WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has denied a request by a Dodger Stadium souvenir vendor to force the Los Angeles Dodgers to decide quickly whether the team will maintain its contract. Facility Merchandising Inc. argued that before it ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball squared off in a Delaware bankruptcy court Wednesday as the team sought court approval of a $150 million financing arrangement that MLB is challenging with a financing offer of ...

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WILMINGTON — A judge in Delaware has begun a hearing to determine whether to grant final approval to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ proposed $150 million bankruptcy financing plan. Wednesday’s hearing began with the Dodgers’ official committee of unsecured creditors withdrawing ...

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WILMINGTON, Del. — Major League Baseball is objecting to the bankruptcy filing by the Los Angeles Dodgers, accusing team owner Frank McCourt of siphoning off more than $100 million in club revenue and driving the Dodgers into a liquidity crisis. ...

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LOS ANGELES — Facing the painful prospect of stiffing players and employees, the Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, adding to off-the-field troubles that have hobbled one of baseball’s most storied franchises and setting ...

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We often hear in Baltimore about the desire for more local or family ownership (see Tribune/Baltimore Sun, Pimlico Race Course). But family ownership has its problems too. Last month, Jamie McCourt, a Baltimore native who was CEO of the Los ...

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