Christopher Hansen

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: NBA roundup: Maloofs sign deal to sell Kings NBA roundup: Maloofs sign deal to sell Kings Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson announced Friday that the deal for the Maloof family to sell the Kings to software billionaire Vivek...

(Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball franchise have struck a tentative deal to sell the California team to local investors after the National Basketball Association denied a proposal to move the team to Seattle, Sacramento Mayor Kevin...

Calling it one of the great comebacks in sports, Mayor Kevin Johnson announced on Friday at City Hall that the sale of the Sacramento Kings to a local group of investors has been finalized. The Maloof family is reportedly selling a 65% controlling...

Phil Jackson apparently would like to have another stint in the NBA. The 11-time champion coach said Thursday evening on "The Tonight Show" that he was interested in a front-office job with the Seattle group that failed in an attempt to relocate the...

A group led by software magnate Vivek Ranadive reached an agreement to buy 65 percent of the Sacramento Kings from the Maloof family, assuring the franchise's future is in California. The valuation of the NBA franchise was set at $535 million, and...

DALLAS (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association denied a proposal on Wednesday to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle following months of bitter wrangling among potential suitors, and strongly urged the team's owners to negotiate with a group...

The NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento and not to allow the team to move to Seattle. The Kings' future in Sacramento has been in limbo as an ownership group in Seattle, headed by hedge-fund manager Chris Hansen...

The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: adding statement from Hansen NBA keeps Kings in Sacramento, blocks Seattle move The NBA Board of Governors voted 22-8 Wednesday to keep the Kings in Sacramento and not to allow the team to move to Seattle. The Kings'...

NBA owners voted Wednesday to reject the Sacramento Kings' proposed move to Seattle, the latest in a long line of cities that have tried to land the franchise. The 22-8 vote in Dallas followed a recommendation made last month by the NBA's relocation...

The Sports Xchange Report: Committee still recommends Kings stay in Sacramento Despite an improved offer from a group of Seattle investors to purchase the Sacramento Kings, the NBA relocation committee has not changed its position and is still...

(Reuters) - The owners of the Sacramento Kings intend to reject a sale that would keep the NBA team in the city and instead cut a deal that could give a minority stake to investors intent on moving the team to Seattle, ESPN reported on Saturday. The...

The Sports Xchange Report: Investment group increases bid to buy Sacramento Kings Two weeks after a committee of NBA owners unanimously rejected a request to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, it appears the Maloof family, which owns the Kings, may...