Dodgers sue to keep Fox from blocking sale By QMI Agency

The Los Angeles Dodgers are suing Fox Sports to stop the broadcaster from interfering with plans to auction the bankrupt franchise.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt ended a bitter battle with Major League Baseball over control of the team by agreeing Nov. 1 to dump the team. The plan was to sell future broadcast rights first as a way of increasing the team's value. The Dodgers' current TV contract says the team can't negotiate with any party other than Fox through Nov. 30, 2012.

In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the Dodgers said Fox Sports had sent a "cease and desist" letter to the Dodgers' adviser who was running the media rights auction.