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Long-suffering Dodgers fans have a team in first, new owners and young talent. Is this "next year?"

A call to action for those professional athletes who aren't managing their money: Use the Magic Johnson model. It worked in the basketball world, and it works in the business world.

Instant replay can ease the pain of bad calls, but that isn't the only reason to use it. Here's another: The hard-working officials and umpires making those calls deserve it.

He grew up with them in New York and followed them to L.A. But now, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's lifelong love affair with the Dodgers is being tested by the Frank McCourt ownership era.

• Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about how much he learned from John Wooden as a player and a person. Abdul-Jabbar also comments on the NBA Finals and why he thinks big guys aren't perceived as being good coaches. Kareem Abd...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remembers Jackie Robinson.

Rather than squirm behind a microphone on a podium, Randy Johnson did it his way. He called it quits on a conference call, and his timing was fitting.