Dodgers, Sox to play in front of 115,000 Apr 1, 2008
It will be quite an exhibition, and much more than just a game, this runaway fulfillment of a flash that came to Frank McCourt a few months ago, when plans were being brainstormed for a year-long celebration of the Dodgers' arrival from Brooklyn. "Hey, how about a one-night revival of the Coliseum years?" McCourt and others in the room wondered. (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
At Los Angeles Coliseum, another dimension to Red Sox' trip Mar 30, 2008
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who donated all proceeds to ThinkCure - a Jimmy Fund spinoff created last summer - said, "It is hard to find words to describe this. This season is one big birthday party for our team and this is one of the marquee events of the year. It makes me think of my grandfather and his involvement with the Boston Braves. I'm sure a lot of people are thinking about their grandfathers today.". In the sixth, the Olympic torch was lit and fans held up lights, which had been left... (Boston Globe)
Dodgers, BoSox and 50 years of nostalgia Mar 30, 2008
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has hosted him for lunch. Wearing a Dodgers watch, hat and jacket, with a Dodgers blanket on his lap, Bell peered through his binoculars to get a glimpse of the old-timers on the field before the game. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Dodgers, Red Sox play for 115300 Mar 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Frank McCourt finally cleared the Snake River Canyon. Excuse the mixed sports allegory, but it is warranted. (MLB.com)
More of this story Mar 29, 2008
After all, the team has already gone places that most teams never go (China, the Coliseum), and owner Frank McCourt and General Manager Ned Coletti have re-stocked the pond with some pretty big fish. First up in Cliche Stadium's 2008 Baseball Preview (fresh off our astonishingly accurate prediction of a USC loss in the first round of the NCAA Tourney), let's meet the guys. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Celebration fits right in at oddly shaped ballpark Mar 28, 2008
USA TODAY's David Leon Moore talked this week with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt about the event. How does the Coliseum look. (USA Today -- Sports)
TOP OF THE MORNIN' TO YA Mar 17, 2008
McCourt and Frank McCourt, talked to me about the. "> Monday, March 17, 2008 Last Update: 06:30 AM EDT lect> TOP OF THE MORNIN' TO YA Loading new images... March 17, 2008 -- ST. Patrick's Day. Every thing's coming up green but Bear Stearns. THOSE supersuccessful McCourt brothers au thors, Malachy McCourt and Frank McCourt, talked to me about the old country: Frank: "First thing I learned was to get out of there and come here. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Baseball Wraps Up First China Trip Mar 16, 2008
"I would love to come back," Dodgers chairman Frank McCourt said Sunday, when Los Angeles lost to the San Diego Padres 6-3 in the finale of a two-game exhibition series. "I feel we would be making a mistake if we felt that by playing these exhibition games the job was done. The job has just begun.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Creative colony Mar 9, 2008
Philip Roth, Frank McCourt, and Honor Moore live in Litchfield County, as did Harriet Beecher Stowe, Madeleine L'Engle, James Thurber, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Miller, and others. Photographs by Miller's late wife Inge Morath - on permanent exhibit at the University of Connecticut in Torrington - provide a visual history of acclaimed residents, including Alexander Calder and William Styron. (Boston Globe)
Columnist: Real Irish culture deserves a 'sláinte' Mar 6, 2008
For something more modern, check out Frank McCourt or Nuala O'Faolin. Also stop for a minute and say a prayer for the world's missionaries. (Daily Collegian, PA)
ESPN Likes the Dodgers Rotation Mar 4, 2008
" McDonald Signs Righthander James McDonald, seemingly on the hot track, becomes the last player on the 40-man roster to sign. McDonald was Los Angeles Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season, after posting a 7-2 record with a 1.71 ERA in 10 starts for Double-A Jacksonville and a 6-7 record with a 3.95 ERA for Single-A Inland Empire. Tony Abreu, outfielder Xavier Paul and pitchers Mario Alvarez, Eric Hull, Jon Meloan, Greg Miller, Justin Orenduff, Ramon Troncoso and Cory Wade signed... (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
Notes: Dodgers honor Garvey Mar 3, 2008
