Sports in Brief: Suns' Nash in bid to buy MLS team

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2008 | by Compiled By The Inquirer Staff

NBA superstar  Steve Nash  is joining the reclusive owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps in a bid to buy a Major League Soccer franchise. The Whitecaps hope to bring an MLS team to Vancouver when the league grants two new franchises in 2011. The Phoenix Suns point guard said yesterday he will not be a majority owner, but will put a significant amount of money toward the project, joining current owner  Greg Kerfoot .

Blackburn has given Aston Villa permission to open discussions with former U.S. goalkeeper  Brad Friedel , 37, about a transfer in the Premier League. Toronto FC has agreed in principle to trade its rights to  Brian McBride , the former U.S. national team striker, to the Chicago Fire in the MLS, a person familiar with the negotiations said. Tennis The...

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