Facility Notes

The NBA Kings on Friday “delivered a detailed response to a new arena proposal sent by Sacramento city and county two weeks ago.” It is “unclear whether the two sides have come any closer to resolving key sticking points such as the [Kings’] previous insistence that they receive the revenue” from parking around the new arena (SACRAMENTO BEE, 10/14).

FIXING HASH: The Patriots plan to re-sod the area at Gillette Stadium “between the yard number markings before” their next home game on November 5. NFL Dir of Game Operations Tim Davey: “We talked to the Patriots. ... We’re expecting the field to be up to NFL standards” (AP, 10/15). Patriots LB & NFLPA rep Don Davis “expects the Gillette Stadium natural grass field ... to be a topic at the NFLPA meetings” this offseason. Davis: “I wouldn’t be surprised at some time in the future that all stadiums have the same surface” (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/15).

NOTES: An MLB Cardinals official said that the “temporary row of seats built along foul territory on both sides of Busch Stadium’s diamond will become permanent for the 2007 season.” A total of 200-250 seats will be added, “usurping some of the larger-than-expected foul territory at the new ballpark” (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 10/16)....The Nets’ Continental Airlines Arena lease extension through the 2012-13 season “allows the Nets to move to Queens without paying a penalty.” Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn spokesperson Daniel Goldstein speculated that Nets Owner Bruce Ratner “is making contingency plans in case his controversial” Atlantic Yards complex is not built (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/15).