Dodgers bits: Torre held a long meeting on Sunday morning with owner Frank McCourt and general manager Ned Colletti regarding the state of the team. "It was just catching up," Torre said. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Dodgertown: Leaving a legacy behind Mar 2, 2008
"It will mean one more example of baseball owners saying, 'We don't really care about tradition,'''' said The Boys of Summer author Roger Kahn, delivering a high-and-tight message to the current ownership headed by Frank McCourt. "They want to save money, yet they're drawing three million a year (at Dodger Stadium). Here's Dodgertown, one of the great traditional institutions of the Dodger team, and McCourt's peddling it. (The Palm Beach Post)
Mellow Theater welcomes long-running Irish show ‘From Galway to Broadway’ Mar 1, 2008
Other credits include Byzantium and Frank McCourt s The Irish. And How They Got That Way. (Scranton Times, PA)
LINER NOTES, a New Literary Travel Series For Public Radio Launches in March Mar 1, 2008
The first episode in March, focusing on Ireland for St. Patrick's Day, will feature Pulitzer-Prize-winning novelist Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes), as well as acclaimed, award-winning authors Colum McCann, Jimmy Breslin, and NPR film critic Bob Mondello, among many others. Created by veteran public radio producers Jon Kalish and Marty Goldensohn, LINER NOTES boasts a distinguished production team. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Twenty attend author’s webinar Feb 29, 2008
He said his two favorite writers are Kurt Vonnegut and Frank McCourt, who was his high-school creative-writing teacher. A student asked him if his books have ever made him cry. (Olney Daily Mail, IL)
'A Writer's Summer' Comes To S'hampton Feb 28, 2008
"It's slightly more than what a three-credit course costs, but it's worthy." The writers conference is scheduled to bring back faculty members Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes"; poet Billy Collins; playwrights Marsha Norman and Christopher Durang; and authors Meg Wolitzer, Matt Klam, Melissa Bank and Roger Rosenblatt. Scheduled to join the faculty this year are Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott; Amy Hempel, author of "Reasons To Live," a collection of short stories; and actor Alan... (Suffolk Life Newspapers, NY)
Lasorda to manage again Feb 21, 2008
Lasorda, now a special adviser to Dodgers chairman Frank McCourt, managed the team for nearly 20 years before a heart attack hastened his retirement in 1996. He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee the following year. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Tex talks baseball Feb 20, 2008
By late November, Jones said he already was leaning toward the Dodgers, something Manager Joe Torre seemed to sense in a meeting at Dodger Stadium that included owner Frank McCourt and General Manager Ned Colletti. It seemed like a special meeting, Torre said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Readers vote on top books Feb 20, 2008
Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt 42. April Fools Day - Bryce Courtenay 43. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Acclaimed author lectures on campus Feb 14, 2008
Critically acclaimed author and teacher, Frank McCourt, will speak on education and the arts, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, as a part of the George T. Hunter Lecture Series. McCourt's first memoir, "Angela's Ashes," chronicles his childhood in a poor Irish family growing up in Limerick, Ireland. (The University Echo, TN)
Novelist Anne Enright Feb 11, 2008
It's a different picture than the one of the poverty and Catholicism depicted in the Frank McCourt world of "Angela's Ashes.". Will economic success spoil Irish fiction. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Art of Retaining Laterals Feb 1, 2008
"That means you come in and are able think about how to serve clients, not 'How do I get an e-mail out today?'" Welch says that because he didn't have to worry about the small stuff, within weeks of arriving at Bingham he was able to pull together a team to work with a Boston partner on the acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers by real estate developer Frank McCourt and his wife, Jamie. Sonnenschein's Mark Larvo, the firm's network support guru in San Francisco, pays particular attention to... (Law.com)
Selig Hopes to Decide Discipline Soon Jan 18, 2008
"I think everybody's getting tired of dealing with this stuff and having to debate it and so on and so forth," Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said. "The fans deserve a clean game, and let's get there and let's look forward instead of just dwelling on the past.". (FindLaw News)
