{jathumbnail off} The inevitable move of the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim became a little less inevitable over the weekend when the NBA allowed a delay of the deadline for the Maloofs to submit a relocation application after Ron Burkle offered to buy the team and keep it in a new Sacramento arena. It’s certainly […]
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Anaheim to discuss aid for Kings; Maloofs shoot down Arco refurb
A move by the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim is closer to reality, as the Anaheim City Council will consider a plan to issue $75 million in bonds to help the team move; meanwhile, the Maloofs rejected the latest plan to renovate Arco Arena. The plan before the council tomorrow would devote $25 million toward […]
With Kings eying Anaheim, Johnson vows to continue arena quest
With the Maloofs closer to committing to a move of the Sacramento Kings (NBA) to Anaheim for the 2011-2012 season, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says his community will continue the fight for a new arena. Commissioner David Stern comfirmed there were talks to move the Kings to Honda Center next season. No surprise: with no […]
Ducks revamp minor-league ties, adding Syracuse, dropping Bakersfield
The Anaheim Ducks, who played without an AHL affiliate last season, has signed a deal to supply players to the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch and is dropping the ECHL’s Bakersfield Condors in the process. The decision to drop the Condors was purely logistical: Ducks management didn’t want to have two minor-league affiliates on different coasts. And […]
