The Spurs will present their arena plan to the North
East School District trustees tonight at 7:00pm CT, but in
San Antonio, Cecilia Balli reports that "a majority of
trustees were sounding the death knell Sunday night" (SAN
ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 12/14). Also in San Antonio, Kevin
O'Keeffe reports that Spurs Exec VP Leo Gomez releasing a
six-month-old e-mail from School Board President Bruce
Bennett (see THE DAILY, 12/11) "shows the Spurs will go to
any length to get their way" (S.A. EXPRESS-NEWS, 12/14).
OTHER NOTES: Red Sox Exec VP/GM Dan Duquette, on plans
for a new ballpark: "We've got a good plan. It's coming
along nicely. We've just got to figure out how to pay for
it." The team hopes to announce the ballpark plan before
spring training (PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, 12/13)....In N.Y., John
McQuiston reported that the "on-again, off-again" talks over
the future of the Nassau Coliseum "are on again, and all
sides say they are optimistic that a deal to build a new
arena may be just around the corner" (N.Y. TIMES, 12/13).
...In San Jose, Jody Meacham examined the MLB Giants' effort
to build the privately-financed Pac Bell Park. Giants Exec
VP Larry Baer: "A lot of teams don't want us to succeed.
Anyone who has gone to the public or is preparing to wants
to see our deal die" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 12/13).
