Bills Have A Potential Suitor?
From WIVB by way (oddly enough) of Kukla’s Korner:
Jeremy Jacobs tells Business First he “might” be interested in the Bills IF the team was for sale.
Jacobs says under the current NFL rules, he can’t own the Bills because he owns an NHL team in a market that has a pro football team.
Can someone explain to me why they have that rule? Does that mean Golisano couldn’t buy the Bills (his name is always bandied about when it comes up, not that he’s ever said he would do it)? Calls to Delaware North for comment went unreturned; calls to One Bills Drive had Ralph Wilson asking about the score of the Brooklyn Dodgers game, before he hung up excitedly as his jello was delivered.
Tags: football, golisano, Hockey, jacobs, NFL, NHL, ralph wilson
Balsillie Wanted to Buy Sabres
May 6, 2008 NHL
I hadn’t heard this one…apparently Tom Golisano turned down Crackberry dude Jim Balsillie’s bid to buy the Buffalo Sabres. According to WGR, Balsillie offered to purchase the Sabres in December of last year, but he was turned down. Golisano is not interested in selling the team to someone who would be moving it. That did not mean he would not sell, however. Can’t wait to hear more on this. Balsillie previously attempted to purchase the Pens and the Preds.
edit: There is a very carefully worded note from Larry Quinn at Sabres.com:
From time to time, we receive inquires about the possible sale of our franchise. Although it is not uncommon to receive inquires, it is the policy of our organization not to comment on them. However, we want to reiterate to all Sabres fans and our community that we have not and will not discuss the relocation of our franchise
Notice the bolded word. They have NOT ruled out selling, just relocating.
Tags: B-Lo Sports, blackberry, crackberry, golisano, Hockey, Jim Balsillie, nashville, NHL, penguins, pittsburgh, predators, rim, sabres
