This weekend's total attendance of 190,967 in Baltimore
for the Orioles-Blue Jays series was the most in team
history for a four-game series (WASHINGTON POST, 6/30)....On
Wednesday, the Packers board of directors will meet to
examine a proposal to sell additional stock to shareholders
of the team (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/29)....In an
interview with Curt Brown of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE,
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on why the NHL is coming back
to Minnesota: "We think the circumstances presented by this
expansion -- namely a new state-of-the-art arena, the local
ownership group headed by Robert Naegele, the commitment of
the civic and corporate leaders and the changing building
location to St. Paul reflecting population shifts in that
direction -- that this is going to work out very well"
(Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 6/29)....The Packer Hall of Fame
expansion project, which includes enlarging the lobby, gift
shop, and adding more bathrooms, is expected to be completed
today (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 6/30).
