A group of Newcastle businessmen have put forward a proposal for the Knights to become community-owned by raising at least $15 million in a share offering in the NRL club.The plan was made public on Saturday under the banner Our Knights One Chance with the chief ambition for the embattled club to follow in the footsteps of the NFLs Green Bay Packers and be owned by local fans.The Knights have been in the hands of the NRL since 2014 when former mining magnate Nathan Tinkler relinquished his three-year ownership of the club.The NRL last month announced it had rejected all bids to buy the Knights, who have struggled both on and off the field in recent times and collected this seasons wooden spoon after winning just one game.The group of seven local businessmen have asked for fans to register their interest in the proposal and if after three months theres sufficient support, they will look to sell shares in the club.They will be for sale for $500 per share and shareholding will be capped at four per cent for each person or organisation.Its hoped the new ownership structure would be in place for the start of the 2018 season.Of the minimum $15 million thats required, about half of that would be put towards addressing current trading deficiencies and restructure the Knights operations for the first three years of operations.The mission statement says the restructure would give the club back to the fans would have a vested interest in its success.Over the last few years, our team has been let down by uncertainty and ownership changes. But lets change that. Now is the time to make a stand, reads an excerpt from the website ourknights.com.au.The Knights proposal comes just months after a similar plan was launched to save Super Rugby franchise the Western Force.RugbyWA announced a fan ownership model by selling 5000 certificates at $1000 each to raise $5 million and prop up the financially fragile club. Brandon Weeden Jersey Retro . With their top three point guards and Kobe Bryant all sidelined by injury, the Lakers signed Marshall out of the D-League on Friday before their home game against Minnesota. Jordan Franks Jersey Retro . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. https://www.cheapjerseyslines.com/bud-cooper-jersey-retro/ . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. 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Hopefully we can build off this.A week after their fourth loss in less than two seasons when scoring more than 50 points, the Red Raiders (4-4, 2-3) overcame a season-low 345 yards and had their fewest points in a victory since a 20-10 home win over TCU in 2013.Mahomes matched an FBS record with 734 yards passing on 52 of 88 passing, and set the FBS mark with 819 total yards, in last weeks 66-59 loss to Oklahoma in a game when those two teams combined for 1,708 total yards.Against the Horned Frogs, Mahomes was 24 of 39 for 206 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.It was a pass play called and it wasnt open, Mahomes said of his TD run in overtime. They were covering up pretty much everything all day. I just opened up and I just ran.TCU (4-4, 2-3) forced the second overtime on Desmon Whites incredible 25-yard TD catch from backup quarterback Foster Sawyer. White caught the pass despite having a defender on his hip, and secured the ball against his helmet to complete the score. The play stood after officials did a replay review of the catch.With the first possession in the second overtime, TCU came up empty when Brandon Hatfield -- not related to the Tech kicker, shanked a 40-yard field goal attempt , his third miss of the game.The previous two times the teams met in Fort Worth, they combined for 109 points both times. Tech won 56-53 in triple overtime in 2012, and TCU broke Big 12 and school records in an 82-27 win two years ago. The Frogs won 55-52 in Lubbock last year.Sawyer took over after dual-threat quarterback Kenny Hills last paass was intercepted .ddddddddddddHill was 16 of 29 passing for 160 yards, and has now struggled in three consecutive games since back-to-back 400-yard passing performances.For years, you find ways to win them, then you find ways to lose them Patterson said. Weve got to get back on the track of finding ways to win them. Its pretty simple.THE TAKEAWAYTexas Tech: Mahomes showed his grit in helping the Red Raiders win. A month after hurting his shoulder, Mahomes took another hard hit in the second overtime, but said he was OK. The win helped the Red Raiders in their pursuit for a bowl berth, now needing only to split their last four games to get bowl eligible.TCU: The Horned Frogs defense had one of its best games overall, making some changes that surprised Tech. Our whole thing was make them beat themselves, make them have patience, make them run the ball, Patterson said. But the inconsistency of the offense has to be concerning. The Frogs have been held to 24 points in three consecutive games after scoring at least 33 in their first five.MISSED FGs TO TDsBoth of Texas Techs touchdowns in regulation came on 80-yard drives after missed field goals. Mahomes threw a 33-yard TD pass to Reginald Davis early in the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7. The latter miss was in the fourth quarter, leading to Mahomes 8-yard TD to Dylan Cantrell with 1:28 left in regulation to tie the game. Mahomes also had an 11-yard run to convert fourth-and-3 on that tying drive.COACHS CATCHMahomes was scrambling away from pressure when he threw a pass away in the fourth quarter. The throw toward the TCU sideline was caught by Patterson, who reached up with two hands to make the grab.UP NEXTTexas Tech returns home next Saturday to play Texas.TCU plays at No. 8 Baylor, going to Waco next Saturday for the first time since their 61-58 loss there two years ago when the Bears overcame a 21-point deficit in the final 11 minutes.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '
