A Delaware judge has rejected the Dodgers' proposed $150 million bankruptcy financing plan, a decision that likely will force the team to accept a financing offer from Major League Baseball. The team had sought approval of its proposed arrangement with hedge fund Highbridge Capital. The league, which has been locked in a bitter dispute with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, countered with a competing plan that carried better financial terms. The Dodgers rejected MLB's offer, saying it likely would result in legal battles and was an attempt by baseball commissioner Bud Selig to take control of the team and force a sale.

Two men suspected of beating Giants fan Bryan Stow into a coma on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium have been arrested by Los Angeles police, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. Meanwhile, the LAPD no longer considers Giovanni Ramirez, who was initially tagged as the prime suspect, as responsible for the attack.

If the fan who returned Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit ball has to pay taxes on the goods he received from the Yankees, companies are ready to strike out his debt, according to an ESPN.com report. Christian Lopez scooped up the milestone baseball Saturday. Instead of trying to sell the ball, he decided to give it back to Jeter. The Yankees responded by giving him memorabilia and tickets, setting off media speculation that Lopez would have to pay taxes on his windfall. According to accountants contacted by the New York Daily News and New York Times, that tax bill could end up being anywhere from $5,000 to $14,000.

Needles and cotton balls Roger Clemens' former trainer says he used to inject the star pitcher at the height of his career tested positive for Clemens' DNA and anabolic steroids, prosecutors said Wednesday. Assistant U.S. attorney Steven Durham revealed the results during opening arguments in Clemens' trial on charges of lying to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens' attorney has accused the pitcher's former trainer, Brian McNamee, of fabricating the evidence in case he needed to blackmail the baseball star into continuing to employ him.

The Dodgers have fired former first baseman Steve Garvey from their marketing and community-relations department, Garvey confirmed to 710 ESPN Radio on Friday. The move appears to be a reaction to Garvey having made public his desire to be part of a group that would purchase the club if owner Frank McCourt, who has filed for bankruptcy, is ultimately forced to sell the Dodgers.

A male fan has died after falling over the outfield railing and landing on the concrete behind the out-of-town scoreboard at the Rangers Ballpark during the second inning of Thursday's game between the Rangers and Athletics. "We are deeply saddened to learn that the man who fell has passed away as a result of this tragic accident," Rangers president/CEO Nolan Ryan said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family." The Rangers closed the clubhouse to the media after their win. They haven't released the name of the fan because they aren't sure if all the family members have been notified. The fan's young son attended the game with him.

A Delaware judge has denied a motion by the Dodgers asking him to order MLB to turn over documents in the team’s bankruptcy case, according to an Associated Press report. Judge Kevin Gross agreed with the league Thursday that the information the team was seeking was irrelevant to the immediate issue of the team’s proposed bankruptcy financing plan.

Roger Clemens is in the midst of a tedious and humbling process that is one of the most important parts of his trial on charges of lying about drug use, selecting the jury members who will decide his fate. So far the pitching great hasn't gotten a lot of love from the line of Washingtonians who have been questioned about their fitness to serve on his trial, expected to last into August. There were some sports fans in the group, but most said they don't know much about him.

MLB is investigating Alex Rodriguez's alleged participation in illegal, high-stakes poker games that reportedly required a $100,000 buy-in and included Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Tobey Maguire. "This is the first we have heard about this and we will look into it,'' MLB vice president of public relations Pat Courtney told RadarOnline.com after Star Magazine broke the story on Friday.

The Dodgers got approval Tuesday to enter into a $150M bankruptcy financing arrangement in order to keep the team afloat, but it turns out that some team employees experienced the club's financial woes firsthand, according to an ESPN.com report. The paychecks of some part-time game-day staffers bounced, a Dodgers spokesman confirmed Thursday, but said it wasn't because the team didn't have enough money to cover them. The spokesman attributed the issue to the freezing of the Dodgers' accounts for 48 hours after the team filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Monday.