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Dundon, the owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, has reached an exclusivity agreement with Paul Allen’s estate, which means there will be no negotiations with other interested buyers. Dundon’s group is in the process of negotiating documents, but the source close to Dundon says all major points have been agreed upon. The hope is to have a purchase agreement signed in September. A target date of March 31, 2026, has been set for the close of the deal. The estate expressed a desire for the team to stay in Oregon, and the source told The Athletic the team will remain in Portland.

New York Times

But hearing all that about Tom Dundon, hearing that the Carolina Hurricanes have flourished under his ownership. I would also point out that he is overseeing a huge renovation around the arena there in Raleigh where the Hurricanes play. I think that's an $800 million uh stadium and district project.

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Shams Charania: NHL Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has agreed to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul G. Allen for a valuation of over $4 billion, sources tell ESPN.

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Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has reached a tentative agreement to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen’s estate, according to people familiar with the details.

Sportico

Carolina Hurricanes broadcaster John Forslund is self-quarantined in his basement in Apex after staying in the same Detroit hotel room as Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for the novel coronavirus.

Raleigh News & Observer

Not always. Haslem admitted Monday that he will root against Miami when the Hurricanes host Toledo in a college football game on Sept. 23. But Haslem has a good reason. The Heat forward’s oldest son, Kedonis Haslem, is a high school football player at Fort Lauderdale-St. Thomas Aquinas and committed to Toledo late last week. “At the end of the day, blood is always thicker than water,” Haslem said. “That will be one game that I will be rooting for the Rockets.”

Palm Beach Post

The Carolina Hurricanes and Charlotte Bobcats could trade off preseason exhibition games next season, but the plans have not been finalized. In an effort to generate more interest for the two teams in the state's two biggest markets, the Hurricanes would play the Atlanta Thrashers at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte and the Bobcats would play the Miami Heat at the RBC Center. The tentative dates are Sept. 25 for the NHL game in Charlotte and Oct. 19 for the NBA game in Raleigh. But uncertainty surrounding the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, which expires June 30, and the Thrashers' ownership could become a factor in the two games being played.

Charlotte Observer

Kenny Anderson might be joining Miami's basketball program. Newly hired Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga said in a radio interview with WQAM-560 on Monday he spoke with the retired NBA guard earlier in the day and plans to meet with him Thursday or Friday about joining his staff. Larranaga and Anderson have known each other since Anderson was in the eighth grade. Both played for legendary coach Jack Curran at Archbishop Milloy High School in Queens, N.Y.

Orlando Sentinel

That year, he was attending a University of Miami football game, watching his friend Kenny Kelly quarterback the Hurricanes. "I carry that stub with me," Weiner says. Weiner started burning up. At first, he thought he had mono, or heatstroke, and just needed some fluid. The diagnosis was leukemia. "I felt everything hit the floor immediately," Weiner says. "But it was funny because, probably within five seconds, it was like an out-of-body experience, where I was like, 'Don't ask why. Why not you?' "

Palm Beach Post