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Rangers Sale Approved by MLB, Owners

Major League Baseball and its owners unanimously approved the sale of the Texas Rangers to the ownership group led by Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan. The vote is the final hurdle that needed to be cleared to formalize the purchase of the club from outgoing owner Tom Hicks. Greenberg will now assume the role of...

Texas Rangers Sale Approved by MLB Committees; Final Vote Comes Thursday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The sale of the Texas Rangers to a group headed by Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and sports lawyer Chuck Greenberg has cleared the first two hurdles and will go to a final vote Thursday. The MLB ownership committee and executive council each unanimously approved the sale Wednesday at the quarterly owners'...

The Dugout: Sold! (The Texas Rangers Auction Incident)

One of these days, somebody in Major League Baseball is going to allow Dallas Mavericks and Landmark Theaters owner Mark Cuban to buy a baseball team. What happens then? Who knows, but if it leads to play-by-play commentary inspired by The Fountainhead and a This Week in Baseball segment where Randy Orton drops Fergie...

Chuck Greenberg, Nolan Ryan Win Rangers Auction Over Mark Cuban

After a marathon auction that included shouting matches, copious legal challenges and at least one profane exchange between attorneys, the group led by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg and Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan won the auction for the Texas Rangers, finally ending the ownership drama that has surrounded the...

Nolan Ryan Group Bests Mark Cuban Group in Texas Rangers Auction

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- An investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan won a contentious and unusual auction for the baseball team early Thursday, beating back a nearly $600 million offer from outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Officials in federal bankruptcy court...