While the Hornets' players are "limping" into the season,
the Charlotte Coliseum "wants the home fans to know they still
have a few things to cheer about."  The Coliseum tied for first
in the NBA with Indiana's Market Square Arena for the least
expensive parking ($4) in a survey by MONEY Magazine.  The same
survey found that the coliseum also has the cheapest hot dogs at
$1.50 and the least expensive soda at a $1 for 16oz (CHARLOTTE
OBSERVER, 11/4)....Sacramento Mayor Joe Serna, "who seemingly had
punted on supporting an outdoor sports stadium a week ago," said
area leaders should consider a multicounty bond issue to finance
the complex.  Serna said it is not a response to CFL Gold Miners'
Owner Fred Anderson's decision to move (SACRAMENTO BEE, 11/3).

     The last report launched during Blockbuster Park's first
review period "landed with a bang" yesterday, when a Dade County
growth management specialist, Carey Lee Rawlinson, "blasted
nearly every aspect of the park's development plan."  Calling the
plan "grossly inadequate," Rawlinson said Blockbuster failed to
indicate how the $1.4B sports and entertainment complex would
affect Dade's economy.  Rawlinson said park planners "never
considered how much business or how many employees the project
would sap from Dade County's existing sports and tourist-related
businesses."  He said the impact on attractions such as Joe
Robbie Stadium, the Miami Arena and the local waterfront shopping
plaza should be studied.  Dade County was the last of two dozen
state and local governments that submitted questions regarding
Blockbuster's development application.  Company consultants now
have four months to respond (John Maines, Ft. Lauderdale SUN-
SENTINEL, 11/4).

     BET President Bob Johnson "has switched gears and offered to
back the [Washington, DC's] investment in arena construction in
return for an opportunity to buy an interest in the Bullets."
Under the plan, Johnson would guarantee the repayment of city-
issued bonds and Bullets/Caps Owner Abe Pollin would "sell
Johnson an interest in the Bullets immediately." Johnson would
also have the first right to "buy the team in the future at
whatever price Pollin sets."  Johnson changed his proposal after
"concluding" that his original offer to build an arena with his
own money was gathering little support.  The new proposal
increased pressure on Pollin to "at least consider a partnership
with one of the area's highest profile African-American
businessmen."  Last week the DC Chamber of Commerce "urged Pollin
to meet with Johnson because, in light of the financial condition
of the city," Johnson's offer could not be ignored (Howard
Schneider, WASHINGTON POST, 11/4).

     "There is still a remote chance the Patriots could move to
Hartford."  Patriots Dir of Public Relations Dan Lowery said the
team will explore other stadium possibilities in New England if
the MA Legislature does not provide funding for improvements to
Foxboro Stadium.  The Patriots are seeking $50-70M to upgrade the
stadium.  An attempt to lure the Patriots to Hartford ended last
January, when Bob Kraft bought the team.  The CT Legislature had
approved financing for a $252.1M stadium, based on an NFL team
moving to the city (Terry Price, HARTFORD COURANT, 11/4).  In
Boston, Joan Vennochi notes what Kraft wants from MA is "more
than what the governor can support" (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/2).
Today's HARTFORD COURANT also reports that UConn is likely to
move to Division 1-A in football, "contingent" on the building of
a new stadium, probably in the Hartford area.
     THE PROVIDENCE SOLUTION?  Outgoing RI Gov. Bruce Sundlun
proposed a domed stadium for the Pats in Providence. After
approving $200,000 in improvements at the team's training
facilities, Sundlun said a stadium in RI should be considered
because the team "can't make it at Foxboro."  Sundlun's reasons:
65% of season tickets are sold south of Foxboro; Hartford is a
New York market; the NFL is not going to let the team leave New
England, the 6th largest TV market; and "most critical of all,"
the NFL "has reached the point where it will be a participant (in
building a stadium)" (Paul Kenyon, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL-BULLETIN,
11/3).