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*For five hours on August 8, 1944, the young second lieutenant – Jackie Robinson, the future # 42 of the Brooklyn Dodgers - stood nervously before an all-white nine judge military jury panel at Camp (now Fort) Hood, Texas. He faced multiple charges in his court martial proceedings. His only real offense was that he had [...]
*Magic Johnson is a businessman and doesn’t act without thinking first. His latest move was kind of huge and makes you wonder if it was a good investment. The former NBA star is now a part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. But he had to give up a pretty penny for that kind of [...]
*Like Whoa! This is one more reason the LA Dodgers are fading into obscurity and it a BIG one, too. The Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim) have reached an agreement with slugger Albert Pujols on a 10-year deal worth at least $250 million, reports the LA Times. The agreement, which was first reported by Yahoo [...]
*According to reports, Magic Johnson, along with businessman Mark Walter and former baseball executive Stan Kasten are expected to submit a bid to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Hollywood Reporter points out that the pairing of the former Johnson with Walter, the CEO of financial firm Guggenheim Partners, and Kasten, former president of the [...]
*In Los Angeles, police are searching for two Dodgers fans responsible for assaulting and critically injuring a man wearing San Francisco Giants apparel following Thursday night’s season opener. “The man suffered a serious head injury during the assault after the game,” said LAPD Sgt. Sanford Rosenberg, watch commander at the Northeast Station. Rosenberg said the [...]
*Not that anybody in Los Angeles cares anymore, but Manny Ramirez will be sent to the Chicago White Sox on a waiver deal Monday, according to a baseball source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Dodgers aren’t expected to get any players in return, but are likely to unburden themselves of the $4 [...]
*A former pitcher for the L.A. Dodgers, Jose Lima, apparently died of a sudden heart attack in his sleep Sunday morning at the age of 37. He was a beloved player for the team. According to Yahoo! Sports Lima’s record precedes him. Lima, born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, in “won 89 games over 13 major [...]
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