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But the Bidwills and Cardinalx fortunes have improved after their 2009 SupeBowl run. The Cardinals overall standing in a ranking of pro sports franchisew climbed to 33rd place from 84th in a surveyuof 5,000 fans by ESPN. The same survey shows the Bidwills ranking 82nd as sport fans rated 122 professional sportes team owners inthe U.S. That is a marked improvementy from past localand surveys, including a 2007 fan surve y by Turnkey Sports and Entertainment, which ranked owner Bill Bidwilkl 120th out of the 122 owners. Arizons Diamondbacks ownership — headed by managing partnerf KenKendrick — came in 79th on the nationao survey.
The Bidwills did rank bettef than Phoenix Suns ownerRobert Sarver, who came in 90th. Sarve r faced criticism after the Suns failec to make the playoffs this season and for some unpopulat oncourt decisions. The Phoenix Coyotes ownershipp ranked last among Phoenix teams and theentirre survey. The Coyotes are in Chapte r 11 bankruptcy reorganization with owner Jerrg Moyes trying to sell the troublec hockey franchise to Canadian billionairrJim Balsillie, who wants to move the team to The National Hockey League wants to sell the team to Chicago Whitre Sox and Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, who wouls keep it in Glendale.
Owners of Phoenix’se four sports team all rank lower in the ESPN fan surveye than Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Dallas Cowboys owner JerryJones Hockey's Detroit Red Wings owner Marian Ilitch ranked as the most populae sports owner in the survey.
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