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Rangers owner Hicks borrows millions from MLB
scoresreport.com - 7/3/2009
Rangers owner Hicks borrows millions from MLB
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Major League Baseball has loaned millions to Rangers owner Tom Hicks to assist him with the sale of the franchise, although the league hasn’t released any more details other than that. According to an article in the Dallas Morning News , the sport’s central office withholds $15 million to ...
Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from MLB to Make Payroll
bizofbaseball.com - 7/2/2009
Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from MLB to Make Payroll
— bizofbaseball.com — In a sign that Tom Hicks’ financial woes may have reached a critical level, the Texas Rangers... may have borrowed as much as $15 million from Major League Baseball to make payroll. The news of the possible shortfall by the club arose yesterday on “Inside Pitch” which airs on SIRIUS XM Radio’s ... (more) Rangers May Have Borrowed As Much as $15 Million from ...

Comments vote down Maury Maury posted 7/2/2009posted this
insidecorner.dmagazine.com - 7/2/2009
Texas Rangers Go Silent Over Chatter Major League Baseball Has Loaned Tom Hicks Money
— insidecorner.dmagazine.com — ARLINGTON - Amid increased internet chatter Wednesday that Tom Hicks financial woes are deepening and that the... club has borrowed money from MLB’s rainy-day fund, club officials took a strange approach. They went silent. The chatter arose ... (more) Texas Rangers Go Silent Over Chatter Major League ...

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star-telegram.com - 7/4/2009
Rangers’ work goes on despite money matters
— star-telegram.com — ARLINGTON — With Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks trying to sell the team, Thursday’s reports that the... Hicks Sports Group borrowed millions of dollars from Major League Baseball caused a stir. (more) Rangers’ work goes on despite money matters

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