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anny Ramirez at nearly $21 million; Andruw
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LOS ANGELES -- The postgame whoops and hollers from the visitors locker room were audible through two closed doors after the Philadelphia 76ers capitalized on their final chance in 2013 to end their 13-game road losing streak. Thaddeus Young scored seven of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Turner added 22 points, and the 76ers hung on for their first road win since Nov. 1, beating the depleted Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 on Sunday night. Spencer Hawes had 19 points and eight rebounds, while Young and Michael Carter-Williams contributed big points down the stretch as the last-place Sixers held on for just their second win in 11 games overall. "You keep hammering the rock, and one day its going to split," Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. "Tonight it split." The Lakers are a shadow of their traditional selves these days, with Pau Gasol joining Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash on the sidelines for this meeting. That didnt dampen the Sixers enthusiasm after doubling their road win total in the second game of a back-to-back set. Philadelphia had lost 19 of 23 since its unlikely 4-2 start to the season. "Wins from time to time help validate the work that everybody is putting in," Brown said. "If theres such a thing as deserving something, I think they deserved it." Philadelphia went up 104-99 with 1:44 to play on a layup by Young, who added a three-point play on the next possession. Jordan Farmars 3-pointer with 55 seconds left cut the Sixers lead to three points, but Shawne Williams missed an open 3-pointer that could have tied it, and Carter-Williams hit two late free throws to secure Philadelphias second straight road win over the Lakers. "Its definitely a great way to close out the year," Young said. "Weve been playing hard all season long. Our record doesnt say were going out there and doing the job, but were working to get better every time." Nick Young scored 26 points on 6-for-21 shooting in the Lakers fifth consecutive loss. Los Angeles also has lost five of six at Staples Center, winning just once at home since Nov. 24. Gasol missed his second straight game with a respiratory infection for the Lakers, who already were without Bryant, Nash and Steve Blake. Chris Kaman suited up despite limited movement on his injured ankle, and Jordan Hill contributed 18 points and 13 rebounds while starting at centre. Los Angeles then lost swingman Xavier Henry to a strained right knee in the first quarter. Henry recently filled in at point guard while Bryant and the Lakers top three point guards were injured. "We had guys battling, but we just dont have enough right now," Lakers coach Mike DAntoni said. "Its tough to gauge where we are because we dont quite know what were going to get when we get out there. ... Weve got to turn the corner somehow. Weve got to get a couple of breaks and get some momentum going." Two days after the Lakers lost to Utah, the Western Conferences last-place team, Los Angeles lost to another one of the NBAs worst. Injuries are an undeniable factor, but the Lakers 22 turnovers and 37-per cent shooting might have been topics of general manager Mitch Kupchaks meeting with DAntoni after the game. Jodie Meeks scored 15 points as the Lakers used their 16th starting lineup in 31 games, including seven straight games with a new starting five since Bryant broke a bone near his knee. "Weve just got to go out there and find ourselves again," Nick Young said. "We have to bring our energy and just have fun. Weve been worrying too much out there. Its tough trying to get wins, but we have to fight. We cant fight with ourselves and be down on ourselves. This is the time we have to stay together the most. We need to be a team right now more than anything." Henry will have an MRI exam Monday. 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He was assessed a two-minute penalty on the play and then a further five minutes for fighting after engaging with Calgary defenceman Shane OBrien, who took Ashton to task for the hit.WILMINGTON, Del. -- The owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers won a reprieve in bankruptcy court Tuesday to maintain day-to-day operations, while Major League Baseball considered seizing control of the cash-strapped ballclub. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is squaring off in bankruptcy court against the league in a contentious battle over one of the most storied -- and lucrative -- franchises in baseball. The ownership fight is linked in part to McCourts divorce from his wife and former team CEO Jamie McCourt, who is also claiming half his assets. The Dodgers have blamed their bankruptcy filing on commissioner Bud Seligs refusal to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal with Fox that McCourt was counting on to keep the franchise afloat. McCourt gained approval from Judge Kevin Gross to enter into a US$150 million bankruptcy financing arrangement to keep the team running. A person familiar with the leagues plans told The Associated Press that MLB "probably" will file a motion to seize the Dodgers, which has been operating under the oversight of a monitor appointed by Selig in April. