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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 955821" data-attributes="member: 38206"><p><strong>Group Led by Magic Johnson Wins Baseball Team With Bid of $2.15 Billion</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong>Basketball legend Magic Johnson led a group that won an auction for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team Tuesday </strong></p><p><strong>night, marking the final chapter in a soap-opera-style saga for the legendary franchise.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>With a bid of $2.15 billion, including the surrounding land, Mr. Johnson, controlling partner Mark Walter and partners</strong></p><p> <strong>Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly beat out a group of some of the wealthiest businessmen in </strong></p><p><strong>the country to land a team that is one of Major League Baseball's flagship franchises. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000FF">The sales figure shatters the previous record sales price for a U.S. sports franchise, Steve Ross's purchase </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000FF">of the Miami Dolphins for $1.1 billion three years ago</span></strong><span style="color: #0000FF">. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000FF"></span><span style="color: #ff0000"><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577308483250633906.html" target="_blank">Magic Johnson Wins Auction for Los Angeles Dodgers - WSJ.com</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="texan, post: 955821, member: 38206"] [B]Group Led by Magic Johnson Wins Baseball Team With Bid of $2.15 Billion [/B][B]Basketball legend Magic Johnson led a group that won an auction for the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team Tuesday night, marking the final chapter in a soap-opera-style saga for the legendary franchise. [/B] [B]With a bid of $2.15 billion, including the surrounding land, Mr. Johnson, controlling partner Mark Walter and partners Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly beat out a group of some of the wealthiest businessmen in the country to land a team that is one of Major League Baseball's flagship franchises. [COLOR=#0000FF]The sales figure shatters the previous record sales price for a U.S. sports franchise, Steve Ross's purchase of the Miami Dolphins for $1.1 billion three years ago[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#0000FF]. [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][URL="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303404704577308483250633906.html"]Magic Johnson Wins Auction for Los Angeles Dodgers - WSJ.com[/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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