{"id":4836,"date":"2010-01-29T01:47:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-29T01:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/01\/ted-leonsis-blogs-about-wizards-verizon-center-sale.html"},"modified":"2010-01-29T01:47:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-29T01:47:00","slug":"ted-leonsis-blogs-about-wizards-verizon-center-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2010\/01\/ted-leonsis-blogs-about-wizards-verizon-center-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Leonsis blogs about Wizards, Verizon Center sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tedstake.com\/2010\/01\/28\/an-update-on-todays-news\/\"><b>An Update on Today&#8217;s News<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Ted&#8217;s Take<\/i><br \/>Washington Capitals owner <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ted Leonsis<\/span> issued a statement via his blog about the recent Post article on his bid to buy the Wizards, Verizon Center and the D.C. 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