Dodgers sale: L.A. leaders hail Magic Johnson ownership
...Angeles civic leaders are praising the sale of the Dodgers to an ownership group that includes former Lakers star Magic Johnson, calling it "good for baseball." Their reaction mirrored the response from many fans, who broke out their Dodgers blue Wednesday...info
Dodgers fans cheer Magic Johnson as new team owner
...three years of turmoil that included a bankruptcy filing. The sale must be confirmed April 13 at a court hearing. The Dodgers last won the World Series in 1988, their sixth championship in half a century of O'Malley family ownership. The Johnson group would...info
LA Dodgers sold to Johnson-led group
...franchise record fee of US$2 billion. The bid, described as a “100 per cent cash offer†and which includes land surrounding Dodgers Stadium, was put forward yesterday by Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, a group made up of ex-LA Lakers star Johnson, lead...info
Can SF Giants afford to keep pace with Dodgers?
...group dropping $2.15 billion to set up shop at Chavez Ravine. Hearing from Johnson, who's apparently replacing Tommy Lasorda as the Dodgers' chief PR man, this is not about bettering the Giants as much as staring down the Yankees and Red Sox and making the...info
Magic talk in L.A. renews interest in Dodgers
...Definitely we were going to have more fans out there this year. Now there's another reason to have the fans turn out." Retired Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda has known Johnson since he first came to play for the Lakers. "The most important part is he'll talk...info
The Dodgers Will Need Some Magic
...sports team. “I am thrilled to be part of the historic Dodger franchise and intend to build on the fantastic foundation laid by Frank McCourt as we drive the Dodgers back to the front page of the sports section in our wonderful community of Los Angeles,†Johnson...info
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: L.A. steps up for benefit
...groups still alive in the bidding process to buy the Dodgers. Hershiser, LG CNS, Joey Herrick, president of Natural Balance Pet Foods, and Aaron Sokol of Paratum, Inc., on Friday released images of the stadium plan, which would expand capacity to 65,000 and...info
LA glad Magic part of Dodgers' rebirth
...ANGELES Dodgers fans and players are thrilled Magic Johnson is part of the group that bought the team, but many are wondering how Frank McCourt could remain connected to the franchise he was forced to sell. The Johnson group, largely funded by Guggenheim Capital...info
Dodgers vs. Angels: The baseball battle to own L.A.
...co-pilot when it comes to popularity in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The Angels have mostly downplayed the rivalry, but the Dodgers, the area’s most popular baseball team since arriving in 1958, believe they will always control fan loyalty in the region,...info
It's Magic for the Dodgers
...back the brand for the people of Los Angeles.†At the time, Johnson said his goal would be to bring the Dodgers back to the popularity level currently enjoyed by his former team. “When I first got to town (in 1979), the Dodgers were on Page 1 of the L.A. Times...info