AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

NBA Team New Jersey Nets to Move to New York if Deal Approved.

Daily News (New York, NY)

| January 23, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Jan. 23--Yo, Brooklyn, it looks like you're getting a big-league basketball team.

The owners of the New Jersey Nets said yesterday they have agreed to sell the NBA club to city real estate developer Bruce Ratner, whose dream is to bring it to Kings County.

The deal hinges on approval by the board of YankeeNets LLC, the team's holding company, which is scheduled to meet tomorrow.

"We have a contract," declared Ed Stier, president of Community Youth Organization, which represents Nets ownership. "We reached final terms this afternoon after meetings in New Jersey, Manhattan and Brooklyn and lots of back and forth by telephone."

Ratner ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
The New Jersey Nets Join the Fannie Mae Foundation to Rehabilitate Historic...
Press release article from: Business Wire April 5, 2001 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2001 New Jersey's "Home Team" - the New Jersey Nets and the Fannie Mae Foundation - today teamed...between the Fannie Mae Foundation and the New Jersey Nets. This season the Home Team will fund the...
Sport pretenders now contenders: Nets, Devils, Islanders target teens.(New...
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business Goldstein, Matthew Lentz, Philip April 13, 1998 700+ words
...wasn't too long ago that the New Jersey Nets were running television ads urging...by the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, the two National Hockey...Garden in 1991. Neglected in New Jersey The Nets face the stiffest challenge...
REMINDER/NJ Nets Prep NYC Firefighters for Gold; Exclusive Photo Opportunity...
Press release article from: Business Wire October 14, 2002 700+ words
...s bravest will be meeting the New Jersey Nets head to head at their practice...The Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets will host the New York City Firefighters...spend time getting tips from the New Jersey Nets. WHEN Photos Monday, October...
ADVISORY/NJ Nets Prep NYC Firefighters for Gold; Exclusive Photo Opportunity...
Press release article from: Business Wire October 10, 2002 700+ words
...s bravest will be meeting the New Jersey Nets head to head at their practice...The Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Nets will host the New York City Firefighters...spend time getting tips from the New Jersey Nets. WHEN Photos Monday, October...
ADVISORY/New Jersey Nets and Fannie Mae Foundation's 'Home Team' Begin...
Press release article from: Business Wire April 3, 2001 700+ words
...the Nets Front Office, the Fannie Mae Foundation, and La Casa de Don Pedro WHAT: New Jersey's "Home Team," is a partnership between the New Jersey Nets and the Fannie Mae Foundation to revitalize homes for low- and moderate-income families...
REMINDER/New Jersey Nets and Fannie Mae Foundation's 'Home Team' Begin...
Press release article from: Business Wire April 5, 2001 700+ words
...the Nets Front Office, the Fannie Mae Foundation, and La Casa de Don Pedro WHAT: New Jersey's "Home Team," is a partnership between the New Jersey Nets and the Fannie Mae Foundation to revitalize homes for low- and moderate-income families...
NBA Basketball: New Jersey Nets 2002-03 Season Preview.
News wire article from: Sports Network October 22, 2002 700+ words
...NBA Editor (Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets enjoyed a magic carpet ride last season. New Jersey rebounded from a 26-56 record to an...both ends of the floor. In addition, New Jersey did what good teams do: it crushed the...
NBA Basketball: NBA Playoff Preview New Jersey Nets (2) vs. Detroit Pistons (1).
News wire article from: Sports Network May 17, 2003 700+ words
...roads to their eventual destination. The New Jersey Nets made short work of the Boston Celtics. New Jersey's tidy handling of its business afforded...before its conference finals series. New Jersey is a team that is rapidly becoming hardened...
For more facts and information, see all results

Source: HighBeam Research, NBA Team New Jersey Nets to Move to New York if Deal Approved.

©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA