big Grizzlies news

After two consecutive trips to the playoffs and a return to respectability in the Western Conference, Michael Heisley has found a buyer to purchase the Memphis Grizzlies, according to sources with knowledge of the owner's plans.

Sources told ESPN.com that Heisley has an agreement in principle to sell the team to communications technology magnate Robert Pera, who at 34 has a spot on Forbes' list of the 10 youngest billionaries in the world.

 The purchase price is in the $350 million range, sources said. A formal announcement to publicize the agreement between the parties is expected this week, possibly as soon as later Monday, with NBA Board of Governors approval then required before Pera can be officially installed as successor to Heisley, who recently turned 75.

Sources say that Pera intends to keep the team in Memphis. The Grizzlies' lease at the FedExForum, furthermore, ties the team to the city until the year 2021, with steep financial penalties attached to breaking that lease.
thanks charlie

no regrets, just 3 INT's and a 38 point loss...

“Those people would say it was my future versus football and that is not the case. I am proud to graduate from this university and it means more to me than any scholarship could. It was the principle of it. It had nothing to do with the outcome of whether I won the Rhodes Scholarship or if I won the football game today, When it comes down to it, I had a commitment to my teammates and I needed to (display) loyalty to them. The bond I have with them goes deeper than any committee for a scholarship.”

the 1% just doesn't get it.

There's also begun a mini counter-protest by people saying they want to get through to their offices — a group of men holding signs saying "Get a Job" and "Occupy an Office." (via)

nbd...

just a full-size, blow-up spooky castle, in your SIXTH GRADE CLASSROOM!

That's not what you had at your school? that sucks...