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A number of writers from outside of Sacramento have Hot Sports Takes on the fate of our Kings. Line 'em up, Charlie.

The city doesn't have a copy of Chris Hansen's Kings purchase agreement. They should.

Sacramento committed a season-high 24 turnovers and the Suns made them pay for it, beating the Kings for the second time this season. Luis Scola and Michael Beasley led the way, combining for 40 points.

The big partners were not revealed today, although the mayor says that there has been "considerable progress" on that front and that he hopes to reveal them next week.

A day after revealing 19 local investors, Mayor Johnson has called another press conference, this time to discuss the "whale".

Sam Amick reports that Ron Burkle and Mark Mastrov may join forces as the large equity partners the city of Sacramento has been looking for to finance a bid for the Kings and a new arena.

Mayor Kevin Johnson held a press conference in which he unveiled 19 local investors who would partner with a large equity "whale" to try to keep the Kings in Sacramento. The 19 investors have each pledged $1 million.

Someone put together a great video illustration of Sacramento's attendance vs Seattle's year over year from 1985 to 2008. There are a lot of things you could say about Sacramento, but no one can accuse us of not supporting our team. How do we stack up against the great Emerald City? Check out the video.

California Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg makes the fight political by targeting Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in a letter to the California Department of General Services.

Mayor Kevin Johnson is holding a press conference at 2 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall. Reportedly on the docket: an announcement of local investors in a potential purchase of the Sacramento Kings.

TNT discussed the Seattle news Monday night. Chris Webber, Kenny Smith and Shaq all stood by Sacramento.

You guys have it all wrong: the Maloofs are awesome at what they do!

Chris Hansen put a non-refundable $30 million deposit down on the Sacramento Kings, according to reports. Was that meant to be a chilling factor on further Sacramento efforts to keep the Kings?

Gavin Maloof has finally spoken about the sale of the Sacramento Kings.

The NBA confirms it has received a sale agreement from the Maloofs and Chris Hansen.

After news of the Sacramento Kings sale to the Seattle group broke (again), Kevin Johnson tweeted out words of encouragement.

Various reports are confirming that the Maloofs have agreed to terms with the Seattle-based Hansen-Ballmer group to sell the Sacramento Kings. Details are still emerging.

After a fourth quarter that looked like two bowls of Jello having a chess match, the Kings outlasted the Bobcats 97-93 in Charlotte on Saturday. Hurrah!