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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced to screaming throngs of Kings fans Friday that the deal to sell the NBA franchise to a group led by software tycoon Vivek Ranadive has been signed. The announcement at a City Hall rally brings to an end nearly five months of manoeuvring by Johnson to secure a new ownership group, convince the council to commit to building a new downtown arena, and to show the NBA that the capitol city of the most populous state in the nation has the fan base to make the venture successful. "This was one heck of a comeback," Johnson, a former NBA All-Star, said on a stage shared with two dozen investors, fans and politicians who had worked to keep the franchise in the city. Earlier this week, NBA owners rejected a bid to move the franchise to Seattle. Investor Chris Hansen, whose agreement to buy the team from the Maloof family and move them to the Pacific Northwest shocked the city in January, fought to acquire the team to the bitter end. He even negotiated to buy a minority share when it became clear the league opposed relocation. Johnson said that the deal reached between the Maloofs and the Ranadive group did not include an investment from Hansen. NBA Commissioner David Stern praised Hansens proposal and said the NBA might consider expansion once a new TV deal is in place. The mayor was conciliatory toward Seattle, but said he focused throughout the negotiations on promoting Sacramento as thriving city with 19 sellout seasons, one of the longest streaks in the NBA. "Seattle is a great city and we want them to get a team. For us, it was never a competition. It was about our community telling our story," Johnson said, adding: "Its about not letting someone take something thats not theirs." The NBA is expected to officially approve the sale next week. 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Anderson was bracing for a prolonged recovery as he prepared to undergo surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee late Thursday.Before heading into the operating room in Northern California, the Denver Broncos leading rusher tweeted thanks to his fans for their prayers and said, We will not know til after the procedure if i am done for the season or if I can come back to help my team to (hash)51.Anderson was Denvers offensive star in Super Bowl 50, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown in the Broncos 24-10 win over Carolina. That helped garner a four-year, $18 million offer from the Dolphins in restricted free agency that the Broncos matched. The front-loaded contract paid him $6 million this year.Anderson is the Broncos leading rusher with 437 yards on 110 carries and four touchdowns, including a season-best 107 yards and a TD on 16 carries Monday night against Houston in his best performance of the season.He did it despite hurting his right knee on his second carry.He is a leader of this team and thats a big role, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas said. We dont know the timetable right now, but he will be missed for this game and the rest of the season if it comes to that. He deserves to be around. He worked hard for the contract. He had had been playing great last season and playing great this season, but well miss him for sure.The Broncos broke out of a prolonged funk by running for 190 yards in their 27-9 win over the Texans. Andersons right knee slightly buckled as he made a cut on the final play of the first quarter, an 11-yard run.He came in and said, `I felt something, running back Kapri Bibbs recounted. But he said, `Im good now. I feel real good. And he went back in the game an obviously was able to rush for 107 yards and carried the team and carried us to a win.Thats what gives coach Gary Kubiak hope that Anderson will be back sometime this season.I think the positive thing is he played in the game and he played through it, Kubiak saaid.dddddddddddd Its obviously something that they need to go and repair, so we have to see to what degree that is. Lets find out.Anderson didnt have a limp after the game and the Broncos left the stadium feeling good about their rejuvenated ground game that included 83 yards on 17 carries from rookie Devontae Booker, who scored his first career touchdown and now will become their starter.Anderson, who wasnt limping after the game, showed up sore Tuesday and the teams medical staff diagnosed a torn meniscus. Anderson flew to California for a second opinion on Wednesday and was prepped for surgery late Thursday after doctors confirmed the initial diagnosis.Bibbs said theres no reason the Broncos (5-2), who play San Diego (3-4) on Sunday, cant still have a powerful 1-2 punch without Anderson.Book is ready to play; Im ready to play, Bibbs said. And I dont think theres going to be any drop-off. I think were going to go in there and were going to handle our business.The Broncos had a first-round grade on Booker but were able to grab him in the fourth round after he slid because of concerns about two knee surgeries to repair a torn meniscus he suffered in his final game at Utah in November.The running back who really turned their heads this year, however, was Bibbs, whose improvement over the offseason led them to jettison fifth-year pro Ronnie Hillman, their leading rusher last season.I dont think theres an area where he hasnt improved, offensive coordinator Rick Dennison said. I think hes improved in his detail, his urgency. Obviously, hes always had very good run skills, thats why hes here. But everything that he does hes gotten better at it and worked extremely hard.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton . ' ' '