Frank McCourt

Frank McCourt Under Federal Investigation For Possible Tax Evasion, Financial Wrongdoing

If you, like us, scratched your head when you realized that recent Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who got more than $2 billion for the team this spring, had not paid taxes since 2004, maybe there's justice after all. The L.A. Daily Journal today reported (via LA Biz Observed) that McCourt is under fe ... More >>

Magic Johnson Lied to Dodger Fans About Frank McCourt's Role In Parking Lots

Updated below: Dodgers will lose millions on the parking deal, after they pay McCourt.Magic Johnson stood up on a podium at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday and flat-out lied to Dodger fans.Johnson, the front man for the team's new ownership group, said that ex-owner Frank McCourt was "not involved in an ... More >>

Dodgers Sale Agreement: Magic Johnson Not Allowed to Say Anything Bad About Frank McCourt

This explains everything. Dodgers fans and sports writers have been scratching their heads over why new team co-owner Magic Johnson has been so damn nice to seller Frank McCourt. Because come on -- nobody's nice to Frank McCourt. He's basically the one person in Los Angeles who we're all allowed to ... More >>

Frank McCourt's Dodger Parking Lot

Is it OK if Frank still co-owns the vast acres encircling Dodger Stadium?

New Dodger Owners To Fans: Pay No Attention To Frank McCourt!

​It's been a bit sad watching the new Dodger owners -- who should be reveling in their $2 billion purchase -- instead having to explain their uncomfortable partnership with Frank McCourt.At first, their message was that McCourt had laid a "fantastic foundation" for the Dodgers. That wasn't going t ... More >>

Magic Johnson Gets The Dodgers, Frank McCourt Clings To The Parking Lots

​The headline over at the L.A. Times proclaims that the $2 billion sale of the Dodgers to a group led by Magic Johnson will end the "troubled McCourt era."Not exactly. Frank McCourt will hang on to the Dodger Stadium parking lots through a joint venture with Johnson's investor group. That means Jo ... More >>

Boycott The Lots: The Dodger Fan's Guide To Avoiding Frank McCourt

​Thousands of Dodger fans boycotted the team last year out of disgust with Frank McCourt. Now that McCourt has sold the team for $2 billion to an investor group led by Magic Johnson, those fans are celebrating.But there's a rat in the punchbowl: Frank McCourt will partner with Johnson's group to o ... More >>

Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten Buy Dodgers from Frank McCourt -- But Uh Oh! Frank May Not be Gone

Update on next page: Bidder Joey Herrick on the importance of local owners. Magic Johnson, beloved spots icon in Los Angeles, and his group of investors including former Atlanta Braves president Stan Kasten, essentially wrote a $2 billion check Tuesday evening to buy the Dodgers, pre-empting a fina ... More >>

Dodgers Auction: Who Should Own the Team?

Frank McCourt To Sell Dodgers, But Can Keep Dodger Parking Lots

Frank McCourt: When you control the parking, you control the world​We honestly thought we were done with Frank McCourt last month, when, after two years of bitter legal wrangling, he finally agreed to sell the Dodgers.But we should have known better. Like an unkillable zombie, McCourt simply refus ... More >>

Dodgers Ownership: Top 5 Rich Guys You Wouldn't Want to See Take Over Team (or Maybe You Would)

Thanksgiving is upon us, so it's time to bow our heads and be thankful that at least somebody in the family has a job, medical marijuana is still around (for now) and a bloody presidential election is still nearly a year away. And, after the dreaded Frank McCourt vowed to sell the Dodgers, we shoul ... More >>

Frank McCourt Turned The Dodgers Into A Symbol Of Corporate Greed

​Frank McCourt has finally agreed to sell the Dodgers. The grassroots Save the Dodgers group is organizing a celebration outside Dodger Stadium for 6 p.m. on Wednesday.While champagne is certainly in order, the damage that McCourt has done to the franchise won't be repaired overnight.

Dodgers to be Wrested From Grip of Frank McCourt, Who Agrees to Sell

He's outta here.​Ding dong the witch is dead. Or something like that. Frank McCourt, the most hated man in L.A. sports, has agreed to step away from the team many accused him of using as a personal piggy bank. His divorce opened up a whole can of worms (or whoop ass), and then Major League Ba ... More >>

Frank McCourt Asks Bankruptcy Court To Approve $750/Hour Public Relations Contract

Frank McCourt​First the good news: Dodger owner Frank McCourt is aware that you hate his guts.Now the bad news: He thinks he can change your mind.How? He wants to hire a PR firm -- at $750 per hour -- to improve his image. In a motion today (posted below), McCourt asked a bankruptcy judge to appro ... More >>

When Will Dodger Divorce Case End? Wait Till Next Year.

