It's reportedly "D-Day" in Phoenix for efforts to keep the NHL's Coyotes from leaving town. And speculation grows the team could soon be relocating to Seattle.
Let the speculation start again. Just weeks after the NBA voted down Chris Hansen's effort to buy the Sacramento Kings and move the team to Seattle, there's word Hansen has begun "productive talks" with the league about bringing an expansion team to town.
When it comes to the Deadliest Catch few are as dedicated to the task at hand as the crew of the F/V Time Bandit. Unless the Seattle Seahawks are playing, in which case not so much.
Seahawks lineman John Moffitt is a standout both on the field and off, so it's little wonder he was quickly spotted when he allegedly broke a year-long ban from Bellevue Square and all the surrounding Kemper Freeman properties.
Investor Chris Hansen says he's wouldn't have tried to bring the Sacramento Kings to Seattle if he had known the city would fight so hard to keep the NBA.
While the NBA's Board of Governor's is set to vote Wednesday on the fate of the Sacramento Kings, several taxpayer groups filed a lawsuit and announced a ballot initiative to block the building of a new arena.
The NBA is reportedly telling the majority owners of the Sacramento Kings to take the city's offer and reject their deal with Chris Hansen to move the team to Seattle, according to a key Sacramento insider.
A new report says the investment group vying to keep the Kings in Sacramento made millions of dollars in concessions to sweeten the pot for NBA owners.
Chris Hansen isn't the only loser if he doesn't land an NBA team. The investor had agreed with Seattle to invest millions in fixing up KeyArena if the Sonics returned. But the head of Seattle Center insists the aging arena will be OK.
NBA commissioner David Stern and his deputy Adam Silver are again defending the decision by the league's relocation committee to block the Sacramento Kings' move to Seattle.
While Chris Hansen insists he isn't giving up on his quest to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, would he be willing to risk his relationship with the NBA by picking a fight? That's the question as many debate what happens next in the saga to return pro basketball to Seattle.
A committee of NBA owners has voted unanimously to deny the relocation of the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, seemingly dashing the hopes of investor Chris Hansen and an entire region.
When the Seahawks make their fourth round pick in this week's NFL draft, the announcement won't come from GM John Schneider, Pete Carroll or one of the other big wigs. The word instead will come from one of their oldest season ticket holders.
NBA Commissioner David Stern insisted he's not trying to influence the outcome of the Sacramento Kings sale, and told reporters at the end of owner meetings the only certainty is they'll meet again next week.
NBA Commissioner David Stern told reporters Wednesday a decision on the Sacramento Kings is still weeks away, while reports say Sacramento's bid to keep the Kings reportedly falls far short of Chris Hansen's bid, is non-binding and calls for the Maloof family to drop their deal with Hansen without an NBA vote.
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says NBA commissioner David Stern is reiterating a vote on the sale of the Sacramento Kings likely won't come until at least next week, as he announced a deal with investor Chris Hansen to run and improve KeyArena.
Is Chris Hansen's increased offer for the Sacramento Kings enough to seal the deal? At the very least, it's a significant "shot across the bow," KING 5 reporter Chris Daniels told the Bob and Groz Show Monday.
The fate of the NBA's Sacramento Kings is now up to NBA owners. And Commissioner David Stern says while a decision won't come easy, expansion is definitely not an option following presentations Wednesday in New York.
