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Meanwhile, however, Chuck Greenberg, who headed the sports practice at law firm Pepper Hamilton, put together 12 investors to buy the team — including Davis and the team’s then-president, legendary hurler Nolan Ryan. Nevertheless, Greenberg said he preferred to be loyal to his agreement with Davis, who by that time had proven to be a reliable partner who was committed to the purchase.Twice before Cuban had worked on deals to buy the Rangers but walked away because he didn’t want to take on some of the team’s liabilities,Facing a fierce bidding war against Cuban and Crane, Greenberg said he went looking for — and found — another key source of cash: Fox Sports.
Accordingly, Greenberg cut a deal with Fox in which, if his bidding bloc prevailed in the auction, Fox would increase its payments to broadcast Rangers games from $70 million a year to roughly $100 million a year — and pay several hundred million dollars in advance. Several more rounds passed, with Cuban boldly clearing the bidding hurdles while Greenberg’s camp bid just enough to stay alive.
The Rangers since have more than tripled in value — worth $2.2 billion, based on the most recent Forbes valuation.
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