The community-owned CFL Edmonton Eskimos have purchased
the AAA Trappers for C$8M from the Alberta Treasury
Branches. Of the sale price, C$2M will come from the
Eskimos, C$3M from a bank loan and C$3M from "adjustments
and assumption of certain liabilities." The deal still must
be approved by Eskimos shareholders and the PCL (EDMONTON
JOURNAL, 1/27)....After 14,000 attended the Spurs-Rockets
free exhibition game last night at the Compaq Center, Glenn
Rogers writes, "Angry fans? What angry fans?" Rogers:
"Predictions of fans upset at greedy athletes went by the
boards. The gathering seemed ecstatic that the game was
back" (S.A. EXPRESS-NEWS, 1/27)....In San Jose, the Clash
has begun moving its headquarters into 8,600 square feet of
office space outside the city's core, near the San Tomas
Expressway. The team will also operate a retail store
offering tickets and merchandise on the first floor of the
three-story building (S.J. BUSINESS JOURNAL, 1/25)....John
Elway responded to Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen's comments that
he would be interested in including Elway in the team's
ownership group once he retires: "That's the first I've
heard of it, so it's not something that I've been offered or
that we've talked about" (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 1/27).