Off the shelf Jan 8, 2008
Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt is the holiday story of McCourt s mother as a child. It comes in both an adult format and an illustrated children s one. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Christmas is practical for teaching nativity Dec 15, 2007
It is written by Frank McCourt and illustrated by Raul Colon. The main character faces the wrath of the grownups to do what she feels is right. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Back from Nashville, carry on Dec 11, 2007
Not our money, of course, although the Parking Lot Attendant [blogmeister note: that s how Simers refers to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt] did raise parking prices after signing Pierre. The Dodgers just made Jones the fifth highest-paid player in baseball. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Dec 10, 2007
ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS (ADULT ED.), Frank McCourt and Loren Long (Scribner; 40 pages; $14. 95): A girl thinks the Baby Jesus from her church's creche feels cold and takes him to her home to keep him warm. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Dodgers, Andruw Jones reach preliminary agreement on $36.2 million, 2-year contract Dec 7, 2007
Jones met a few weeks ago in Los Angeles with Colletti, Torre and owner Frank McCourt. A day or two later, Colletti started talking contract with Boras. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Baseball suspends Guillen, Gibbons Dec 7, 2007
Jones and Boras met with Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and manager Joe Torre in LA this week. After that meeting, Jones said he would lower his demands for a longer term if the money were increased. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Five elected to Hall by Vets Dec 4, 2007
"This is a historic day for the Dodger franchise," Dodgers owner and chairman Frank McCourt said in a statement released by the club. "Walter O'Malley was a visionary who changed the face of baseball forever and we couldn't be more proud to see him earn his rightful spot in Cooperstown. We're very excited for both him and Dick Williams as they join the many Dodger players, managers and executives in the Hall of Fame.". (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Siegal is the doyenne of buzz Nov 22, 2007
Bennett Miller, Paul Haggis and David Hare are regulars, as are Frank McCourt, Dan Abrams, Darren Aronofsky, Bob Balaban, Mariska Hargitay and the "Law " crowd. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg, Glenn Close, Randy Quaid, Dick Cavett and other marquee names came out in force for a recent "Lions for Lambs" screening at MOMA, flanking Robert Redford, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise. (Variety)
Dodgers look to Torre to change fortunes Nov 7, 2007
What impresses me most about this gentleman is he has done it both on and off the field, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said, ticking off Torre s accomplishments with the Yankees. He leads and he wins. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Torre Introduced As Dodgers Skipper Nov 6, 2007
" Torre returns to the National League for the first time since 1995, when the St. Louis Cardinals replaced him with Tony La Russa. Torre also managed the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves. Broadcaster Vin Scully, who moved with the team from Brooklyn, delivered the opening remarks at Monday's news conference, which was held in center field to accommodate the overload of media, a first according to team spokesman Josh Rawitch. The Dodgers said 190 media members signed in for the event, including... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Irish Overload Nov 4, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007 Last Update: 05:00 AM EST. THIS ROLLS WAS HELL ON WHEELS. (New York Post -- Gossip)
L.A. Torre is thriller, but Bronx-like success is tall tale Nov 2, 2007
No question, the Dodgers' hiring of Torre is a public relations smash for an owner, Frank McCourt, who has spent most of his time in L.A. stepping on his own. uh, toes. (CBS News)
Baker school sixth graders give the TAB their two cents Nov 1, 2007
One student, Robert Richards, planned to write about school cafeteria food until he came across a TAB article about Red Sox owner John Henry, who recently filed paperwork to demolish the $16 million mansion he bought from Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt. Then I thought it would more interesting to write about, first of all, the owner of the Red Sox, and second of all, how he wanted to tear down a big mansion, the 11-year-old said. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Miller: L.A. loses Little when big opportunity opens up Oct 31, 2007
