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Family of Beaten Giants Fan: Don't Seek Revenge on LA

Bryan Stow's family urges fans to leave rivalry on the field

(Newser) - The family of the San Francisco Giants fan beaten into a coma outside Dodger Stadium have urged his fellow fans not to seek revenge against LA fans when the teams meet again next week. Bryan Stow, a paramedic and father of two, suffered brain damage in the attack last week...

Dodgers Fans Beat Giants Fan Into Coma

Los Angeles offers $10K reward for two suspects

(Newser) - Los Angeles has offered a $10,000 reward for help catching two men who beat another man into a coma because he rooted for the wrong baseball team, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . The apparently unprovoked attack took place outside Dodger Stadium after last week's season-opener. Two men wearing Dodgers...

Duke Snider Obituary: Legendary Dodger Dies at 84
 Dodgers Great 
 Duke Snider 
 Dead at 84 


OBITUARY
Feb 27, 2011 3:22 PM CST

Dodgers Great Duke Snider Dead at 84

Hall of Fame centerfielder was contemporary of Mantle, Mays

(Newser) - Duke Snider, the Hall of Fame center fielder for the charmed "Boys of Summer" who helped the Dodgers bring their elusive and only World Series crown to Brooklyn, died early Sunday of what his family called natural causes. He was 84. "The Duke of Flatbush" hit .295 with...

Dodgers Hired Russian 'Healer' to Boost Wins

Russian immigrant sent positive energy to team

(Newser) - Whenever the Dodgers stepped up to bat during their'08 National League West-winning season, a Russian emigre scientist watching the game on TV at his Massachusetts home sent mental waves of positive energy their way. Perhaps the strangest detail to emerge in the bitter divorce proceedings of Dodgers owners Frank and...

Line Drive Fractures 3-Year-Old's Skull

Girl undergoes surgery; Dodgers' Martin offers to pay

(Newser) - A 3-year-old girl underwent surgery today to repair a skull fracture suffered when a line drive screamed into the Dodger Stadium stands. Dodgers catcher Russell Martin smacked the ball past third base at about 5:30 last night, the LA Times reports. Her father was seen carrying her unresponsive body...

Ex-Major Leaguer Jose Lima Dead at 37
Ex-Major Leaguer Jose Lima Dead at 37
May 23, 2010 12:59 PM CDT

Ex-Major Leaguer Jose Lima Dead at 37

Pitcher for Dodgers, Astros, Mets suffered heart attack

(Newser) - Former major league pitcher Jose Lima died today at age 37, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced. The Aguilas Cibaenas, Lima's winter ball team in the Dominican Republic, said he died of an apparent heart attack. In 13 major league seasons, Lima was 89-102 with a 5.26 ERA. He hadn't...

Rihanna's New Beau Has Abusive Past: Ex

Felisha Terrell filed restraining order against Dodger Matt Kemp

(Newser) - Rihanna, less than a year removed from her beating at the hands of then-boyfriend Chris Brown, is dating a man with a history of violence against women. That’s according to an ex-girlfriend of Matt Kemp, who took out a restraining order against the Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder in 2008....

Dodgers Owners Headed for Ugly Divorce

Jamie McCourt says Frank had no right to fire her as team CEO

(Newser) - This could get messier than the Los Angeles Dodgers’ playoff elimination against Philadelphia: Jamie McCourt, wife of Los Angeles owner Frank McCourt filed for divorce today, charging that they are in fact co-owners, and that Frank had no right to fire her last week as the team’s chief executive....

Phillies Oust Dodgers, Head Back to Series
 Phillies Oust Dodgers, 
 Head Back to Series 
NL PLAYOFFS
Oct 21, 2009 11:00 PM CDT

Phillies Oust Dodgers, Head Back to Series

Homers key 10-4 victory as Philadelphia wins NLCS in 5

(Newser) - Jayson Werth hit two of Philadelphia’s four home runs as the host Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-4 tonight to advance to their second consecutive World Series. The defending champions won the series 4-1, and now await the American League participant—with odds favoring the New York Yankees,...

Phillies Grab 3-1 Lead on 9th-Inning Rally
 Phillies Grab 3-1 Lead 
 on 9th-Inning Rally 
NL PLAYOFFS
Oct 19, 2009 11:06 PM CDT

Phillies Grab 3-1 Lead on 9th-Inning Rally

Rollins' two-run double brings home tying, winning runs against LA closer Broxton

(Newser) - Jimmy Rollins doubled with two out in the ninth inning to drive home the tying and winning runs as the Philadelphia Phillies stunned the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven National League Championship Series. The visiting Dodgers had clawed out of an early 2-0...

Lee Leads Phillies to 11-0 Game 3 Win
 Lee Leads 
 Phillies to 11-0 
 Game 3 Win 
NL PLAYOFFS
Oct 19, 2009 3:03 AM CDT

Lee Leads Phillies to 11-0 Game 3 Win

Defending World Series champs now up 2-1 over Dodgers

(Newser) - Cliff Lee dominated the Dodgers and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth provided the big swings early as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised past Los Angeles 11-0 last night for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series. Lee provided another brilliant playoff start, striking out 10 and allowing only three hits...

Phillies Outslug LA in Game 1
 Phillies Outslug LA in Game 1 
MLB PLAYOFFS
Oct 15, 2009 11:09 PM CDT

Phillies Outslug LA in Game 1

Three-run shot from Ibañez in eighth stands up as winner in 8-6 win in NLCS opener

(Newser) - A three-run home run from Raul Ibañez in the eighth inning tonight gave the visiting Philadelphia Phillies the margin they needed to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-6, and take the first game in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. The defending-champion Phillies twice saw the Dodgers eat into...

Phillies Advance to NLCS After Stunning Rally
 Phillies Advance to NLCS 
 After Stunning Rally 
MLB PLAYOFFS
Oct 12, 2009 9:29 PM CDT

Phillies Advance to NLCS After Stunning Rally

Philadelphia scores 3 in ninth to beat Colorado 5-4, earn meeting with Dodgers

(Newser) - The Philadelphia Phillies rallied for three runs in the top of the ninth inning then held on to beat the host Colorado Rockies, 5-4, tonight and advance to the National League Championship Series opposite the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ryan Howard drove in the tying runs with a double off Rockies...

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps
Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps
mlb playoffs
Oct 11, 2009 5:23 PM CDT

Yankees, Angels Wrap Up Series Sweeps

With Dodgers in NLCS, only Philly-Colorado remains up in the air

(Newser) - The Yankees wrapped up a sweep of the Twins tonight in Minneapolis, getting homers from Jorge Posada and suddenly clutch Alex Rodriguez in a 6-1 win. They advance to face the Angels, who mounted an unlikely ninth-inning comeback this afternoon, scoring off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon three times and...

Dodgers Stun Cardinals, Grab 2-0 Lead
 Dodgers Stun Cardinals, 
 Grab 2-0 Lead 
MLB PLAYOFFS
Oct 8, 2009 8:40 PM CDT

Dodgers Stun Cardinals, Grab 2-0 Lead

Los Angeles scores twice with two out in ninth to beat St. Louis 3-2

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Dodgers, trailing by one run and down to their final out, rallied tonight to stun the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, and take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five National League playoff series. After Ronnie Belliard tied it with an RBI single off Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin, pinch-hitter...

Manny, Ortiz Both on '03 Doping List

(Newser) - Insiders say both Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz are on “the list” of baseball players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003, the New York Times reports. Ramirez recently finished a 50-game suspension for taking a banned drug; it’s the first time Ortiz—Ramirez’s teammate on...

Manny Talks God, Ducks Drugs in Pre-Game Presser

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez ducked questions about drug use and praised the Lord hours before his scheduled return to the major leagues, MLB.com reports. "First, I want to say that God is good and good is God," Ramirez told reporters in San Diego tonight. Asked about the banned substance...

Manny's Return Captivates Albuquerque

Ramirez heads to triple-A Isotopes

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez may play for the Albuquerque Isotopes tonight, and droves of locals are planning to be there, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Triple-A team sells 7,715 tickets for a typical game; tonight it expects up to 15,000. Fans aren’t much concerned about the slugger’s...

Suspended Manny Nears All-Star Spot

A-Rod not doing so well in votes

(Newser) - Despite his 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drug use, Manny Ramirez is in the running for a spot in the All-Star game, currently just 30,000 votes shy of an outfield post, New York magazine reports. While the media’s upset about it, the Dodgers’ owner likes the idea, and a...

Manny to Dodgers: Sorry
 Manny to Dodgers: Sorry   
May 15, 2009 4:35 PM CDT

Manny to Dodgers: Sorry

(Newser) - Manny Ramirez met with his Dodgers teammates today to personally apologize for flunking a drug test and drawing a 50-game suspension, the Los Angeles Times reports. Team management had encouraged the outfielder to talk with the squad. “He knows he made a mistake. I forgive him,” third baseman...

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