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Report: Rams owner Stan Kroenke negotiating purchase of Hollywood Park

Jeff Curry / US PRESSWIRE

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon may come up short in his efforts to keep the Rams in St. Louis.

According to Nick Canepa of U-T San Diego, Rams owner Stan Kroenke is believed to be negotiating a purchase of Hollywood Park, a defunct 300-acre racetrack in Inglewood, Calif.

Kroenke purchased a 60-acre plot of land between the racetrack and the Los Angeles Forum in January, leading to speculation that he was planning to build a stadium there. 

Inglewood mayor James Butts furthered speculation when he revealed to supporters recently that he has a meeting lined up with Kroenke.

The Rams have set a deadline of Jan. 28, 2015 by which they will decide whether to convert to a year-to-year lease at the Edward Jones Dome. In the meantime, former Anheuser-Busch president Dave Peacock and local attorney Bob Blitz have been appointed by Nixon to oversee stadium solution options in St. Louis.

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