Little is a good man who deserves better than to wind up as a byproduct in another ham-handed Frank McCourt Production. But sometimes there is no dodging circumstance, even if you are manager of the Dodgers. (CBS News)
Where is A-Rod headed? Oct 31, 2007
SI.com - Writers - Jon Heyman: Odds-on landing spots for A-Rod - Tuesday October 30, 2007 2:07PM. Escape from New York. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Reports: Torre going to Dodgers? Oct 30, 2007
The Dodgers, from team owner Frank McCourt on down, declined comment late Monday. The 67-year-old Torre managed the Yankees to 12 playoff appearances in as many seasons before turning down a one-year, $5 million offer for next season, with an additional $3 million in incentives, earlier this month. (ESPN -- Baseball)
Leading questions addressed Oct 28, 2007
" Etc.Touching the basesApropos of nothing: 1. Bone-crunching handshakes at the World Series: Dwight Evans and Rob Dibble. 2. The best Red Sox uniform ever was the 1918 road jersey. 3. Orioles general manager Mike Flanagan did not attend the recent organizational meetings in Florida. Is broadcasting in his future? 4. After he threw out the first pitch and held a brief press conference before Game 1, Carl Yastrzemski literally drove off into the sunset. 5. If I'm the White Sox, I don't pick up... (Boston Globe)
Booker winner Oct 18, 2007
"You don't really get that material in Irish fiction. In memoir, yes - Frank McCourt, for instance.". You can see her schoolfriend's point. (Guardian Unlimited)
The Gatekeepers Oct 14, 2007
And though its track record is impressive--it published Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and John Adams by David McCullough--Gompertz admits it's hugely time consuming to sort through 1,500 pitches a year. So through a partnership with social networking Web site Gather. (Forbes)
Global Reading Campaign Makes History While Raising Money and Awareness for Early Education in Low-Income Communities Sep 21, 2007
Among the hundreds of thousands reading across the nation were First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, actresses Mariska Hargitay and Gabrielle Union, Grammy Award- winners LL Cool J and Wyclef Jean, best-selling author Frank McCourt, and several Members of Congress. Each read with a group of children today, joining the thousands around the country demonstrating their support for Jumpstart and early education. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Fall books preview: Here's what's big and why Sep 6, 2007
By Frank McCourt, illustrated by Raul Colon (Scribner, $17. 99). (USA Today)
Salman Rushdie included in Villa Julie speaker series Sep 6, 2007
Political commentator and journalist Cokie Roberts; former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; award-winning authors Salman Rushdie and Frank McCourt; political satirists The Capitol Steps; and a very familiar Maryland name, pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson, round out the list of speakers. Villa Julie runs the series through April in cooperation with the Cambridge Speaker Series, which helps to secure the speakers and series venue, and track ticket sales. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Maui forum offers write stuff Sep 3, 2007
Since then, other luminaries have included Ron Howard, Jackie Collins, Carrie Fisher, Frank McCourt, Elmore Leonard and Carl Bernstein. "In the beginning, people wanted to come to Maui, but then everyone in the business heard what a great conference it was," Shannon said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Alice Sebold Sep 3, 2007
Angela and the Baby Jesus, by Frank McCourt (Scribner's, November): The author's mother as a child. Sponsored Links. (The Palm Beach Post)
Finding Ideas Sep 2, 2007
And in the words of Frank McCourt, When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood; the happy childhood is hardly worth your while; Both authors make the same point if you get through childhood you have enough material to write about for the rest of your life. (Suite101.com)
Great Writer, Lousy Teacher? Aug 30, 2007
GREAT WRITER, LOUSY TEACHER. Thursday, August 30, 2007 Last Update: 07:55 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Gossip)
A Big Apple feel on Newbury St. Aug 29, 2007
Today's Post piece also raises questions about the Brookline mansion Henry recently bought from Frank McCourt for $16 million. Under Florida law, if it's determined that he used "marital assets" to buy the seven-bedroom spread, Henry may have to pay his wife $8 million, or half the purchase price. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Today in History August 19 Aug 19, 2007