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation. Baseballs constitution allows Selig to take control of a team that seeks Chapter 11 protection, but the league first must file a motion seeking termination of the franchise. Its unclear when that motion would be filed, but the judge asked lawyer representing Selig for a copy of the leagues constitution, noting that it "has an impact here." Gross granted the Dodgers request for debtor-in-possession financing after lawyers for both sides huddled behind closed doors for more than an hour, emerging with an agreement to make two modifications to the proposed agreement with hedge fund Highbridge Capital. One of the modifications reduces the exit fee that would be due to Highbridge from $4.5 million to $250,000. The other removes certain milestones in the financing agreement regarding the sale of the teams broadcast rights. Those milestones included weekly updates on the teams effort to license its broadcast rights, and a July 29 deadline to agree on a process calling for bankruptcy court approval of a sale within six months of Mondays bankruptcy filing, and a closing within 45 days of the court order. Earlier Tuesday, the league filed an objection to the financing proposal, accusing McCourt of siphoning off more than $100 million in club revenue and driving the Dodgers into a liquidity crisis, also citing his lavish lifestyle with his ex-wife. The league argued that its own financing offer was superior because it eliminated the $4.5 million exit fee, reduced the interest rate by three per cent, did not require the team to encumber assets, and did not impose an artificial timeline for disposing of the broadcast rights. The MLB lawyers argued that McCourts financing proposal should be rejected because it compels the team to sell the future broadcast rights to meet current expenses and to provide money for his personal use. In court papers, the Dodgers argued that the leagues objection to the teams financing proposal revealed Seligs "overarching desire" to exert a "stranglehold" on the team. Lawyers for the Dodgers said the leagues proposal would have given Selig sole discretion over the teams budget, required the team to pay all the leagues legal fees and expenses not just as a lender, but as an adversary in the bankruptcy case, and allowed for a loan default for any violation of MLB rules and regulations.dddddddddddd "The commissioners financing proposal is nothing other than a thinly veiled effort to take total control over the debtors and these cases," team attorneys wrote, adding that it is no secret that Selig wants a change of ownership. "The commissioners efforts seem to be driven by a personal animosity towards Mr. McCourt that unbiased observers have recognized as being unprecedented," they added, citing media reports. "The debtors have no obligation to accept financing from such a determined adversary." While agreeing to the interim financing, both sides reserved their rights to argue all issues surrounding the bankruptcy filing, including the possibility that the league might seek to have the case dismissed, and whether former Texas Rangers president Thomas Schieffer should remain as monitor of the Dodgers. Schieffer was appointed to monitor the team on Seligs behalf after the commissioner took the extraordinary step in April of assuming control of the troubled franchise, saying he was concerned about the teams finances and how the Dodgers are being run. "I recognize that there is a lot ahead of us," Gross said before adjourning. In addition to issuing the interim financing order, Gross granted several routine motions that will allow the team to continue operations, authorized the Dodgers to continue paying vendors, utility providers and employees, and to keep up with tax and insurance obligations. The granting of such motions is routine in first-day hearings in bankruptcy court, but Gross noted that the baseball clubs case is unique in some aspects. "I havent seen a wage motion quite like this one," the judge said, referring to the teams 44-page motion to continue paying hundreds of full-time and part-time employees, including about 250 players, most of whom are in the minor league ranks. Gross also granted the teams request to honour payments it is required to make under collective bargaining agreements. "The seamless, uninterrupted operation of the team is vital," said Richard Seltzer, a lawyer for the Major League Baseball Players Association. Thomas Lauria, a lawyer representing Seligs office, disagreed with Dodgers lawyer Bruce Bennett that the league and the team were adversaries, saying the league views the Dodgers as one of its "cherished crown jewels" and an "essential component." Lauria did suggest, however, that the league was at loggerheads with McCourt, whom he blamed for "todays sorry mess." In addition to battling the league for control of the team, the Dodgers face a challenge from Jamie McCourt over half of her former husbands ownership assets. "Jamie McCourt is a presumptive owner of 50 per cent of assets," said Laura Davis Jones, a lawyer representing her in the bankruptcy case. Filings in the McCourts divorce case revealed a lifestyle of excess, extreme even by the standards of LAs super-rich: multiple lavish homes, private security, country club memberships, even a six-figure hair stylist for the couple. The Dodgers bankruptcy filing lists assets of up to $1 billion and debts up to $500 million. Among the 40 largest unsecured claims, totalling about $75 million, are former Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez at nearly $21 million; Andruw Jones at $11 million; pitcher Hiroki Kuroda at $4.4 million; and the Chicago White Sox, which share a spring training facility with the Dodgers in Arizona, at $3.5 million. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '


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