Dave Checketts looks to continue building his sporting empire. Special thanks to RSL FM for the following stories.Excerpt courtesy of the Salt Lake Tribune:Dave Checketts, the Bountiful native whose purchase of Real Salt Lake soccer team four years ago began a quest to build a professional sports empire, plans to make a run at buying the NFL's St. Louis Rams, according to a newspaper report.Columnist Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said Tuesday that Checketts will be a strong contender to buy a controlling stake in the team, whose current owners are preparing to sell the franchise after inheriting it from their mother, the late Georgia Frontiere, last year. The owners have retained Goldman Sachs to facilitate a sale, Miklasz said. The price remains uncertain, though Forbes magazine has valued the Rams at $929 million.However, Checketts confirmed to the Post-Dispatch his plans, and said he can assemble the needed partners and raise the necessary money - which Miklas...
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