Maloofs Agree To Deal With Sacto Group Astros To Name Reid Ryan President Buffalo Bisons Tap Into Canadian Market L.I. Ducks A Viable Option For Former MLBers NBA BOG Rejects Bid To Relocate Kings To Seattle Revs Fans Think Team Not A Priority For Kraft Record Profits Let Packers Focus On Football Franchise Notes Kings Owner Committed To Seattle Deal Nationals Likely Moving Spring Training
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Let's Make A Deal: Maloofs Agree To Sell NBA Kings To Sacramento Group05 / 17 / 13The Sacramento-based group bidding for the NBA Kings has "reached a deal with the Maloof family to buy its controlling stake" in the team, with the agreement expected to be unveiled Friday, according to a front-page piece by Bizjak, Lillis & Kasler of the SACRAMENTO BEE. A source said that if th... Tags: Franchises, NBA, Sacramento Kings |
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Astros To Name Reid Ryan President
The Astros Friday afternoon are expected to announce Reid Ryan, son of Rangers CEO Nolan Ryan, will become the club's new President, replacing George Postolos, who resigned on Monday . Reid Ryan is currently the CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, owners of the Triple-A PCL Round Rock Express and Double- ...
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Buffalo Bisons Tap Into Canadian Market
The Blue Jays prior to this season moved their Triple-A affiliation from Las Vegas to Buffalo, and while the move has had “business implications for both teams," there has been a "more profound effect for the Bisons, where both the team and Buffalo’s beleaguered downtown core have new op ...
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L.I. Ducks A Viable Option For Former MLBers
The independent Atlantic League Long Island Ducks have "become a viable option for talented players looking for one last shot" at the majors, according to Albert Chen of SI. Long Island has "become the unlikely island of baseball misfits" -- there are former All-Stars like P Dontrelle Willis, former ...
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NBA BOG Rejects Bid To Relocate Kings To Seattle
The NBA BOG yesterday by a 22-8 vote "killed a 5-month-old deal" between the Maloofs and a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to buy the Kings and move them to Seattle, meaning Sacramento is "keeping its Kings after all," according to a front-page piece by Kasler, Bizjak & Lillis of the ...
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Revs Fans Think Team Not A Priority For Kraft
MLS Revolution Owner Robert Kraft has "come under fire recently," as many fans believe the club is Kraft's "second priority, rather than an equal investment" to the Patriots, according to Julian Cardillo of BOSTON.com. An anonymous preseason player survey conducted by SI's Grant Wahl also stated t ...
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Record Profits Let Packers Focus On Football
Packers President & CEO Mark Murphy and the team have been able to "accomplish all of their goals" after tallying a record $43M profit in '12 along with $64M raised in a recent stock sale, according to Paul Imig of FOX SPORTS WISCONSIN. The "most important" goal was to have enough money to make ...
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Franchise Notes
In Philadelphia, Bob Cooney notes the role of 76ers CEO Adam Aron has been “a subject of much speculation the past week, regarding whether his duties have changed.” It “never appeared as if Aron had anything to do with basketball decisions, meaning a say in free-agent signings, eva ...
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Kings Owner Committed To Seattle Deal
Kings co-Owner George Maloof yesterday said that his family “hasn't ruled Sacramento out” in the battle to purchase the team but “remains committed to selling the Kings to a group in Seattle offering a record price for an NBA franchise,” according to Lillis, Bizjak & Kasl ...
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Nationals Likely Moving Spring Training
Brevard County (Fla.) Commission Chair Andy Anderson said that the Nationals "plan to move their spring-training operations out of Viera, possibly after" the '15 season, according to a front-page piece by Dave Berman of FLORIDA TODAY. Anderson said that he had "received word that the Nationals are i ...
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Ravens' Front Office Ranked NFL's Best
CBSSPORTS.com's Jason La Canfora ranked the top 11 front offices in the NFL, and he chose the Ravens as No. 1 because they have a "legend pulling the strings" in GM Ozzie Newsome, and someone who "immediately grasped the delicate line he walks as decision maker and delegator" in team Owner Steve Bi ...
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