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Entries tagged "NFL"Soros could have been Rams ownerIt seems pundit Rush Limbaugh was not St. Louis Blues' owner Dave Checketts first choice as a lead investor in his bid for the NFL's St. Louis Rams, financier George Soros was. Limbaugh cut, but still no Rams bidSt. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts cut controversial commentator Rush Limbaugh from his bidding group for the National Football League's St. Louis Rams. Rams auction in limbo because of Limbaugh?The NFL's commissioner not only addressed the growing chorus opposed to Limbaugh becoming an owner of the St. Louis Rams, but he threw the whole auction into limbo. NFL has defense for Limbaugh's Rams bidStan Drunkenmiller's Pittsburgh Steelers bid offers a playbook for the National Football League if it feels compelled to block Rush Limbaugh's St. Louis Rams bid. Rush Limbaugh to bid on RamsOutspoken conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh may buy the National Football League's St. Louis Rams -- assuming the owners look past his politics. The London Rams?Could the NFL's St. Louis Rams move again? Possibly, but one group is not thinking about returning the franchise to its former California roots, but instead is eying London. Ross' Dolphins looks to bolster owners' rosterMiami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is not content with having Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez, as well as Jimmy Buffett as ownership partners. He says he will add three more limited partnerships by Tuesday. Hollywood's new triple threatThese days wealthy entertainers such as Marc Anthony have become triple threats of a different sort by focusing on acting, singing and buying professional sports franchises. Estefans score piece of Miami DolphinsAlthough Stephen Ross has only owned the Miami Dolphins for six months, he has brought in business partners by selling a minority stake in the NFL franchise to Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Huzienga finalizes sale of Dolphins, but tax implication unclearMiami Dolphins owner Wayne Huzienga feared President Barack Obama's potential tax rush so much so that he moved forward in 2008 to find a deal to sell 95% of his National Football League franchise for $1 billion, and it seems he beat his self-imposed deadline. ... Pro sports deflated by tough timesThe sports business certainly hasn't been all fun and games lately, if it ever was. First came news in mid-October that the National Basketball Association would cut 9% of its U.S. staff. The National Football League followed suit last week, axing more than 10%.... NFL will sack 14% of its work forceGetting cut from a National Football League team is an everyday occurrence, but getting sacked from the back office is not. In response to the economic downturn, the NFL announced it will cut almost 14%, or 150 workers, from its league staff, which does not include jobs at each individual team. The layoffs are the first of its size for the league, and the reduction exemplify how even a cash cow like the NFL, which had revenues of $7.7 billion last year, is not immune to the troubles of the rest of the economy. Additionally, ticket sales so far... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "NFL." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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