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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has declined a request to intervene on behalf of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt in his showdown with Major League Baseball, Rep. Charles Gonzalez said Friday. Gonzalez (D-San Antonio), the chairman of the CHC, met Friday with MLB lobbyists. He said he had requested a meeting with Commissioner Bud Selig to discuss issues of concern to the Latino community but said the CHC would not stand with McCourt in his battle against Selig. We can't take sides in a business dispute," Gonzalez said. "We do want to express our appreciation for what Mr. McCourt has meant to...

Well, if you had Frank McCourt backing down from Bud Selig and slinking away from Dodger Stadium, you don’t know Frank. Given the news Monday that a $3 billion bailout wasn’t on its way, McCourt – through his lawyers – on Tuesday threatened lawsuits challenging Selig’s authority, Selig’s behavior and Selig’s game.

Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Monday rejected a proposed television contract between the Dodgers and Fox Sports, invalidating a divorce settlement between Frank and Jamie McCourt and all but challenging Frank McCourt to surrender the team or sue. Selig rejected the contract on the first business day after the McCourts announced a settlement contingent upon approval of that contract. What does it mean for the Dodgers? Selig did not strip Frank McCourt of ownership of the Dodgers. However, McCourt has said for months that approval of the Fox contract was critical for the Dodgers' financial health. It was...

Yahoo!’s Tim Brown reports that Major League Baseball has notified Frank McCourt that it will not approve the Dodgers’ 17-year television deal with Fox. This will (a) put the kibosh on the McCourt’s divorce settlement, which hinged on the deal’s approval; and (b) all but ensure that the Dodgers won’t make their end of the month payroll. When that happens, baseball will likely seize and sell the Dodgers. The biggest question here: does Frank wait until that happens to sue, or does he sue now, claiming that Major League Baseball interfered with his ability to run his baseball team? My...

The settlement between Frank and Jamie McCourt announced Friday was contingent on Commissioner Bud Selig's approval of a new Dodgers TV contract. A provision in that proposed contract that would have funneled $173.5 million to the estranged couple immediately was apparently unacceptable to Selig, leaving the team's future in limbo.

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A very public and drawn-out divorce battle between Frank and Jamie McCourt may not only force the estranged couple to sell the Dodgers, but also underscores the lavish lifestyle choices of perhaps the city’s most infamous couple. As the McCourts continue to dispute the ownership of the team in court, a judge’s decision to divide their assets may leave the future of the L.A. Marathon in doubt after it was acquired by Frank nearly three years ago. In addition to their business holdings, the couple also owns seven homes, a fact that Frank recently bemoaned publicly....

Lawyers representing Giovanni Ramirez, the man authorities insist is the "prime suspect" in the Bryan Stow beating case, are offering more reasons why their client is not connected to this crime. One issue is that of his hair, or the suspect's lack thereof, according to NBC Los Angeles, as well as a few more as-yet unproved claims. According to his legal team, Ramirez "did not have a shaved head -- as the suspects are described -- at the time of the Dodger Stadium opening day assault on a Giants fan." Ramirez's attorneys explain that his client had grown his hair...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says he is confident his department has arrested the right man in the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow. Chief Beck held a news conference Thursday, but released few details of the results of a police lineup held Wednesday evening in the case. 31-year-old Giovanni Ramirez was arrested Sunday, but has not yet been formally charged in the March 31 attack at Dodger Stadium that left Bryan Stow in a coma for over 7 weeks. Chief Beck told reporters "the lineup went well", but refused to release any other details....

KFI NEWS has obtained a photograph of Giovanni Ramirez, the man arrested by LAPD officers on suspicion of beating paramedic Bryan Stow on opening day at Dodger Stadium. The photo -- provided by a law enforcement agency -- bears a striking resemblance to the sketch of one of two men who attacked Stow in a parking lot.

