Mandalay Sports Entertainment (MSE) has purchased the
Double A Shreveport Captains in an agreement with Shreveport
Baseball, Inc. The franchise will be owned and operated by
MSE Shreveport at the end of the 2000 season, with current
Owners Taylor and Loy Moore maintaining a minority interest.
MSE owns the Las Vegas Stars as well as the Dayton Dragons,
Lake Elsinore Storm and Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (MSE).
IBA HAWKS SET FOR TAKEOFF: Vancouver business execs Jim
Sanford and Tom Tao will assume a majority ownership share
in the IBA Saskatchewan Hawks, while former Cavs Owner Ted
Stepien will retain a small percentage. The First Nations
Heritage Corp. will also have a minority interest in the
team. Saskatchewan Place, the arena in which the team will
play, will assume a management role (Hawks).
BACK IN BUSINESS: In Seattle, Angelo Bruscas profiled
Bill Ackerley, the son of Ackerley Group Chair Barry
Ackerley. Bill Ackerley's new company, Horizon Broadcasting
Group, has acquired the 4,600-seat Memorial Stadium in
Boise, ID, and the Single A Boise Hawks (SEATTLE P-I, 6/12).
