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Mattingly, Scioscia on thin ice in LA
How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Josh Hamilton, Craig Kimbrel, Magic Johnson, Albert Pujols
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Dodgers are breaking even on the field, doing better off it
On the day Frank McCourt surrendered the keys to Dodger Stadium and cashed out, the Dodgers had the best record in the National League. In the year since Mark Walter flashed his cash and Magic Johnson flashed his smile — from May 1 of last year...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Ned Colletti , Carl Crawford, National League West, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Orioles rally against R.A. Dickey in 4-3 win over Blue Jays
The Baltimore SunThe last time the Orioles faced knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, they were mystified by pitches with so little spin that you could nearly make out Bud Selig's signature on the baseball. But Tuesday, the Orioles figured out the reigning National League Cy...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Reimold, New York Yankees, Edwin Encarnacion, Buck Showalter
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On eve of '42' release, Bud Selig launches MLB diversity task force
With this week's release of the Jackie Robinson film "42" putting a spotlight on the current decline of African Americans in Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday appointed a task force to study how to increase diversity within the...
Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, World Series, Dave Dombrowski, USA Today, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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Jackie Robinson's legacy resonates with Magic Johnson
The men had celebrated into the wee hours of the morning. Sleep would come, later. The Dodgers were theirs, and for the first time these men could introduce themselves as owners rather than bidders. Mark Walter, the incoming chairman, sat in a...
Tags: Magic Johnson, Financial Aid, National Basketball Association, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Kemp
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With Padres in town, Dodgers urge calm among fans
The Dodgers have asked fans to treat the San Diego Padres with respect when the two teams meet at Dodger Stadium on Monday, four days after Padres slugger Carlos Quentin threw Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke to the ground and broke his collarbone. "Dodgers...
Tags: A.J. Ellis, Magic Johnson, Carlos Quentin, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chris Capuano
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Pay IOC president? yes, BUT...
Jacques Rogge told a German newspaper last week that future International Olympic Committee presidents no longer should be volunteers but paid employees. He is right. But only under this condition: If he or she is to be paid, the president who...
Tags: Elections, Corporate Officers, National Hockey League, International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations
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Can '42' spark a rally?
The image is as symbolic to baseball as Lou Gehrig's farewell speech. In the 1946 photo, George "Shotgun" Shuba extends his hand to teammate Jackie Robinson, who just hit his first home run for a Brooklyn Dodgers farm team. The simple gesture became...Tags: South Carolina State University, Baltimore Orioles, MLB Rookie of the Year Award, Los Angeles Dodgers, Adam Jones (baseball)
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They said it: Major League Baseball quotes
"It wasn't because of my 'advanced' age that my ankle broke." — New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, 38 and out until at least the All-Star break, scoffing at the question of whether he ponders his baseball mortality. — "I thought...Tags: New York Yankees, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Jeffrey Loria, Major League Baseball, Baseball
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Selig on retirement talk: 'You can believe it'
ReutersThe Sports Xchange Selig on retirement talk: 'You can believe it' Baseball commissioner Bud Selig told CBS Sports on Friday that he will definitely retire when his contract is up in 2015. "You can believe it," he said. Selig was reportedly offered a... -
MLB roundup: Loria's meddling bothers Marlins players
ReutersThe Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Loria's meddling bothers Marlins players Miami Marlins owner Jeff Loria's meddling with the lineup is angering players, Yahoo Sports! reported Friday. Loria reportedly mandated that first-year manager Mike Redmond flip-...Tags: Robbie Grossman, Ricky Nolasco, Atlanta Braves, Justin Maxwell, Minor League Baseball
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Baseball books cover the bases
George Plimpton knew the score. A generation or so ago, the late Paris Review editor developed what he called the "Small Ball Theory" of sports writing, which posits "a correlation between the standard of writing about a particular sport and the ball it...Tags: University of Oxford, Walter Johnson, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Dodgers, Richard Nixon
May 11, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 4, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 13, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Mar 29, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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