Complex sentence: Wal-Mart heir Nancy Walton Laurie and her husband Bill purchased the Blues in 1999, but on June 17,2005, announced that they would sell the team.
Split into simpler sentences: Wal-Mart heir Nancy Walton Laurie and her husband Bill purchased the Blues in 1999. On June 17,2005, the Lauries announced that they would sell the team.