The NHL's newest team is ready to start making deals -- "We're not fooling around," says GM George McPhee -- and these four teams are trying to entice Vegas to take veterans off their hands.
Big 12 coaches voted under the condition of anonymity when polled by ESPN's Brett McMurphy on their preferred expansion candidates. Houston and BYU led the way with five votes each.
Big 12 board of directors chair and Oklahoma president David Boren said expansion by both two and four schools will be on the table moving forward.
The Athletics' search for a new ballpark will be confined to Oakland, and Major League Baseball will put off any expansion talks until it solves its two outstanding stadium issues.
The NHL has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee.
With the Big 12 considering expansion, documents show the conference's composition committee is flirting with Houston, Memphis, UCF and Colorado State.
