The NHL Panthers IPO is examined by Michael Santoli of the
WALL STREET JOURNAL. Santoli: "A bad deal? Not for the owner
Mr. Huizenga, who stands to profit handsomely while still keeping
control of the team. What's in it for investors, though, is
another story" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/27)....Under the header,
"Friared Up," Stefan Fatsis of the WALL STREET JOURNAL reviews
"baseball's most divine story" -- the on-and off-the-field
turnaround of the Padres (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 9/27)....76ers
President Pat Croce says the team has sold the equivalent of
6,000 full-season tickets, plus roughly 2,000 premium seats
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 9/27).....The Flames and Calgary Herald
have signed a multi-year marketing-promotion deal focusing on
youth and education in the Calgary area (CALGARY HERALD,
9/27)....Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, on people questioning his
ability to handle NFL trades: "I have been doing deals in private
business for as long as I can remember. So why would it be
unreasonable to assume that I would not be just as adept -- or
even better -- than someone who has spent his whole life in
football but has not done deals?" (PHILA. DAILY NEWS, 9/26).