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"I think this America's Cup will be remembered as the Cup that advanced safety. It will be a positive thing that we can spread around the industry" – Dirk Kramers , the head engineer for the Oracle Team USA sailing squad ( SFCHRONICLE, 5/17 ). "I don't think anybody can look at that...

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10/27/95
REDSKINS STADIUM PLAN TAKING A TURN FOR THE WORSE?

Prince George''s, MD Exec Wayne Curry "declared his opposition" yesterday to a $20M incentive plan being promoted by MD Gov. Parris Glendening and an "influential" county politician to lure the Redski

Tags: Bank of America, Facilities, Washington Redskins

10/27/95
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

GOLFWEEK has named JEFF RUDE Sr. Editor. He was previously national golf writer for the DALLAS MORNING NEWS (GOLFWEEK)....ACEY KOHROGI has been hired by the Dodgers as Assistant to team President Pete

Tags: Los Angeles Dodgers, NBA, News Corp./Fox, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney

10/27/95
CITY OF DETROIT, TIGERS CLOSE ON STADIUM DEAL

Detroit city officials and Tigers execs "are on the verge of a deal" for a new stadium, according to the DETROIT FREE PRESS. Tina Lam reports that the "focus" of their talks has been a downtown site w

Tags: Detroit Tigers, Facilities, News Corp./Fox

10/27/95
OAKLAND TO REBUILD FOR WARRIORS FROM WITHIN; A'S GAIN LOAN

"Marking a profound shift in talks," Oakland and Warriors negotiators discussed gutting and renovating the Coliseum Arena instead of building a new facility, according to Li and Salladay of the OAKLAN

Tags: Franchises, Golden State Warriors, Oakland Athletics, San Jose Sharks

10/27/95
BLUE JAYS BOARD TO GET MAKEOVER AS INTERBREW CLEARS HOUSE

Interbrew SA says it plans to "replace" the 11-member Board of Directors for the Blue Jays with a "new committee of its own making," according to today''s Toronto GLOBE & MAIL. Interbrew will replace

Tags: Franchises, Labatt Brewing, Toronto Blue Jays

10/27/95
NO MORE ROOKIE WRITING, HILL'S BACK AND HE'S EVER SO SMOOTH

Fila USA is set to introduce its newest campaign with second-year pro Grant Hill, with ad spots featuring a "less intense and more playful" side of the Pistons star. Last year''s "Rookie''s Journal" s

Tags: Detroit Pistons, Fila USA, NBA, Nike, Palace Sports & Entertainment

10/27/95
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

Today: The NHL Eastern Conference through 10/25. HOME ''95-96 YEAR-TO-DATE ''95 BUILDING TEAM DATES AVG. TOTAL %CAP AVG. CAPACITY NYR 4 18,200 72,800 100% 18,200 18,200 BOS 2 17,565 35,130 100% 14,301

Tags: NHL, The Back of the Book

10/27/95
STADIUM NOTES

Hoteliers in Broward, FL who met last night say they want a new arena built but are "reluctant" to support a proposal that would increase Broward''s bed tax to help pay for a new facility for the Heat

Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Facilities, Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Time Warner

10/27/95
WITH DEION SET TO PLAY SUNDAY, TAGS & DEION SPEAK OUT

During an interview with USA TODAY, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue brought up the problems pro-rated salary bonuses are having on the cap. Tagliabue: "We knew that signing bonuses would be pro-rated,

Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Leagues and Governing Bodies, NFL, San Francisco 49ers

10/27/95
FRANCHISE NOTES

The Nuggets reported revenues of $46M last season -- double what the team generated three years ago. The club reported $13.7M of the revenue came from ticket sales and radio/TV, while $18.3M came from

Tags: Boston Red Sox, Denver Nuggets, Edmonton Oilers, Franchises, Houston Rockets, NBA, New York Jets, NHL

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