From A Wheelchair, A Giants Fan That Was Beaten Into A Coma Helps His Son Throw Out A Ceremonial First Pitch
It was a year ago when San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow was left in a coma after being beaten by two Los Angeles Dodgers fans following a game. And while Stow was unable to attend the Giants home opener this year, he did help his son throw out the cere.....»»
Baseball"s new price tag
A question posed by the $2.15 billion bid to buy the bankrupt Los Angeles Dodgers (the most money ever paid for a sports franchise): Is the team really worth that much? Thanks to increasingly lucrative TV contracts, it very well could be. As the graph bel.....»»
Royals Hit Into Baseball"s Second Triple Play This Week
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned a one-of-kind triple play against the San Diego Padres. Tonight it was the Toronto Blue Jays turn, with a more conventional triple play against the Kansas City Royals. And by conventional, we really mean, .....»»
Teenage Baseball Phenom Bryce Harper To Make Major League Debut Saturday
The Washington Nationals have announced that Bryce Harper will make his Major League debut Saturday in Los Angeles versus the Dodgers. Harper will take the roster spot of third baseman Ryan Zimmerman after he's placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sh.....»»
New LA Dodgers owners explore ways to boost value
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The group that paid a record $2.15 billion to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team expects to boost the return on their investment by creating value with stadium improvements, aggressive investment on talent and by exploring a.....»»
This Is The Absolute Worst Call A Baseball Umpire Has Made This Year
The Colorado Rockies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 Wednesday afternoon in thrilling fashion, but it didn't come without controversy. Jerry Hairston Jr. came up to bat for the Dodgers with two outs in the top of the sixth inning. He hit a grounder b.....»»
Select Comfort: Steven Cohen"s Bed Of Nails
By Igor Greenwald: Spare some sympathy for billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven Cohen. First, the founder of SAC Capital Advisors failed in his bid to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. Then rival mastermind David Einhorn stole the spotlight. And now a prescie.....»»
Webdenda: Accounts and People of Note in the Advertising Industry
Steven Amato, chief content officer at Omelet, Los Angeles, was named president, a new post, and chief content officer of a new division, Omelet Studio......»»
Japan surprises with swing back to trade surplus
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan swung back to a trade surplus in February, defying expectations for a deficit as shipments to the U.S. jumped. Japan logged a 32.9 billion yen ($395 million) surplus from the month, after January's ¥1.475 trillion defic.....»»
Japanese stocks recover from opening losses
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks opened lower, with brokers lower after news of an insider-trading for a key bank, but quickly moved to the flat-line, with energy firms among the key advancers. The Nikkei Stock Average was almost flat at 10,0.....»»
Hong Kong stocks, Aussie fall on weak China data
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks turned negative following a weak reading for HSBC's so-called "flash" manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for March. The index printed in contractionary territory, at 48.1, down from a final reading of 49.....»»
Dart Container to buy Solo Cup for $1 bln: report
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Solo Cup Co., the maker of disposable cups and other items, said Wednesday it will be sold to privately held Dart Container Corp., according to a report in Crain's Chicago Business. The deal is valued at $1 billion, the report.....»»
Cognitive dissonance: human rights and Apple
FORTUNE -- I had a really interesting conversation Monday with Madeline Brand, host of a program on an NPR affiliate in Los Angeles, KPCC-FM......»»
At the Snack Machine, a Choice Between Boxers and Briefs
In the same way that they buy Snickers and Skittles, shoppers in Los Angeles can just as easily buy a new set of skivvies......»»
Baseball Executive Says Dodger Bids Include Ownership Of Parking Lots
The five remaining groups bidding for Major League Baseball?s want the roughly 130 acres of land Dodger Stadium?s parking lots sit on to be included with their current offers for the team. The current bids for the Dodgers range from $1.3 billion to $1.6 b.....»»
Coyotes last in attendance, pushing for playoff birth
In the final throes of the National Hockey League season, the Phoenix Coyotes are trying to secure a playoff berth for the third consecutive year. Five Western Conference teams -- Phoenix, Calgary, Los Angeles, San Jose and Dallas -- still are in the run.....»»
Ga. House panel narrows banking bill
A legislative committee Thursday narrowed the focus of a bill that has caused an outcry among Georgia’s community bankers. But an executive with an Atlanta financial advisory services firm working against the legislation said amendments approved by the.....»»
Coroner says Whitney Houston drowned: reports
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Grammy-winning pop singer Whitney Houston accidentally drowned due to the effects cocaine use and heart disease, according to the Los Angeles Country coroner's office, media reports said Thursday. Whitney, 48, was found dead.....»»
Japan"s Fukushima to host geothermal plant: report
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japan's Fukushima prefecture, the site of the nation's worst-ever nuclear-power disaster, is slated to host the country's largest-ever geothermal power plant, the Nikkei business daily reported Friday. The plant -- the first s.....»»
Japan stocks fall on yen, land-price data
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Japanese stocks opened sharply lower Friday, with the Nikkei Stock Average testing the 10,000 level, as an overnight rise for the yen hit exporters and new data dragged on property firms. The Nikkei Average was down 1.1% at 1.....»»