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Rogers to buy out Bell’s ownership stake in MLSE

Bell secures access to Raptors and regional Leafs games By Connie Thiessen and Ahmad Hathout Rogers Communications has signed an agreement to buy Bell’s 37.5 per cent ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) for $4.7 billion, making it a majority owner in the Toronto sports empire. MLSE owns the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, Toronto Argonauts, Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, the NBA G League Raptors 905, MLS Next Pro team TFC II, and the Raptors Uprising Gaming Club, which is the Toronto Raptors esports franchise in the NBA 2K League. MLSE also...