Thursday, March 29, 2012
What the Magic Johnson Era means for Dodgers, MLB - USATODAY - Bob Nightengale - The Los Angeles Dodgers, financially bedridden by the shaky stewardship of Frank McCourt, leaped out of their hospital bed Monday night, and are doing cartwheels out the front door today. - A group led by former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson -- along with MLB and NBA executive Stan Kasten, and Peter Guber, head of Mandalay Entertainment, and financed by Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners (a Chicago-based financial services firm) -- agreed to buy the Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt for $2.15 billion, a deal that includes the Chavez Ravine parking lots.
CNN Poll: Obama leads Romney and Santorum in November showdowns - CNN.com Blogs - President Barack Obama holds a double-digit lead over GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in hypothetical general election matchups, according to a new poll.
Will Augusta National have its first female member? – USATODAY.com - Christine Brennan - Last fall, however, IBM made a historic decision. It announced that as of Jan. 1, Virginia "Ginni" Rometty would become its first female CEO. Then, this week, on the eve of Masters week, Bloomberg News Service became the first to ask the logical question: Will Rometty become the first woman to wear a green jacket? It's possible that the question actually might be moot. It is within the realm of possibility, remote as it might seem, that she's already a member and we simply don't know it yet.
Stan Kasten back in the game with Dodgers | ajc.com - Tim Tucker - Stan Kasten, former president of the Braves, Hawks and Thrashers, was a man without a team when he met a reporter for a weekday lunch at a Dunwoody restaurant last summer.
Tim Tebow has spent offseason with quarterbacks coach, aiming to be more comfortable in pocket | NJ.com - Conor Orr - Despite heading into a season where he's figured to be a Wildcat-first option, Tim Tebow has spent a good portion of the offseason fine-tuning the basics of his throwing and working on becoming a more efficient passer, said Noel Mazzone, a former Jets wide receivers coach and current UCLA offensive coordinator. - - "In 30 years, the guy is as good as I've ever been around as far as wanting to work at being good at something," Mazzone said in a telephone interview this afternoon. "This kid's competitiveness and all the other things he brings to the table is amazing to me.
Birmingham mayor, school superintendent agree on need for tax increase for schools | al.com - Birmingham Mayor William Bell came out in support today of a proposal for a property tax increase for city schools. Birmingham school Superintendent Craig Witherspoon today presented to the Birmingham City Council the plan to seek a 3 mill property tax increase to raise $9 million a year for city school initiatives. -The increase would mean the owner would pay about $15 more annually for a house valued at $50,000, officials said.
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