Bob McNair, leading the effort to bring an expansion
team to Houston, said on KRIV-TV in Houston that NFL owners
are split on where to place a 32nd franchise: "Right now,
there are not enough votes for Los Angeles, and there are
not enough votes for Houston" (Mult., 2/26)....THE HOCKEY
NEWS released its 6th annual minor league hockey logo
rankings, and named the IHL Chicago Wolves as the first-ever
repeat winner because not only is their logo "a smashing
design with a fierce life-like green-eyed canine, it's also
totally hip." The IHL had nine of the top 20 logos, with
five in the Top 10 (THN, 2/26 issue)....Ottawa Mayor Jim
Watson said that the provincial government "should
reimburse" Senators Owner Rod Bryden for the money he's paid
toward a highway interchange near the Corel Centre (OTTAWA
CITIZEN, 2/26)....FL-based copier distributor Danka, which
is being sued by the Devil Rays for $150,000 in sponsorship
fees and a missed luxury suite payment, is also "wrangling
with both" the Bucs and Lightning "over how to get out of
its suite and sponsorship agreements" with those teams (ST.
PETE TIMES, 2/26)....In MN, Sid Hartman reports that St.
Paul Saints co-Owners Mike Veeck and Bill Murray "have
decided not to sell the Saints" (STAR TRIBUNE, 2/26)....The
Tigers have sold 8,000 season-tickets so far this year, 30%
more than a year ago (DETROIT NEWS, 2/26).
