ORCHARD PARK, N. Philadelphia 76ers Jerseys .Y. -- Terry and Kim Pegula are one big step closer to owning the Buffalo Bills. The husband-and-wife team that owns the NHL Buffalo Sabres had its NFL-record $1.4 billion purchase agreement to buy the Bills approved unanimously by the leagues finance committee on Wednesday. "This is a very big step," NFL executive vice-president Eric Grubman said after announcing the results of the committees vote, which took place at the leagues headquarters in New York. The vote clears the way for NFL owners to formally approve the sale at league meetings on Oct. 7-8. The Pegulas will require three-quarters majority approval from the 32 owners, including the trust overseeing late Bills owner Ralph Wilsons estate. Terry Pegula made a brief statement confirming the committees approval, but declined to go into detail because the sale process is not complete. "As far as I can say, were not NFL owners until that vote is approved, and well have no further comments," he said. The thumbs-up from the finance committee comes a little over a week after Wilsons estate reached a "definitive agreement" to sell the team to the Pegulas. The agreement came a day after the Pegulas were among at least three prospective ownership candidates -- including a Toronto-based group led by rocker Jon Bon Jovi -- submitted formal bids. New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump also submitted a bid. The Bills were on the market after Wilson, the Hall of Fame team founder, died in March. The Pegulas have begun preparing themselves to become NFL owners. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the Pegulas have relinquished their involvement and are divesting their interest in Five Star Athlete Management, an Atlanta-based sports agency that represents NFL players. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Pegulas have not announced their plans publicly. Terry Pegula acquired the high-profile firm headed by Todd France in 2011. NFL rules prevent owners from being involved in firms that represent league players. Though Terry Pegula is listed as the Sabres owner, his wife oversees numerous areas of the operation. Kim Pegula has played a key role in spear-heading the familys purchase of the Bills, including spending an afternoon touring Ralph Wilson Stadium in August. She is expected to have a high-ranking role with the Bills, working alongside current team president Russ Brandon. Terry Pegula has a net worth valued of over $3.5 billion, and made his fortune in the natural gas industry. In 2010, he completed a deal to sell a large portion of his company East Resources assets for $4.7 billion to Royal Dutch Shell. Pegula has since wasted little time spending a portion of that fortune on his two passions: Penn State, his alma mater, and hockey. He donated more than $100 million to build an ice arena at Penn State to establish the Nittany Lions Division I mens and womens hockey programs. Aside from purchasing the Sabres, Pegula invested $172 million to build a hockey/entertainment complex called HarborCenter across from the Sabres arena in downtown Buffalo. The Pegulas then took a highly aggressive approach in their bid to buy the Bills and ensure they stay in western New York, amid concerns the franchise could potentially relocate to Toronto or Los Angeles. The Pegulas were celebrated by fans attending the Bills home-opening 29-10 win over Miami on Sunday. Many fans carried signs and wore T-shirts paying tribute to the Pegulas. Numerous local businesses have even bought ads in local newspapers thanking the Pegulas for their commitment to the Bills and Buffalo. They also have the support of area politicians, including U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer. "Over the past week, I spoke with a number of owners on the committee, including chairman Bob McNair, and made sure they understood how serious the Pegulas are about keeping the Bills in western New York," Schumer said in a released statement. "I will continue to work over the weeks ahead to ensure that the Pegulas ownership of the team, and the Bills future in western New York, are approved by the rest of the league." Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred to the unanimous vote as an "important milestone." Amir Johnson Jersey . Kelli Stack and Alex Carpenter also scored for the Americans, who avoided a repeat of Finlands upset at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. Finnish goalie Noora Raty made 58 saves in that one, but the three-time Olympian could stop just 40 of 43 U. JJ Redick Jersey .ca. 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"I just tried to execute pitches better. I wasnt trying to reinvent the wheel," he said. "I think I wanted to go out there and just trust myself, and just have a little bit finer focus. . I feel like I was able to keep the ball down a little bit." Anthony Rendon added a two-run double for Washington, which has won four straight. Strasburg (7-6) tied his career high by allowing seven earned runs in 4 2-3 innings in his last start -- a loss in Milwaukee -- and was 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA over his last three. Tuesday night he struck out eight and walked one while giving up one run. The Rockies didnt get a runner past second until DJ LeMahieus homer in the eighth. "I think strike one is probably the biggest difference," manager Matt Williams said. "He got ahead of a lot of hitters tonight. His curveball was effective, his changeup was effective. Went deep in the game. He threw a lot of pitches, but he was in command." Strasburg was lifted after walking Corey Dickerson with his 111th pitch. Tuesday night also was a bounce back game for Werth, who was 7 for 52 in his last 13 coming in. He doubled home two runs in the first, another in the fourth and walked twice. "(I) was here late last night watching video with Rick Schu, our hitting coach," Werth said. "Today, had a pretty good mindset going into the game and we made a minor adjustment, just kind of shorten (my swing) up a little bit." Washington has scored seven runs in three straight games, albeit the last two against the pitching staff with baseballs worst ERA. Bryce Harper went 1 for 5 in his second game back from the disabled list, and every Washington starter hit safely except Ian Desmond. "Theres not an easy out one thru eight," Strasburg said. "Its our job as pitchers to go out tthere and keep it close and let our (hitters) go out there and win the game. Ben Simmons Jersey. " Christian Friedrich (0-3) allowed five runs in 3 1-3 innings for Colorado, which has lost 13 of 15. "Every day you cant worry about what happened yesterday," Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau said. "Youre not going to change it. If you start thinking that way, thats when you get in trouble. When you can put today behind us and come back and try and win a game tomorrow and start over, thats what good teams are able to do." Friedrich was making his third start since being called up June 21 and struggled once again, allowing five hits while walking four and striking out four. Overall, hes given up 14 earned runs and 21 hits in 13 1-3 innings. He struggled with his control early and the Rockies were quickly behind. Denard Span and Rendon walked to open the first, and Werth hit a smash past third baseman Ryan Wheeler, scoring both runners. Werth went to third on an infield single by Adam LaRoche and scored on Ryan Zimmermans sacrifice fly to make it 3-0. "Tough to play from behind against Strasburg. We got down early, made it tough," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. 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