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NBA Commissioner David Stern has termed competing offers for the Sacramento Kings to be roughly the same, despite objections from the Maloof family a Sacramento bid is worth far less than an already-accepted Seattle deal. Read More »
New for 2013: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center
St. Cloud State University officials decided not to pursue a commercial naming-rights deal and instead went with a sentimental choice for an arena name change: Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. Read More »
Wild moving Houston Aeros to Des Moines
Saying they couldn’t come to an acceptable lease agreement with management of the Toyota Center, Minnesota Wild officials announced the transfer of the Houston Aeros (AHL) to Des Moines for the 2013-2014 season. Read More »
Sacramento fights for Kings; Seattle arena advances
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says he’s got 10,000 commitments for season tickets, $50 million in sponsorship money and a $448 million downtown arena plan — but it may be too little, too late, as a Seattle group already owns 7 percent of the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Johnson has been tirelessly working on a plan to keep the Kings in Sacramento, ... Read More »
Phoenix Coyotes sale falls through
Greg Jamison missed a midnight deadline to close on a Phoenix Coyotes sale, losing out on a lucrative arena-management deal and opening the sales process to other bidders. Read More »
Phoenix Coyotes sale coming down to the wire
The much-debated Phoenix Coyotes sale is coming down to the wire, as Greg Jamison has until midnight to close on the purchase of the NHL franchise and a lucrative arena-management deal. Read More »
New Markham arena moves forward
After an impassioned debate and plenty of local residents speaking out against the plan, a proposed new Markham arena survived another vote on the $325-million project — albeit by a slim 7-6 margin. Read More »
Is NHL expansion on the table?
Whispers around the league indicate that Commissioner Gary Bettman is looking at NHL expansion to 32 teams as a way to address potential new markets like suburban Toronto and Quebec City. Read More »
Jamison will move on Phoenix Coyotes purchase: reports
Greg Jamison will move ahead with a Phoenix Coyotes purchase before tomorrow’s deadline date, according to multiple reports. Read More »
New Markham arena up for debate tonight
It should be a town meeting filled with fireworks and rhetoric, as Markham officials and citizens are set to debate whether to move forward with public funding of a new NHL-quality arena in the Toronto suburb. Read More »
