Jimmy Bramlett

Mark Fabiani, a spokesman for Jamie McCourt, has said that Superior Court judge Scott Gordon has thrown out the post-nuptial agreement that gave Frank McCourt sole ownership of the Dodgers. More to come later....

Hiroki Kuroda making a pitch in the first inning at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres on Aug. 2, 2010. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok The Dodgers announced they have re-signed right-handed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year deal. According to Jayson Stark of ESPN.com, the total deal is worth $12 million: $8 million dollars in 2011 and a $4 million dollar signing bonus to be paid out 2012-'13. “As we continue our commitment...

Hiroki Kuroda making a pitch in the first inning at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres on Aug. 2, 2010. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok According to ESPN.com, the Dodgers and right-handed starting pitcher are close to a one-year $12 million deal. The 35-year old from Osaka made his Major League debut with the Dodgers in 2008 and has gone 28-30 with a 3.60 ERA in three seasons with the club including 11-13 with a...

The media grilling Dodger manager Joe Torre on August 30, 2010. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong The Dodgers have announced that current hitting coach Don Mattingly will be the next Dodger manager replacing Joe Torre after this season. “The opportunity to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers is truly an honor,” said Mattingly in a Dodger press release. “There are few organizations in the world with the history, tradition and track record of success as the...

The view of Dodger Stadium from the field box seats. LAist/Jimmy Bramlett My great Dodgers' fill-in Caleb Bacon sent over a great email for those who are absolutely dying to see the twitching corpse that is the Dodgers play the Colorado Rockies this weekend. Two tickets for my favorite section of Dodger Stadium, top deck, in section 10 along the first baseline will cost you $0.18 apiece not including processing fees and what not...

Manny Ramirez observing a moment of silence for former Dodger pitcher Jose Lima before the game against the Detroit Tigers on May 23, 2010. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong The Dodgers have made it official via a press release. Manny Ramirez was sent to the Chicago White Sox in a straight waiver claim. The White Sox will take on the remaining $3.8 million left on Ramirez's contract, and the Dodgers receive nothing. Ramirez, since being...

Don Hawkins, a group leader for the Mormon Community Night held at Dodger Stadium tonight, collapsed from an apparent heart attack near the third-base coach's box just outside the Dodgers' dugout just after 6:00 pm. He was attended by the Dodgers' medical staff administering CPR before two ambulances arrived on the field. Hawkins was taken by ambulance at 6:35 pm, 35 minutes before first pitch of the Dodgers' game against the San Diego Padres....

LA Times' Bill Dwyre is reporting that former USC quarterback Pat Haden has been selected to replace Mike Garrett as athletic director of USC beginning August 3. The announcement is expected to take place later today from the school's president-elect Max Nikias who will also take over for the retiring Steven Sample on the same day. Haden, twice an academic All-American, played for coach John McKay from 1972-74 winning a National Championship in 1972...

For today, and today only, the Dodgers are allowing fans to purchase individual game tickets to this weekend's Yankees-Dodgers showdown as a part of the #TwitterTuesday promotion. Just go to the page, use promo code NYTWEET, et voila! Tickets are still available to all three games. The Dodgers will be down in Anaheim beginning tonight with a three-game interleague series against the Angels before facing the Yankees for the first time since 2004 when...

USC notwithstanding, the landscape of college sports has begun to change. The Pac-10 announced on their website they are now the Pac-11 with the addition of the University of Colorado Buffaloes. The next expected move will be the Nebraska Cornhuskers to the Big 10 as early as tomorrow. Expected to join Colorado to the Pac-10 are Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Like the USC story, more to come later as...

Current New Orleans Saints and former USC running back Reggie Bush released a statement regarding the NCAA sanctions on USC: "I have a great love for the University of Southern California and I very much regret the turn that this matter has taken, not only for USC, but for the fans and players. I am disappointed by [Thursday's] decision and disagree with the NCAA's findings..."

AP File Photo John Wooden, the Wizard of Westwood, has died 6:45 pm at the age of 99 - five months short of his 100th birthday. Wooden was taken to the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center in grave condition on Friday suffering from dehydration. The official cause of death has not been released. Born on October 14, 1910 in Hall, IN, Wooden was a three-time All-State high school basketball player in Indiana winning the...