Frank McCourt

Los Angeles Dodgers to be sold for record two billion dollars

Frank McCourt agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers to a group led by Magic Johnson for a record two billion dollars Tuesday night. The purchase will cost nearly $860 million more than the price McCourt to buy the Dodgers from News Corp in 2004. The deal is pending approval from a US bankruptcy judge.

Frank McCourt

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Magic Johnson Leads Group Buy for Los Angeles Dodgers

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Los Angeles Dodgers File for Bankruptcy

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Frank McCourt

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Remembering the Author of ‘Angela’s Ashes’

Arts, Culture & Media

Irish Author Frank McCourt, best known for his book ?Angela’s Ashes,’ died yesterday of cancer in New York City. Joining us to talk more about McCourt’s influence is New York Times reporter Motoko Rich, who covers the publishing world.

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Brothers from the Bronx take on a tough Irish town

Lifestyle & Belief

In Ireland, poverty, unemployment and deprivation are still evident in Moyross. And that is exactly why a group of men from New York have moved in. Not just any men though- they are Franciscan friars based in the Bronx. The World’s Laura Lynch has more.