Heat Owner Micky Arison has said that the team "will
not change the color of the seating at AmericanAirlines
Arena, even though the orange and yellow pattern calls
attention to empty seats" (MIAMI HERALD, 5/23)....NE-based
ConAgra has given $2.5M from its foundation to help with
construction costs for the proposed $281M arena/convention
center complex in Omaha (OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 5/23)....In
Philadelphia, Madhani & Madden write that Camden County, NJ,
officials announced plans to build a $53M civic center in
the county that "would be the home of a minor-league hockey
franchise for which they own developmental rights." The
officials added that they may also apply for a CBA team as
well (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/24)....FSN's Jim Rome said
MLB's "biggest problem right now" is player/fan violence:
"More has to be done at the ballpark to prevent [a repeat of
the Dodgers' Wrigley Field incident] from happening.
Limiting beer sales, beefing up security, and no, I don't
mean more guys with yellow windbreakers. I mean cops with
guns" ("Last Word," FSN, 5/23)....TNT's Peter Vecsey, on
Conseco Fieldhouse: "I always thought Madison Square Garden
was the mecca. ... So, now you're telling me [Conseco
Fieldhouse] is the Shrine." TNT's Ernie Johnson replied,
"This is pretty impressive if you walk around here." Vecsey
replied, "If you're into arenas, yeah" ("TNT," 5/23).
