RED SOX: In Boston, Cosmo Macero reports that a Boston
investment group for a Crosstown Boston site "has abandoned
efforts" to lure the Red Sox. Crosstown Partner Chester
Atkins: "We have no desire -- no interest -- in putting a
ballpark down there" (BOSTON HERALD, 6/16). In Boston,
Vaillancourt & Powers write on the future of the Red Sox and
report that though the club "isn't for sale, that hasn't
stopped hopeful buyers from making inquiries." Those most
"commonly mentioned": Fleet Chair Terrence Murray; developer
Steven Karp; Belmont concessions Chair Joseph O'Donnell and
local business exec David Mugar. Another name mentioned is
Staples Chair Thomas Stemberg (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/16).
OTHER NOTES: The Astros will allow fans who had tickets
for Sunday's suspended game -- during which manager Larry
Dierker suffered a seizure -- to redeem their ticket stubs
for one of this weekend's games against the Expos for $1
(HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 6/16)....McDonald Investments has reduced
its stake in the Cleveland Indians Baseball Co. and now owns
487,061 shares, or 11.8%, down from the 574,517 shares, or
13.8%, it previously owned. McDonald had owned as much as
19.1% of the entity at one point last year (SPORTSBUSINESS
JOURNAL, 6/14 issue)....In Green Bay, Scott Hildebrand wrote
on the Packers' team of "high-powered -- and well-known --
lobbyists." The team includes former U.S. Rep. Scott Klug,
former State Rep. Rosemary Potter and former Chief of Staff
to WI Gov. Tommy Thompson, John Matthews. The lobbying group
is part of the "public affairs practice group" of the
Milwaukee-based firm, Foley & Lardner (GREEN BAY PRESS-
GAZETTE, 6/14)....The NFL has concluded that the Cowboys did
not circumvent the salary cap in its free-agent signings this
off-season (See THE DAILY, 4/8). The team was "cleared of
any wrongdoing" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 6/16).
