Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks is putting together a group of local investors, including Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, for a bid that would enable him to keep majority ownership of the team. Proposals to buy the Rangers are due Friday.

Groups led by Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg, Houston businessman Jim Crane and White Sox special assistant and former sports agent Dennis Gilbert have been identified as potential bidders. Hicks says another group besides his could also submit a proposal. In a story on ESPNDallas.com, one of four local media outlets Hicks spoke with Wednesday, the owner says he's talked to a group of mainly local investors about a bid of his own, and sizable commitments have been made.