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Game Date:
05/27/2017
7:15pm EST
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Chicago +1.5
Los Angeles -1.5
Total:
Over
7.5 (-125)
Under 7.5 (+105)
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The Chicago Cubs kept it classy on their way to open a road trip at Dodger Stadium, with the World Series champions dressing as characters from the Will Ferrell comedy "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." Manager Joe Maddon colored his gray hair a dark brown and dressed in a suit and red tie in a nod to Burgundy, the San Diego TV news anchor played by Ferrell in the 2004 comedy. Burgundy's nightly signoff was "You stay classy, San Diego." "It was a Maaco job," he said, referring to the auto painting business. "I scratched my head on the airplane, I still can't get my fingernails clean. That brown paint bedded deeply in my nail bed." Outfielder Kyle Schwarber donned a white cowboy hat with Continue to Article
May 26, 2017 10:43:pm EST
Cubs fans weren't the only ones who enjoyed the team's "Anchorman" romp out to the West Coast Thursday afternoon. Trading card company Topps released a special edition card for the Cubs' "Stay Classy" trip, featuring Anthony Rizzo and Kyle Schwarber — complete with their awesome wig and hat: topp_2.jpg topps.jpg The back of the card reads "After defeating the San Francisco Giants by a score of 5-1 at home, the Cubs left Wrigley Field in style. The team kept it classy with their road trip attire as they set out on a west coast road trip, beginning with a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers." The cards are being sold on Topps' website for $9.99. Continue to Article
May 26, 2017 5:12:pm EST
If you're looking for a sport to hook the audiences of the future, esports may be the best game in town, according to Peter Guber, co-owner of the California State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles FC. "I think it has all the tools to really go the distance and become something powerful," Guber, who is CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, told CNBC. Esports' audience plays the games, making them not only participants but "passengers," Guber explained. Continue to Article
May 26, 2017 3:20:pm EST
Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you're looking for a sport to hook the audiences of the future, esports may be the best game in town, according to Peter Guber, co-owner of the California State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles FC. "I think it has all the tools to really go the distance and become something powerful," Guber, who is CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, told CNBC. Esports' audience plays the games, making them not only participants but "passengers," Guber explained. It makes it easier to fill up stadiums in just 20 minutes for championships, and venues have been excited about hosting the events, he said. Guber is also co-owner of professional eSports organization Continue to Article
May 26, 2017 3:20:pm EST
Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda is "doing well" after undergoing surgery Thursday to have his pacemaker replaced, the team announced Friday on Twitter. The team said last Saturday that the 89-year-old Lasorda had been in the hospital and was resting comfortably. Lasorda has spent almost seven decades in the Dodgers' organization, starting as a minor league pitcher in the Brooklyn system in 1949. He has been a pitcher, coach and manager for the Dodgers, and guided them to their last World Series championship in 1988. He is a special adviser to the chairman and is a consistent presence in the seats next to the Dodgers' dugout, where Magic Johnson -- part of the team's ownership Continue to Article
May 26, 2017 2:05:pm EST
