Be the first person to write a business review for Hicks Sports Group Holdings LLC

Hockey Western New York owns and operates the Buffalo Sabres professional hockey franchise, which joined the National Hockey League in 1970 along with the Vancouver Canucks. Buffalo has made two trips to the Stanley Cup finals (its last, a loss to the Dallas Stars, in 1999) but has yet to win a championship title. The team plays host at Buffalo's HSBC Arena. The franchise was first awarded to Seymour Knox III his brother, Northrup Knox. B. Thomas Golisano, founder and chairman of payroll firm Paychex, has owned the Sabres since 2003.

Holmes Place is the place to be for fitness and health. The company operates some 15 upscale fitness clubs in Europe (in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). Holmes Place fitness clubs feature a range of classes (from aerobics to holistic teachings) and such amenities as swimming pools, bars, and restaurants. The company has about 60,000 members. It decreased the size of its business considerably when it sold its UK health clubs to Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Active fitness clubs chain in 2007. As a result, more than 45 clubs were rebranded from Holmes Place to Virgin Active.

The sweetest honey for these Grizzlies is an NBA championship. Hoops, L.P. owns and operates the Memphis Grizzlies professional basketball franchise. Originally located in Vancouver and controlled by Arthur Griffiths (who also owned the Vancouver Canucks hockey club), the Grizzlies joined the National Basketball Association as an expansion team in 1995, forming the new Canadian wing of the league along with the Toronto Raptors. Chicago billionaire Michael Heisley acquired the franchise in 2000 and relocated the Grizzlies to Tennessee the following year. The team plays host at Memphis' FedExForum.

The Houston Astros Baseball Club joined Major League Baseball in 1962 as the Colt .45s of the National League (it was renamed in 1965) but have yet to win a World Series championship. The team has been a perennial playoff contender, however, and earned its first pennant in 2005. (Houston lost the World Series that year to the Chicago White Sox, however.) The Astros play host at Minute Maid Park. The team is owned by local businessman Drayton McLane, who's family built a fortune through wholesale food supplier McLane Company.

Houston NFL Holdings owns and operates the Houston Texans professional football team, which entered the National Football League as an expansion franchise in 2002. Still a nascent member of the NFL, the team has yet to secure any championship titles, but it has already gained a loyal following among fans throughout the Lone Star State. The Texans play host at Reliant Stadium. Houston billionaire Bob McNair, who founded and then sold Cogen Technologies, leads the ownership group.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.