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Father. Husband. Craft beer snob. Cook. @YahooSports features, college basketball writer.
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How rich do you need to be to buy a professional sports team?

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By Jeff Eisenberg Verified
| MSN Verified
In spring of 1979, Jerry Buss received the phone call he had been waiting for. Jack Kent Cooke was ready to sell off his Southern California sports empire. Cooke had just gone through an acrimonious split with his wife of 40-plus years. He needed an influx of quick cash to help pay for a divorce settlement that would ultimately cost a staggering $41 million. Buss began cozying up to Cooke as soon as he learned the media and real estate tycoon might be amenable to making a deal.
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How rich do you need to be to buy a professional sports team?

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By Jeff Eisenberg Verified
| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
How rich do you need to be to buy a professional sports team? As team values soar, being a regular old billionaire isn't enough anymore to own a professional sports franchise
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Bijan Robinson's $75M extension with Falcons resets market and our beliefs on value of running backs Original

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By Jeff Eisenberg Verified
| Yahoo Sports Verified
At 8:06 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Bijan Robinson's agent took a well-earned social media victory lap. "Anybody have a brinks truck?" Nicole Lynn wrote, punctuating her post with the eyes emoji. Only minutes earlier, NFL insiders had broken the news that Robinson was poised to become the league's highest-paid running back.
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