A lineup has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday -- when witnesses to the March 31 attack on paramedic Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium will try to identify one of the attackers. Immediately afterwards -- police and prosecutors plan to give reporters an update on the investigation. 31-year-old ex-con Giovanni Ramirez remains locked up on a parole hold while prosecutors consider whether or not to file criminal charges in the Stow assault. A key factor in that decision will be the results of the lineup, authorities say. Ramirez's family and attorneys insist he's innocent -- they say he's offered to...

The family of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, who was brutally beaten in the parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Opening Day, filed a civil suit against the Dodgers in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday morning. The suit seeks unspecified damages to cover Stow's future medical care and as compensation for the economic damages to Stow and his two children. "It's fairly simple," said Thomas Girardi, the attorney representing the family. "The Dodgers have shown a total disregard for public safety. They've gotten rid of security people. They've had all these incidents at their games, more than other teams....

Following a morning raid and several hours of questioning, LAPD detectives on Sunday afternoon formally arrested a man on suspicion of being one of the two assailants in the brutal beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow at Dodger Stadium. [Update, 5:46 p.m.: LAPD officials publicly identified the suspect as 31-year-old Giovanni Ramirez. Ramirez was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on $1 million bail.]

They just announced breaking news on KFI in Los Angeles that there has been an arrest made in this case. More when they know more. The station has done the most coverage of this heinous crime, and some of the hosts have been very close to the Stow family throughout. This is very exciting that finally some progress has been made. Poor Bryan Stow was beaten by gang-appearing thugs in the parking Lot of dodgers stadium after the opening night game, only because he was wearing a Giants jersey. He was an EMT worker with two children. He has extensive...

Craig Calcaterra May 19, 2011, 8:46 AM EDT Major League Baseball hasn’t been all that crazy about Jamie McCourt these past couple of years, but I bet they love her now. Why? Because she’s going to demand that the court overseeing the McCourt divorce order the immediate sale of the Dodgers. If the court agrees it could save Major League Baseball from having to seize the team from Frank and the extended, ugly litigation that would bring. As Bill Shaikin reports, the argument is that Frank has endangered the value of the Dodgers and that, as part owner, she is...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has been engaged in a lengthy divorce case with soon-to-be ex-wife Jamie McCourt for quite some time. Now, the pair find themselves back in court, as TMZ reports that the embattled former owner is being sued for failing to pay the couple's hairdresser. According to court documents, David Mackey claims that the McCourts put him on a $300-a-day retainer to be their full-time hairdresser, regardless of whether he cut their hair or not.

Oh if it were only true. Joel Fox pens this over at Fox & Hounds: Applying the same criteria in which Major League Baseball (MLB) stepped in to take over the operation of the Los Angeles Dodgers, . . .

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he will appoint a trustee to oversee the team's business affairs while investigating the 'operations and finances of the Dodgers and related entities.' Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig stripped Dodgers owner Frank McCourt of financial control of the club Wednesday, saying he would appoint a trustee to oversee the team's business affairs while investigating the "operations and finances of the Dodgers and related entities." Selig intervened after McCourt required a $30-million loan from Fox last week in order to meet the team's first payroll of the season. Selig said he would identify the trustee "in the...

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times reports that Bud Selig will announce this afternoon that Major League Baseball is going to take over the financial operations of the Dodgers. UPDATE: Major League Baseball has just issued the following statement on behalf of Bud Selig: “Pursuant to my authority as Commissioner, I informed Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt today that I will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the Club. I have taken this action because of my deep concerns regarding the finances and operations of the Dodgers and to...

Few who have been following the Los Angeles Dodgers off the field are unaware of the divorce between Frank and Jamie McCourt. The nasty case that appalled many at the overtly opulent lifestyle has had some point to the split and say that the reason for the financial downfall of the organization is tied directly to the divorce. You could also make a case that the Dodgers would be in dire shape, regardless of the churn around the McCourts divorce. Upon closer examination, the Dodgers are in the midst of a slide of other sorts, namely at the gate. According...