Dodgers sale finalized; Magic now among owners
The $2 billion sale of the team to Guggenheim Baseball Management, a group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, was finalized Tuesday. McCourt met with Dodgers employees Tuesday, expressing his appreciation, and introduced ...

Magic Johnson's Aspire names Butler g.m.
Aspire, the Magic Johnson-backed cable network set to launch in June, has named Paul Butler as its general manager. Based in Atlanta, Butler will oversee all operations for the African-American themed network and report to Johnson, Aspire's chairman and a ...

Magic Johnson presents: His first Dodgers bobblehead doll!
Say hello to Magic Johnson and his little friend, also named Magic Johnson. The new face of the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose group took ownership Tuesday, posted the image of him and his bobblehead doll to his WhoSay page. Now, before Dodgers fans get too ...

Magic Johnson's Cable Network Names Paul Butler General Manager
Magic Johnson has tapped Paul Butler to be general manager of his new African-American cable network. Christened ASPiRE, the network is part of an effort by Comcast to make good on its promise to federal authorities to promote minority-owned ...

Magic Johnson Names Paul Butler ASPiRE GM
Los Angeles, CA May 15, 2012 Earvin Magic Johnson announced today that Paul Butler has been named general manager of ASPiRE, the new African-American network set to launch in June. Butler will oversee all operations for the programmer and ...

Magic Johnsons Cable Network Hires GM
Paul Butler has been named the general manager of Aspire, Magic Johnsons new cable network, according to Jon Weisman ofVariety. Butler is a senior vice president and general counsel at the Gospel Music Channel in Atlanta a role he will continue ...

Lakers back coach Mike Brown after Magic Johnson statement
LOS ANGELES Yet another distraction greeted the Lakers before Game 7 as the organization felt the need to back coach Mike Brown in a statement released Saturday in response to comments made by former Lakers star Magic Johnson the day before.

LAKERS NOTEBOOK: Legend's words are not so Magic
As if the Lakers didn't feel the enormous weight of a jittery city on their shoulders leading up to Game 7, Magic Johnson added a few more pounds when he suggested Mike Brown would be fired if they lost Saturday night. "Mike Brown will not be ...

BRIEF: Lakers Win Game 7, Render Magic's Comments Irrelevant
May 13--LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lakers legend Magic Johnson made a controversial statement Friday that had fans wondering if the team would be looking for a new coach by Monday. Appearing on an ESPN's NBA Countdown, Johnson said Lakers head coach ...

Matt Kemp Injury: Magic Johnson Suggests Dodgers Outfielder Rest Sore Hamstring
Magic Johnson let it be known that he intended to be involved with team operations as part of the new ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Apparently, he wasn't kidding. The condition of Matt Kemp's sore left hamstring is currently one of the ...