Baseball

May 3 2012

Frank McCourt may still try to capitalize

The new ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers this week promised a fan-friendly, accessible and winning organization and announced an immediate $5 reduction in the $15 parking price.

New team president Stan Kasten also announced the establishment of an email address for fans to send suggestions—fanbox@ladodgers.com—along with a lot more opportunities for autographs.

The record $2 billion purchase of the team by Guggenheim Baseball Management from reviled former owner Frank McCourt became official on Tuesday.

Dec 2 2011

Guggenheim Baseball Management

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Former Los Angeles Laker Magic Johnson said today he has joined a financial team in hopes of purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers.

“Thrilled to announce that I’ve partnered with Mark Walter & Stan Kasten to form Guggenheim Baseball Mgmt in pursuit of purchasing the Dodgers!”

Johnson wrote on his Twitter page. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to be part of the Dodgers legacy & bring a World Series championship back to LA.”

Oct 17 2011

Jamie will be withdrawing her opposition to the Dodgers proposed sale of media rights

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Frank and Jamie McCourt announced today that they have reached a divorce settlement over ownership of the Dodgers, ending what is believed to be the costliest marital split in California history.

“The terms of the settlement, which is already in effect, will remain private,” according to a joint statement issued by the McCourts. “Jamie will be withdrawing her opposition to the Dodgers proposed sale of media rights and instead will be filing papers in support of the process proposed by the Dodgers.”

Aug 29 2011

16666 Tunstall Lane

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A brief homecoming celebration is planned tonight in Huntington Beach for the Little League world champion Ocean View Little League all-star team.

The celebration is scheduled to begin at 8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the league’s field at 16666 Tunstall Lane. Participants are asked to wear league apparel and bring flashlights, glow sticks, American flags and banners.

A victory parade is scheduled for Sept. 10.

Jun 18 2011

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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Father’s Day at Dodger Stadium will be used to raise funds for research and increase awareness of prostate cancer, honor the winner of a new contest and continue the team's recent tradition of letting fans on the field to play catch.

Like with Sunday's other Major League Baseball games, all on-field personnel—players, managers, coaches, trainers, umpires and groundskeepers—for the Los Angeles Dodgers-Houston Astros game will wear blue wristbands and blue ribbon uniform decals symbolizing prostate cancer awareness.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
Allied Integrated Marketing recently announced it is launching a new African American marketing division, Allied Moxy. The new division will create innovative campaigns that integrate publicity, promotions, digital and grassroots outreach to speak directly to the full diversity of African American consumers. Spearheading Allied Moxy are industry veterans Kim Walters and Gloria Jones. Walters will oversee national strategy from Los Angeles, while Jones will oversee regional/local strategy from Washington, D.C. Walters brings more than a decade of marketing experience working with entertainment companies such as Codeblack Entertainment, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and A&E Lifetime Television, as well as consumer brands such as KIA and L.A. Gear and awards programs such as NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards. Jones has been with Allied for five years running publicity and promotional campaigns for clients, including Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Relativity Media, and previously worked for WBDC-TV in D.C. and MTV Networks’ Nick @ Nite and TV Land.

 

Representing Los Angeles and Center Theatre Group, Tyler Edwards, a senior at the Orange County High School of the Arts, placed third at the national finals of the fifth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre in New York City. “I am thrilled . . . I’m so glad that I took it for L.A. the first time we got up . . . that’s what we’re talking about!” said an elated Edwards following the competition. Edwards, an aspiring actor, describes the soaring, lyrical monologues found in the plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson as “very inspirational,” and said prior to the Los Angeles Regional Finals of the August Wilson competition, “I would love to share a bit of that inspiration with any audience, in hopes that they leave with more appreciation than they walked in with.”

 

Georgia
Bounce TV, the nation’s first-ever over-the-air broadcast television network for African Americans, will launch a second new original comedy series, “Uptown Comic,” on June 18, immediately after the series premiere of the just-announced sitcom “Family Time.” “Uptown Comic” is a half-hour series featuring stage and skit performances by some of the hottest up-and-coming comics in the country. The show is currently in production in front of a live studio audience at the longest-running African American comedy club in the U.S.—Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta. Actor and comedian Joe Torry (Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam) hosts. “Family Time,” a half hour situation comedy created by Bentley Kyle Evans ( “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Martin,” “Love That Girl”) and produced by Evans and partner Trenten Gumbs is set to launch Monday, June 18, at 8 p.m. The series premiere of “Uptown Comic” will follow and be seen weekly at 8:30 p.m. (All Times Eastern.)