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BY KAVEH KAGHAZI

ANCHOR CHRISTINA HARTMAN

And so it finally ends. The McCourts have settled on the Dodgers. Frank gets the team, Jamie gets paid. Los Angeles’ KCBS-TV has more on one of the most expensive divorce settlements in California history.

“We’re talking about a divorce that has totaled roughly 34 million, and that’s really just to date. The LA Times is reporting this morning that Jamie McCourt will take a payment of $130 million and give up any claim to the team as part of that settlement.”

So Jamie gets her money, but what’s next for Frank? The embattled Dodgers owner has another conflict right around the corner. This time with Bud Selig and Major League Baseball. ESPN has the details on the aftermath of that nasty saga.


“It would clear an obstacle for Frank McCourt to retain the team by selling the club’s TV rights in bankruptcy court. And that would lead to a possible showdown between Frank McCourt and Bud Selig. The commissioner has asked the court to order the Dodgers to be sold.”


A hearing in bankruptcy court is scheduled for Wednesday as Frank McCourt triesl to hold on to his team for dear life. TMZ says even after all of this, Frank could still wind up losing.


“So on the surface -- when it comes to the Dodgers -- it's a big victory for Frank. But insiders say far from a victory, Frank is probably going to lose the team…”


With money already in hand and the potential for the Dodgers to be sold, a writer for the LA. Times says Jamie is once again first in line.


“Jamie, however, appears to have her stake carved out however things fall. She once called herself the face of the Dodgers and reportedly dreamed of a presidential run. Now she dreams of $130 million.”

It’s not completely over for Frank McCourt and Major League Baseball. A writer for NBC sports says Dodger fans can breathe easy knowing their team is one step closer to stability.

“…this puts to an end the sordidness and drama that has driven the entire McCourt/Dodgers/litigation fiasco for the past two years… it was the divorce and the attendant publicity that set all of this off, injected tabloid-style nastiness into the equation, turned Frank McCourt’s name into mud and so thoroughly turned off so many Dodgers fans.”