Wizards attract two local suitors

By PETE GRATHOFFThe Kansas City StarWhen owner Lamar Hunt announced the Wizards were up for sale, he said finding a local buyer would be a “first priority.”Wizards fans can take heart, because two local ownership groups have expressed interest in the team, according to the Heart of America Soccer Foundation. That's the nonprofit group working to keep the Wizards in town.The foundation said both groups have met Hunt's requirement that any potential buyer have a “financial capability” of at least $25 million, which could have been a potential stumbling block. That was one of the conditions outlined in a letter the Hunt Sports Group sent to would-be buyers.