Frank McCourt​If you're a Dodger fan, September is when you start to say, "Wait till next year." Not for the Dodgers to win the pennant, but for the McCourt divorce case to finally end.It certainly won't happen this year -- but maybe next? Outside court today, Michael Kump, one of Jamie McCourt's ... More >>

Judge Denies Frank McCourt's Bankruptcy Loan, As Major League Baseball Tightens Its Grip On Dodgers

Frank McCourt​Updated with judge's ruling, McCourt's lawyer's statement. Continuing Frank McCourt's unbroken streak of losing court decisions, a Delaware judge today rejected his costly bankruptcy loan, opting instead for cheaper terms offered by Major League Baseball.Despite what everybody will s ... More >>

Frank McCourt's Money Man, Kevin Griffin, Stands To Cash In On Dodger Bankruptcy

Frank McCourt​The Dodger bankruptcy is a tragedy for all involved. All except for Highbridge Principal Strategies, the Wall Street hedge fund that stands to earn $10 million in fees from the deal.Highbridge's managing director, Kevin Griffin, agreed last month to pony up $150 million in bankruptcy ... More >>

'Frankrupt' T-Shirts Debut, Dodgers' Paychecks Bounce -- This Is the End for Frank McCourt

frankrupt.comBow out now, and we won't write it on your tombstone.​"Frank is a carcass on the ground at this point, and MLB is the buzzard circling the body," reads the Vanity Fair piece today on Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. Though we've been saying it since the divorce, it seems the jury of ... More >>

Frank McCourt Files Dodgers for Bankruptcy -- But That's the Least of Their Problems

Manny's still waiting on $21 mill.​Update: After a historic Dodgers victory last night, the court just approved McCourt's request to file the team for bankruptcy. But at this point, Dodger fans (fiercely loyal off the big win) won't be so easy to convince. Originally posted at June 27 at 1:3 ... More >>

Dodgers Likely to See Major League Baseball Takeover Attempt Soon

AP​Put us out of our misery already. Associated Press reports that Major League Baseball will likely begin its long threatened Dodger takeover attempt by filing a motion in bankruptcy court that would seek to terminate the franchise. In other words, they want Frank McCourt out and the league ... More >>

Frank McCourt Plans To Hold Dodger Parking Lots Hostage, Going From Villain to Supervillain

​Frank McCourt, the most hated man in Los Angeles, is heading into Batman villain territory with his latest threat to hold the Dodger Stadium parking lots hostage.It's appropriate, in a comic book sort of way, that a guy who made his fortune with a parking lot should resort, in his desperate final ... More >>

Frank McCourt Gets a Boost From Black Church Leaders

​If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, then religion is a close second. The much-loathed Dodger (co-?)owner, Frank McCourt, has already wrapped himself in the flag, trotting out "God Bless America" for the 7th inning stretch. That hasn't gotten people off his case, so now it's time to c ... More >>

Dodger Stadium Catches Fire, Frank McCourt Makes Payroll: What Else Can Go Wrong?

Frank McCourt has only begun to fight​Quite a weekend in Dodger land. For those of you just back from SLO, let's recap... Dodger Stadium, the jewel of Chavez Ravine, ranks an abysmal 25th out of 30 ballparks in customer reviews on Yelp. That may help explain why attendance is down 7,000 per game.O ... More >>

Frank McCourt Fact Check: Dodgers' Record Was Better Under Fox Ownership

Frank McCourt: Time for another fact-check​As part of his belated media blitz, Dodgers (co-?)owner Frank McCourt has been urging fans to ignore the messy off-the-field stuff and focus on the team's performance. "Some might be surprised to know that the four out of six years we were in the playoff ... More >>

Frank McCourt Aims His Appeal At Other Baseball Owners, Not At Dodger Fans

Frank McCourt doesn't care what you think​Since his remarkable press conference on Wednesday, alleged Dodger owner Frank McCourt has been on a media barnstorming tour.Why, after 18 months of silence, is he finally going public? What does he hope to gain? Well, consider who he's talking to.He has n ... More >>

Dodger Drama: Owner Frank McCourt and Monitor Tom Schieffer Hold Dueling Press Conferences

Frank McCourt​Update, Thursday morning: Frank McCourt goes on CNBC, bills himself as a working-class hero. See below. Crazy day in Dodger land. Putative owner Frank McCourt held his first press conference in ages today, and denounced Commissioner Bud Selig's move to take control of the team as "un ... More >>

Frank McCourt Not Going Away

Frank McCourt​With the appointment yesterday of a monitor to oversee the Dodgers' day-to-day operations, everyone in baseball seems to think the era of McCourt ownership is drawing to a close.Everyone, that is, except Frank McCourt. Tomorrow, McCourt will meet in New York with Major League Basebal ... More >>

Frank McCourt, Dodgers Owner, Sends Out Eerie Press Release, Confronting Commissioner Bud Selig

Chris RahnDodger owner Frank McCourt​Late into today's news cycle -- at 9:15 p.m., to be exact -- the Los Angeles Dodgers' media team sent out an eerie, three-lined statement from a rebellious Frank McCourt, the owner of the apparently financially challenged baseball team. With only the head ... More >>

Cleaning Out Dodger Stadium

Can the clock be turned back on drunken, violent crowds and 'bad" fans?

Embattled Dodgers Organization Looking For Community Affairs Specialist (Good Luck)

Your next office?​Hey kids, if you want a crash course in public relations, the Dodgers organization has a job for you. What with the McCourts' dirty divorce, Frank McCourt's likability problem, and a few L.A. fans getting tragically violent in the parking lot, this is the definition of hot s ... More >>

In Wake Of Criticism, Dodgers Hire Bill Bratton To Review Stadium Security

Bill Bratton​Following last week's brutal parking lot beating, the Dodgers have hired former LAPD Chief William Bratton to advise them on security.That's a sharp reversal from Saturday, when Frank McCourt said he was satisfied that Dodger Stadium was already as safe as it could be.Since retiring f ... More >>

LA Dodgers Unveil Doyer Dog; Also, More Salads

Courtesy of the LA Dodgers.​The beloved (by some) Dodger Dog is getting a Mexi-themed hermano, the Doyer Dog. Loaded with chili, nacho cheese, chopped tomatoes, onions and jalapenos, it hits concession stands today, just in time for the Dodgers' home opener against the San Francisco Giants. "D ... More >>

McCourt Divorce Trial, Lunch Update: The Return Of Vladimir Shpunt

Frank McCourt Would the Dodger divorce trial be complete without an appearance from Vladimir Shpunt? Dexter O'Connell sure didn't think so. On the fifth day of trial, O'Connell, 19, came to court wearing a Dodger jersey with "Vladimir" written across the front. On the back, he had writ ... More >>

Nervous? Frank McCourt Blinks 75 Times/Min.

Frank McCourt Frank McCourt spent more than two hours answering questions from David Boies this morning. His answers have been concise and direct, and there haven't been any Perry Mason moments yet. But McCourt sure does blink a lot. On one question, he blin ... More >>

Frank McCourt and Jamie McCourt Trial: Dodger Divorce Underway

Frank McCourt​The trial to decide who owns the Dodgers begins today in front of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon. The trial, to be decided by a judge and not a jury, will address the narrow question of whether a document signed by the couple during their marriage gives Frank M ... More >>

Team Owner Frank McCourt Gives More Than $1 Million Worth Of Dodgers Tickets To LAPD Officers

​Dodgers owner Frank McCourt might be fighting over every penny in his divorce from wife Jamie, but that doesn't mean the guy can't be a city patron on a grand scale. LA Observed reports that McCourt, who recently accepted an award from the Los Angeles police union's charitable Eagle & Badge F ... More >>

Does Dodger Debt Hold Key To Team's Payroll Woes?

Frank McCourt​In his column today, T.J. Simers surveys the damage from the McCourt divorce. In the process, he reminds us of the Dodger company line, which is that the divorce has had no impact on the team's payroll.That's a tricky question to unpack, and for that reason it wasn't fully addressed ... More >>

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Frank McCourt's Wife Is Only the Latest to Get the Raw End of a Deal

Frank McCourt's Past Business Deals Left Some Partners Sour

Frank McCourt.​In Thursday's LA Weekly cover story staff writer Gene Maddaus looks into the business dealing of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and finds a man who has been as ruthless in his past as he has been in the battle over property, cash and holdings with his soon-to-be-ex-wife Jamie McCou ... More >>

Jamie McCourt Can Live With $637K a Month

​Jamie McCourt, the estranged wife of Dodgers (co-?)owner Frank McCourt, is "satisfied" with Commissioner Judge Scott Gordon's ruling giving her $637,000 per month in spousal support, her attorney said today.Jamie McCourt had been asking for nearly $1 million per month. Frank McCourt, who original ... More >>

26 MILES TO THE SEA

McCourts Split As Dodgers Vie For Championship

What would baseball be without drama outside the diamond? On the eve of the Dodgers' National League Championship Series opener against the Phillies today, team owner Frank McCourt confirmed he is separating from wife Jamie.MLBFrank McCourt​The question is, do the billionaires jointly own the team ... More >>

Dodgers Ticketmobile Hits the Streets

Frank McCourt didn't want to spring for shuttle buses to take fans to Dodger Stadium this season, but his organization is now sending out a ticket truck to sell game tickets to local communities. Launched yesterday in a publicity campaign that featured rapper Snoop Dogg, the truck will appear in L.A ... More >>

When Will Dodger Stadium's Makeover Begin?

LA DodgersThe future according to Frank McCourtToday's Eastsider L.A. looks at what's cookin' at the Ravine. Or rather, how quiet the L.A. Dodgers and owner Frank McCourt have been over plans to spend half a billion dollars to give  the team's ballpark a megaplex makeover, by developing it into ... More >>

Dodgers Kill Stadium Shuttle

No one's saying Manny Ramirez's $45 million signing had anything to do with it, but Curbed LA and Streetsblog both ruminate over an L.A. Times report that the Los Angeles Dodgers will not be paying for shuttle buses to take fans from Union Station to  Chavez Ravine this season. (A summer for wh ... More >>

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C’mon, Dodgers, WTF?

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