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Huizenga Discusses Sale Of Dolphins

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The Associated Press

Published: December 15, 2007

MIAMI - Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga is discussing the sale of his struggling franchise to two real estate developers, The Associated Press has learned.

"Wayne loves the team and he loves the community, but he's very frustrated," the person close to Huizenga, who didn't want to be identified because of the private nature of the negotiations, said Friday night.

A Dolphins spokesman said Huizenga declined to comment. Huizenga has in the past said the Dolphins were not for sale.

The Miami Herald first reported the talks. The newspaper said Jorge Perez of Miami confirmed that he and business partner Stephen Ross, a New York builder, are talking with Huizenga about the potential deal.

"We are looking at it very, very seriously," Perez told the newspaper.

Perez is chairman and CEO of The Related Group, one of the biggest condominium builders in the country.

In other Dolphins news, linebacker Channing Crowder will miss his second straight game Sunday because of foot and knee injuries.

NFL, Comcast Going Back To Court

NEW YORK - Comcast and the NFL Network are going back to court, with the nation's largest cable company claiming the league is violating a contract over which the sides are already embroiled in a lawsuit.

The complaint, filed with the New York State Supreme Court in New York County on Thursday, asks for unspecified damages because of NFL officials' efforts to encourage customers to switch from Comcast and other large cable providers to television services that carry the network as part of basic programming.

The suit acknowledges the NFL's campaign has been successful in persuading customers to leave Comcast. It alleges the league's actions violate its contract with Comcast by depriving the cable company of revenue it would otherwise receive.

COWBOYS: Nose tackle Jay Ratliff, a former seventh-round pick who made the most of his unexpected chance to be a starter this season, got a $20.5 million, five-year contract extension Friday.

RAMS: Marc Bulger is back as St. Louis' starting quarterback after a full week of practice with no concussion-related symptoms.

VIKINGS: Former Bucs safety Dwight Smith was cited for misdemeanor possession of marijuana after his vehicle was stopped for impeding traffic at a Minneapolis intersection Thursday, according to the police report.

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