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NHL
— Peter Pocklington, author of “I’d Trade Him Again”, says former Leafs GM Harold Ballard came calling in the early 1980s with an unprecedented offer that would have bailed the former Toronto Maple Leafs owner out of financial trouble, and might have had Wayne Gretzky parading the Stanley Cup down Carlton Street.
Pocklington said, “Harold phoned me and said, ‘Would you consider moving to Toronto with your team and I’ll move to Edmonton with mine, and I’ll need $50M…so I thought about it and said, ‘Yes Harold, I’ll go for that.”‘
The deal called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens while the Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton’s new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. It was Ballard, however, who backed out of the deal eventually.
“He just said he needed $50M and I guess I was one of the ways to resolve and solve the problem. Within a week or two he called back and said I solved my $50M problem and we’ll continue the way we were.”
NBA
— According to The Toronto Sun, the Raptors and Warriors could be in discussions regarding package deals involving F Chris Bosh and F Andris Biedrins. While a deal is unlikely, the timing is odd, since Warriors F Stephen Jackson demanded a trade this offseason and is already suspended two games for mouthing off to coach Don Nelson. Not only that, but it’s believed that CB4 will opt out of his contract this summer, and there have been rumblings since last season that the Raps would try and shop him if they got the impression that he would be leaving town. Stay tuned.
FIFA
— AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says it’s likely David Beckham will join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy again in January. Galliani said, “It’s very probable that Beckham will come to Milan on loan until June 30, but I don’t consider anything done until there’s a signature.” Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, said last week he wants the deal for Beckham’s return to Milan to be completed within two weeks.
-– You can keep up with VoV through Twitter by clicking here.
NHL
— Peter Pocklington, author of “I’d Trade Him Again”, says former Leafs GM Harold Ballard came calling in the early 1980s with an unprecedented offer that would have bailed the former Toronto Maple Leafs owner out of financial trouble, and might have had Wayne Gretzky parading the Stanley Cup down Carlton Street.
Pocklington said, “Harold phoned me and said, ‘Would you consider moving to Toronto with your team and I’ll move to Edmonton with mine, and I’ll need $50M…so I thought about it and said, ‘Yes Harold, I’ll go for that.”‘
The deal called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens while the Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton’s new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. It was Ballard, however, who backed out of the deal eventually.
“He just said he needed $50M and I guess I was one of the ways to resolve and solve the problem. Within a week or two he called back and said I solved my $50M problem and we’ll continue the way we were.”
NBA
— According to The Toronto Sun, the Raptors and Warriors could be in discussions regarding package deals involving F Chris Bosh and F Andris Biedrins. While a deal is unlikely, the timing is odd, since Warriors F Stephen Jackson demanded a trade this offseason and is already suspended two games for mouthing off to coach Don Nelson. Not only that, but it’s believed that CB4 will opt out of his contract this summer, and there have been rumblings since last season that the Raps would try and shop him if they got the impression that he would be leaving town. Stay tuned.
FIFA
— AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says it’s likely David Beckham will join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy again in January. Galliani said, “It’s very probable that Beckham will come to Milan on loan until June 30, but I don’t consider anything done until there’s a signature.” Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, said last week he wants the deal for Beckham’s return to Milan to be completed within two weeks.
-– You can keep up with VoV through Twitter by clicking here.
NHL
— Peter Pocklington, author of “I’d Trade Him Again”, says former Leafs GM Harold Ballard came calling in the early 1980s with an unprecedented offer that would have bailed the former Toronto Maple Leafs owner out of financial trouble, and might have had Wayne Gretzky parading the Stanley Cup down Carlton Street.
Pocklington said, “Harold phoned me and said, ‘Would you consider moving to Toronto with your team and I’ll move to Edmonton with mine, and I’ll need $50M…so I thought about it and said, ‘Yes Harold, I’ll go for that.”‘
The deal called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens while the Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton’s new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. It was Ballard, however, who backed out of the deal eventually.
“He just said he needed $50M and I guess I was one of the ways to resolve and solve the problem. Within a week or two he called back and said I solved my $50M problem and we’ll continue the way we were.”
NBA
— According to The Toronto Sun, the Raptors and Warriors could be in discussions regarding package deals involving F Chris Bosh and F Andris Biedrins. While a deal is unlikely, the timing is odd, since Warriors F Stephen Jackson demanded a trade this offseason and is already suspended two games for mouthing off to coach Don Nelson. Not only that, but it’s believed that CB4 will opt out of his contract this summer, and there have been rumblings since last season that the Raps would try and shop him if they got the impression that he would be leaving town. Stay tuned.
FIFA
— AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says it’s likely David Beckham will join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy again in January. Galliani said, “It’s very probable that Beckham will come to Milan on loan until June 30, but I don’t consider anything done until there’s a signature.” Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, said last week he wants the deal for Beckham’s return to Milan to be completed within two weeks.
-– You can keep up with VoV through Twitter by clicking here.
NHL
— Peter Pocklington, author of “I’d Trade Him Again”, says former Leafs GM Harold Ballard came calling in the early 1980s with an unprecedented offer that would have bailed the former Toronto Maple Leafs owner out of financial trouble, and might have had Wayne Gretzky parading the Stanley Cup down Carlton Street.
Pocklington said, “Harold phoned me and said, ‘Would you consider moving to Toronto with your team and I’ll move to Edmonton with mine, and I’ll need $50M…so I thought about it and said, ‘Yes Harold, I’ll go for that.”‘
The deal called for the entire team to move to Toronto to play in Maple Leaf Gardens while the Leafs, in turn, would have found a home in Edmonton’s new arena, which at that time was called the Coliseum. It was Ballard, however, who backed out of the deal eventually.
“He just said he needed $50M and I guess I was one of the ways to resolve and solve the problem. Within a week or two he called back and said I solved my $50M problem and we’ll continue the way we were.”
NBA
— According to The Toronto Sun, the Raptors and Warriors could be in discussions regarding package deals involving F Chris Bosh and F Andris Biedrins. While a deal is unlikely, the timing is odd, since Warriors F Stephen Jackson demanded a trade this offseason and is already suspended two games for mouthing off to coach Don Nelson. Not only that, but it’s believed that CB4 will opt out of his contract this summer, and there have been rumblings since last season that the Raps would try and shop him if they got the impression that he would be leaving town. Stay tuned.
FIFA
— AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani says it’s likely David Beckham will join the club on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy again in January. Galliani said, “It’s very probable that Beckham will come to Milan on loan until June 30, but I don’t consider anything done until there’s a signature.” Tim Leiweke, the chief executive of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, said last week he wants the deal for Beckham’s return to Milan to be completed within two weeks.
