MLB

Apr 26 2011

Accused of selling or destroying $400,000 in property

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Former major league baseball star Lenny Dykstra posted bail recently with help from actor Charlie Sheen, a celebrity website said.

TMZ.com reported that Sheen fronted $22,500 for Dykstra's $150,000 bail for a federal case in which Dykstra, 48, of Encino, is accused of selling or destroying $400,000 in property that was part of his 2009 bankruptcy case.

Apr 25 2011

Former president of the Texas Rangers

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A former president of the Texas Rangers was appointed by Major League Baseball today to oversee the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

J. Thomas Schieffer was an investor in an ownership group headed by George W. Bush that purchased the Rangers in 1989. Schieffer also served as U.S. ambassador to Australia from 2001-2005 and as U.S. ambassador to Japan from 2005-2009 when Bush was president.

Apr 20 2011

Day to day operations

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Major League Baseball announced today it is taking over the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers and beginning an investigation into the team's finances.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said he notified Dodgers owner Frank McCourt today that he "will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the club.''

C. Alexander Haywood   |   OW Staff Writer
Apr 7 2011

Why Jordan, Magic, Larry and Russell will continue to be the greatest players of all time

The NBA has seen its fair share of great players over the years. From Bill Russell to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Earvin “Magic” Johnson to Michael Jordan, and every marquee performer in between. The pantheon of professional basketball has grown increasingly oxymoronic, as it is no more exclusive now than it is wide-ranging. Then again, we do live in a competitive world—a very competitive world—and therein lies the source of this timeless, yet controversial question: Who is the NBA’s GOAT—greatest player of all time?

Jan 19 2011

Suspicion of making terrorist threats

ENCINO, Calif.—Seattle Mariner outfielder Milton Bradley was arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats today after a woman called the Los Angeles Police Department's West Valley Station.

Officers went to Bradley's home in the 5300 block of Oak Park Avenue at 10:40 a.m. and arrested him, said Officer Gregory Baek.

Seven hours later, Bradley's $50,000 bail was posted and he was released from custody, Baek said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.