ownership of the Dodgers will not be missed. Daily News.
"As a lifelong Dodger fan I am looking forward to the end of Mr. McCourt's time as owner," said Rep. Janice Hahn, whose father, former County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, helped bring the team to Los Angeles in 1958.
"The next owners of the Dodgers should be as passionate about the team as the fans."
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