Which Way, L.A.?
Magic Johnson-Dodgers Deal Hailed by Fans
McCourt's out Magic's in at Chavez Ravine. Will the Dodgers' new owners have enough left to re-build the team into a World Series contender?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIt took baseball savvy, big money and Magic Johnson to buy the Dodgers for $2 billion -- a record for any sports franchise. Despite his dismal reputation with Dodger fans, Frank McCourt will make out like a bandit. Will the new owners have enough left to re-build the team into a World Series contender? Also, experts say there's "a large risk of tube failure" in San Onofre's nuclear power plant. We find out what that means, how SoCal Edison allegedly misled the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and how long the NRC wants both reactors to stay shut down. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Arab League goes back to Baghdad.
Banner image: Former Los Angeles Lakers star Earvin 'Magic' Johnson is leading the group that has just purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers. Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images
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3 storiesThere's a New Kind of Magic in Chavez Ravine
Frank McCourt isn't going away completely, but Dodger fans are basking in his sale of the franchise to "basketball legend" Magic Johnson, along with a baseball veteran and financiers who came up with $2 billion.
Read the story13 minSan Onofre Nuclear Plant to Remain Closed Pending Investigation
In January, at the nuclear plant on the coast near San Onofre, a tube carrying radioactive water sprung a leak and Southern California Edison shut down one of two massive reactors. It found that other tubes were in danger of rupturing. There are 20,000 tubes altogether.
Read the story15 minThe Arab League, Iraq and Stopping Violence in Syria
This week's Arab League Summit may not be a summit at all without a major figure from Saudi Arabia, and the League may not reach consensus on Syria, its most troubling issue. But it's a big moment for Baghdad, the first such meeting it's hosted since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait more than 20 years ago.
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