Broken O Ranch-Sale

Sports tycoon buys 123,000-acre Montana ranch

   GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) -- Sports tycoon Stan Kroenke has bought the
123,000-acre Broken O Ranch near Augusta in northwestern Montana.
   The Great Falls Tribune reports the real estate mogul who owns the
NFL's St. Louis Rams, the NBA's Denver Nuggets and the NHL's Colorado
Avalanche closed the deal in the last week.
   The sprawling ranch spans three counties and includes more than 20 miles
of the Sun River west of Great Falls. It was put on the market late last year
for $132 million. The sale price wasn't disclosed.
   The Broken O Ranch was assembled during the last two decades by William and
Desiree Moore, founders of the Kelly-Moore Paint Company. William Moore died in
2004 and his wife passed away in 2010. Their children decided to sell the property.
   ------
   Information from: Great Falls Tribune
   AP-WF-12-01-12 1819GMT