The company that owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, seeking relief from $13 billion in debt that largely stems from last year's leveraged buyout of the media company. ...more

December 9, 2008

As a kid, Andrew Friedman had dibs on the morning sports section so he could study the box scores. Well before he could drive, he still made a daily pilgrimage to Houston's Astrodome and was passed off as a player's kid because he hung around the home team so much. ...more

October 22, 2008

You can try to think about the bad times but it all just seems funny now. The years and years of losing simply set the stage for a story that has been tremendous and isn't finished yet. ...more

September 21, 2008

John Beamer, a Boston-based management consultant, writes about the economics of baseball for The Hardball Times, an online baseball magazine (hardballtimes .com). Beamer recently answered a Tribune reporter's questions about the value of the Tampa Bay Rays, now that they have achieved a winning season, and how major league teams are valued overall. ...more

September 6, 2008

Ed Mlotkowski had high hopes when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays began playing baseball in Tropicana Field in 1998. ...more

November 24, 2007