Boise State won't join Big East in 2012-13
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Boise State's highly successful football program won't be moving to the Big East early.
The school announced on Wednesday that despite repeated conversations with the Big East, the Broncos will remain in the Mountain West for the 2012-13 athletic seasons.
In a statement, the school said there were too many obstacles and financial concerns to make the move a year earlier than expected.
"While we have had several discussions with the Big East and the WAC in moving our sports into those two leagues a year earlier than previously stated, the university feels there were too many obstacles to overcome to make the move at this time," Boise State President Bob Kustra said. "While there certainly would have been advantages in making the move a year early, it became clear that it would not be fiscally responsible, as all of the expenses associated with early entry into the two conferences would not be covered."
Dodgers bankruptcy case on track
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the disclosure statement outlining the Los Angeles Dodgers' proposed bankruptcy reorganization plan, keeping the team's plan for an April 30 sale on track.
Approval of the disclosure statement in a Chapter 11 case typically allows the process for soliciting votes from creditors to begin.
But in the Dodgers' case, the only creditor allowed to vote on the plan is LA Partners LLC, the parent company of LA Holdco LLC. Holdco, in turn, is the sole member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Holding Co. According to court documents, LA Partners is a wholly owned subsidiary of The McCourt-Broderick Limited Partnership, in which Dodgers owner Frank McCourt owns a 90 percent interest and is the sole limited partner. The McCourt Co. is the sole general partner in TMBLP and owns the remaining 10 percent.
The voting deadline is March 16, and the judge scheduled a hearing to decide whether to confirm the plan for April 13.
