frank and jamie mccourt bought the dodgers in 2004 for $430 million. en purchased four homes in the area, including this one in malibu. but it all unraveled in 2009. jamie filed for divorce. frank accused her of having an affair. >> frank and jamie mccourt couldn't settle their divorce without airing every bit of dirty laundry. >> reporter: court documents show the couple used $100 million in dodgers' revenue to fund their lavish lifestyle. jamie mccourt says they flew on private jets, stayed in the best hotels, and they even reportedly paid a six figure salary to a so-called psychic to send their team good vibes. meanwhile, ticket prices have more than doubled in recent years, and attendance is down 11% since last year. frank mccourt reportedly needed a $30 million loan to meet payroll last month. >> i'd love to see things get back on a better track. >> reporter: so now major league baseball will be running the dodgers' day-to-day operations. and many experts believe the commissioner will force the mccourts to sell. forcing an owner to sell could be un

frank and jamie mccourt bought the dodgers in 2004 for $430 million. then purchased four homes in the area, including this one in malibu. but it all unraveled in 2009. jamie filed for divorce, frank accused her of having an affair. >> frank and jamie mccourt couldn't settle their divorce without airing every bit of dirty laundry, every loose financial document, every secret arrangement they had. >> reporter: court documents show the couple used $100 million in dodgers revenue to fund their lavish lifestyle. jamie mccourt says they flew on private jets, stayed in the best hotels, and they even reportedly paid a six-figure salary to a so-called psychic to send their team good vibes. meanwhile, ticket prices have more than doubled in recent years and attendance is down 11% since last year. frank mccourt reportedly needed a $30 million loan to meet payroll last month. >> i'd love to see things get back on a better track. >> reporter: so now major league baseball will be running the dodgers' day-to-day operations and many experts believe the commissioner wil

the fighting between owner frank mccourt and jamie mccourt.med the franchise so bud selig announced major league baseball will assume the day-to- day operations of the team. he said i have taken this actions because of my deep concerns and to protect the best interest of the club. man versus machine. not a good match-up for baseball. meet philly bot. wait till you see the arm on this machine. first pitch for the phillies and -- okay. that's -- well, it's give him another chance. here we go. no. that was the experiment for philly bot. they beat the brewers 4-3. nba playoffs. if you said kobe bryant made only three field goals and the lakers still won, would you believe me? it happened. game two with the hornets tonight at staples center. paul 20 points. cut the lakers lead to 7. kobe bryant, 11 points. three field goals. that one brought the house down. nailed it. this one really hurt. ron artest, two of his 15 points. lakers win 87-78. to tie that series 1-1. game three is friday in new orleans. two more scores. san antonio 93-87 over memphis,

most fan also say this boils down to the way that frank and jamie mccourts, the owners of the team haveed. the mccourts are in a birth divorce battle. they came to los angeles in what was supposed to be an adventuresome honey mon operating the los angeles dodgers. then things began to fall apart to the extent that now in the presence of that bitter divorce battle, they also find other problems in having to borrow some $30 million from fox to continue operating the team and meet the team's payroll. there have been other problems to deal with and that ugly invie dent on opening day that involved two dodger fans beating up on a san francisco giants fan. put everything to the, and this franchise is in trouble to the extent that bud seely the commissioner of -- selig, the commissioner said in the interest of baseball, the league is going to take over the day-to-day operations of the franchise. that does not sit well with dodger fans and does not sit well with the dodger brass. they say that they are within league guidelines. they don't know why the team is doing this. bud selig has deemed th

frank mccourt's divorce from wife jamie was public and bitter, even by hollywood standards. frank fired jamie as team ceo in 2009. later claiming in court she slept with one of their employees, an allegation she denied. in testimony, it was revealed the couple withdrew $100 million from the club while maintaining seven luxurious homes. >> the feeling that the dodgers have just become a tainted franchise. their image has been tarnished by a lot of things that the mccourts have done. >> reporter: widely considered a mediocre team on the field, this year most of the dodger problems have come off of it. on opening day, father of two brian stowe was nearly beaten to death in the stadium parking lot, prompting the team to increase spending on security. frank mccourt reportedly needed a $30 million loan just to meet the team's payroll. >> to see this happen now is an embarrassment. >> reporter: dodgers legend steve garvey would like to buy the team with a group of investors. >> there can only be a dark cloud over a historic franchise for so long. >> reporter: a storied franchise em

jamie and frank mccourt's divorce has led to major league baseball taking control of the dodgers.ke payroll. >>> here's diane sawyer with a preview of "world news." diane? >> good morning. what if your child had a disorder that required a diet packed with bacon? what if 90% fat could save the child's life and health? you have to see this tonight. it's something brand-new for us. and it's on "world news." >> thank you. >>> and finally, a sign of the times. more americans are hanging up for good on their land lines. a new survey finds 26% of households have abandoned their land lines to save money. and use only cell phones to make calls. that's twice the percentage compared to 2007. >>> sam, i did the reverse. last year, i finally got a land line, after years of holding on to my cell phone. >> and i -- about the same time you got married and got a land line. he said, we need to be adults now. >> we need to be adults now. >> i got rid of my land line about a year ago. go ahead and let it out. say good morning. [ cheers ] land lines. do you have land lines and cell phones? you do. >>