Of all the notables who died in 2009, the one who most changed the world could have walked down any Main Street USA without causing a stir. Scientist Norman Borlaug, who died Sept. 12 at age 95, developed crops that enabled Third World farmers ...

An ownership dispute between Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his estranged wife will linger through at least a third of the 2010 season after a judge on Tuesday set a hearing for late May. McCourt, mired in a bitter divorce with wife Jamie, had wanted the ownership ...

Fired Dodgers chief executive Jamie McCourt made a case for her job performance with the team, saying she was handling daily operations even before she was named to lead the franchise in February. "I was handling everything from catsup dispenser to whether (manager) Joe Torre should be ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While control of the Los Angeles Dodgers continues to be contested in a highly public divorce battle, the team gained much needed stability Monday when the entire coaching staff was retained for next season. Hitting coach Don Mattingly, third base coach Larry Bowa, first base coach Mariano Duncan, pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and bullpen coach Ken Howell ...