Give Checketts credit for apparently accepting reality a lot faster than Wilpon and Katz.
"This is the exact kind of platform I was looking for when I started SCP, " Mr. Checketts said.
The most notable candidate to snap up control of the Rams is Dave Checketts, a longtime sports executive who has controlled the NHL's St.
Some managers quit and some get fired, including the well-regarded David Checketts , who ran Madison Square Garden and the sports franchises until his ouster in 2001.
When Mr. Checketts bought the team, the Blues were among the worst in the league and attendance was sometimes as low as 4, 000 per game, Mr. Checketts said.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the power of the Yankees and Cowboys brands would open doors to possible business opportunities for Mr. Checketts in ways he has never experienced.
Mr. Checketts was forced to put the Blues up for sale last year when his lead investor, TowerBrook Capital Partners, lost its appetite for funding the millions of dollars in annual operating losses.
Rather, Mr. Checketts, 56 years old, envisions building Legends into an international sports-marketing and entertainment business that advises franchises on media strategy, financing and building stadiums, then helps sell tickets and suites and handles concessions.
Legends Hospitality, co-owned by the Yankees, Dallas Cowboys and Checketts Partners Investment Fund, takes over hospitality and catering at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium next season under a partnership with Jamie Oliver's Fabulous Feasts that was announced in January.
Allen, Dave Checketts, and Stephen Covey.
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Last December Checketts said he would remain an owner after majority investor TowerBrook Capital Partners sold a portion of its stake in the hockey team and that he was 95% on his way to getting a deal in place.
Sports business luminaries such as David Stern, Dave Checketts, and Donna Lopiano have served as lecturers in years past and have shared their vast knowledge with a captivated audience that usually includes students, alumni, faculty, administrators, advisory board members and the media.
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