Author Frank McCourt is 77. Actress Debra Paget is 74. (MSNBC -- Race)
Miller: With festivities over, Giants face sobering reality Aug 9, 2007
" The different world will be evident in the coming days, starting with the diminishing buzz. Culminating in Tuesday night's record, the Giants played a remarkable 28 consecutive games in front of sold-out crowds -- 16 on the road, 12 at home. Though much of this homestand remains mostly sold out for obvious reasons -- the Giants played the Nationals on Wednesday and Thursday and host Pittsburgh for three games beginning Friday -- the crowds are expected to shrink quickly. The congratulatory... (CBS News)
He slices better than he putts Aug 7, 2007
Top Dodger makes deal Frank McCourt, who swapped 24 acres of prime South Boston real estate for the chance to own the Los Angeles Dodgers, has traded up again. According to the LA Times, McCourt just bought the Malibu manse formerly owned by "Friends" star Courteney Cox and husband David Arquette. (Boston Globe -- Living)
McCourt's giving it his all Aug 5, 2007
FRANK McCOURT Thriving in LA ... Dodgers owner Frank McCourt lives in Jack Benny's old house and his neighbor is Hugh Hefner. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Tom Snyder set the bar for smart late-night talk, and he could really listen, too Aug 2, 2007
The best was his second-career late-night send-off - a retirement party held at a hip Los Angeles hotel (some irony there) with one of the most eclectic groups of guests you can imagine (Don Rickles, Little Richard, Robert Blake, the author Frank McCourt, etc. . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Biesecker library chosen for book discussion program Jul 31, 2007
The four books in the program are: he Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride; hen I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago; unny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas; and is: A Memoir by Frank McCourt. They are in the council's American Life Stories program. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Board wants guarantees on deal Jul 20, 2007
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, in Glendale earlier this month, said the teams wanted to be part of and give back to the community. "It's our aspiration that the facility will become a community asset that will be used for far more than just spring training games," McCourt said. (AZCentral -- Sports)
More of this story Jul 20, 2007
Now, if owner Frank McCourt can only do something about those crazy concession lines. At Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave., (866) 363-4377 or dodgers. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Scranton Public Theatre has new home Jul 14, 2007
Mr. McCourt last performed with SPT in 2005 in A Couple of Blaguards, the two-person comedy he co-wrote with his brother, Frank McCourt, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angela s Ashes. Four more productions will be mounted during the fall and spring months, including Murray Schisgal s Luv and Bernard Slade s Same Time Next Year. (Scranton Times, PA)
Glendale close to ballpark deal Jun 27, 2007
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who is in town as the Dodgers play the Diamondbacks, is expected to attend the meeting. to read the rest of this story. (Los Angeles, TheInsiders.com)
When it comes to a handful of the tour's top players, rest isn't an option. Jun 21, 2007
Coben learned that Frank McCourt had gone seven years between books and he asked dumbfounded, "What's the guy do all day?!?" At some level tennis is like writing: Different people have different capacities for work. You and I (and most players) might consider Jankovic's schedule overbooked. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Go inside New York's BookExpo Jun 4, 2007
Guest performances: Frank McCourt on harmonica to The Beatles' I Should Have Known Better and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn of The Byrds performing Mr. Tambourine Man, Turn. Turn. (USA Today)
Writer made a quiet impact May 22, 2007
Markson lamented the closing of The Lion's Head, a Greenwich Village saloon where he hung out with writers Norman Mailer, Frederick Exley, Frank McCourt and generations of journalists. "My heart broke when the Head closed," he said. (Albany Times Union)
Book buzz: Dave Barry really rocks May 17, 2007
Special guests: Roger McGuinn, Frank McCourt and Andy Borowitz. For tickets, visit rockbottomremainders. (USA Today -- Life)
