Articles in the ‘Baseball’ Category

The ownership of the Dodgers has been awarded to the group led by Magic Johnson, the legendary Lakers player whose lineage of championship and community work has earned him the status as the most loved sports figure in the history of Los Angeles.
On Tuesday, the winning bid of $2 billion was announced, which was [...]

A 21-point lead was fumbled away by the Los Angeles Lakers during a devastating 106-101 loss against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
And it seemed that the disappointing game was just the start of the Lakers’ 2011-12 season.
For example, Andrew Bynum confessed to having loafed around on the court, and Coach Mike Brown made [...]

The baseball player’s association believes that the MVP Ryan Braun drug test leak was an isolated case.
In December, Braun was reported as having tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. His representatives insisted during a hearing that the drug test sample had not undergone the specified procedure, resulting in the Milwaukee outfielder getting the [...]

Ryan Braun, the National League most valuable player, became the first player in the baseball major leagues to be successful at appealing a positive drug test.
Braun’s lawyers convinced an arbitrator that a test collector mishandled his sample.
The three-man panel that listened to the appeal upheld the argument with a vote of 2-1. Shyam Das, [...]

Carmelo Anthony may have held much of the attention for a while, but the skyrocketing popularity of Jeremy Lin may have put a permanent stop to it.
When Anthony was announced, Madison Square Garden literally shook, with fans lining up to buy jerseys and chanting his name all the way. They were all obviously thrilled [...]