Dodgers owner Frank McCourt on Monday offered his estranged wife $150,000 a month in spousal support during a hearing in a bitter divorce case in which she is seeking nearly $1 million a month.
McCourt will make $5 million this year.
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A-Rod's Meeting With Feds Postponed
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's meeting Friday with federal investigators probing a Canadian doctor was delayed.
The meeting was postponed by mutual consent, a person familiar with the delay said and nothing has been rescheduled.
"Whether I talked to them today or next week, it will be done and, hopefully, it will be done before Opening Day, and we can move on," Rodriguez said.
Atlanta Farmhand Arrested In Prostitution Sting
A Gwinnett Braves pitcher was arrested Thursday night in a Kissimmee, Fla., online prostitution sting, according to televised reports.
Right-handed pitcher Deunte Heath was caught in a police operation that used Web sites like craigslist.org to advertise potential sexual liaisons, Orlando ABC TV affiliate WFTV reported.
Heath, 24, was picked up after 6 p.m. by Kissimmee police as he tried to make an arranged meeting. He was charged with soliciting a prostitute.
A-Rod Declines To Discuss Meeting With Feds
Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez isn't going to discuss his pending meeting with federal investigators probing a Canadian physician.
He's scheduled to meet with investigators on Friday in Buffalo.
"Just baseball questions," Rodriguez said Wednesday. "I have nothing to add."
Gooden Faces Multiple Charges In Crash
Dwight Gooden has been charged in New Jersey with driving under the influence of drugs and leaving the scene of an accident.
Franklin Lakes police Capt. Joseph Seltenrich says Gooden had a child in his vehicle at the time of the two-vehicle crash at about 9 a.m. ET Tuesday.
Authorities say Gooden was also charged with child endangerment and motor vehicle violations. They would not release details, including the type of drugs.
Jamie McCourt Claims Frank Has $18M
Former Dodgers CEO Jamie McCourt says her estranged husband, Frank, has at least $18 million available to help pay for her spousal support.
Jamie McCourt said Frank McCourt, the team's owner, continues to live a lavish lifestyle while she has mounting bills and doesn't draw any income.
She estimated she has about $4 million in savings and roughly $450,000 in cash that will quickly run out due to monthly mortgage payments of about $415,000 on the couple's homes and vacation properties, according to the documents filed Monday.
Canseco Subpoenaed In Clemens Case
Jose Canseco says that he had been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
Canseco posted on Twitter that the FBI would visit his house and then said he had received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury "about roger clemens,andrew pettite and others" on April 8.
"Its like the godfather," Canseco said in a later post, "when I thought I was out they drag me back in. And now it begins again."
Chiropractor Arrested On Steroid Charges
A northern Virginia chiropractor was arrested on drug charges Tuesday after being accused of supplying steroids to members of two Washington-area professional sports teams.
Douglas O. Nagel, 50, was arrested Tuesday morning in Virginia and charged by Florida authorities with seven counts of conspiring to deliver a controlled substance, specifically steroids.
Report: A-Rod To Meet With Feds On Friday
Alex Rodriguez is scheduled to meet with federal investigators probing a Canadian physician on Friday, according to a report in The New York Times.
The meeting is expected to take place in Buffalo.
Rodriguez said March 1 he had been contacted by investigators and intended to cooperate.
Dr. Anthony Galea said that he treated the Yankees third baseman last year and prescribed anti-inflammatories but never gave him or any other athlete human growth hormone.
Dykstra Sues For $100M Over Bad Property Deal
Former Mets and Phillies star Lenny Dykstra has sued JP Morgan Chase & Co. Inc. for $100 million.
Dykstra claims he didn't get the loan he needed when he bought hockey great Wayne Gretzky's California home.
He filed for bankruptcy protection in July, saying he owed more than $31 million and had about $50,000 in assets.
Knoblauch Pleads Guilty In Assault Case
Chuck Knoblauch played 12 seasons in the majors.
Jeter, Rivera May Testify About Clemens
A trio of Yankees might be called on to testify about Roger Clemens.
Yankees VP Charged With DUI
Mark Newman is in charge of New York's minor leagues.
Beltran Has Discussed Doctor With Feds
Carlos Beltran has been linked to Dr. Anthony Galea.
McGwire Highway Could Be Renamed
The Missouri Senate wants to rename Mark McGwire Highway.
Feds Contact A-Rod In Investigation Over Doctor
Alex Rodriguez is going to be questioned about Dr. Anthony Galea.