June 20, 2013

Golf: All signs point toward Watson as Ryder Cup captain

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Tom Watson of the United States plays a shot on the fairway during round two of the 2012 Australian Open at The Lakes Golf Club on December 7, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (December 6, 2012 – Source: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac) (PhatzRadio / Golf.com) — In the two months since a stunning loss in the [...]

NASCAR: Will Tony Stewart do the Indy 500-Coca-Cola 600 double?

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(Photo: Kevin Liles, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Team owner Roger Penske invited Tony Stewart to drive for him at the 2013 Indy 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials have jumped on the offer, starting an online campaign Broadcast partner ABC seemed amenable to moving up the start time of the Indy 500 (PhatzRadio / USA [...]

Dodger bidders go to Phoenix for MLB meets: sources

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chris Capuano looks on during a MLB spring training baseball camp in Glendale, Arizona

(Reuters) – Bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to Arizona for meetings early next week to be vetted by Major League Baseball, ahead of the next and third round of bids due around next Friday, three sources familiar with the matter said. Former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, hedge-fund billionaire Steve Cohen, [...]

MLB: Selig confident Dodgers will be sold by April 30

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig speaks at news conference to announce new collective bargaining agreement with players in New York

(Reuters) – Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Bud Selig said Saturday he was counting on the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers to be sold by April 30. Terms of the settlement between MLB and team owner Frank McCourt filed last month stated that McCourt must sell the Dodgers and the stadium within that time frame. “I’m [...]

Bankruptcy filing leaves Los Angeles Dodgers in limbo

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(PhatzRadio/ USA Today) – Frank McCourt’s quest to hold onto ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers took another turn Monday when the team filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware. McCourt says Major League Baseball’s refusal to approve a new television contract with Fox is interfering with the club’s operations and its ability to pay the [...]