21.   Burke is then free to sell the team to whomever he pleases.

22.   Burke has been looking for a partner in the franchise but has denied that he is interested in selling the team outright.

23.   But basing the arena-financing plan on whether Shinn and Wooldridge sold the team was not a smart move, NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik said.

24.   But at the urging of National League president Bill White, the team was sold to San Francisco investors, leaving Tampa at the altar once again.

25.   But in Florida, we had to sell the team and be competitive right away.

26.   But Mariners manager Lou Piniella said team CEO John Ellis left him with the impression Sunday night that the dispute could be resolved without selling the team.

27.   But Pocklington will still be trying to sell the team, and local buyers will still have trouble coming up with the cash.

28.   But so far there has been no consensus on selling the team among its seven owners.

29.   But sell the team?

30.   But will he convince Leon Hess to sell the team?