Sources: McCourt Meets Dodgers Payroll Via Sponsor Discount

Sources said that Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt "was able to meet the team's payroll Tuesday with cash advances drawn on the team's corporate sponsorship deals." Team sponsors reportedly were "contacted and offered discounts on their annual bills and luxury box stadium seats in exchange for cash up front." It is "not known which sponsors took the offer, or the depth of discount they were given." Sources said that McCourt is "still searching for funding to make the team's next payroll on June 15" (ESPNLA.com, 5/31).