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The Daily's Hot Reads For Wednesday: Art For Art's Sake

The Baltimore SUN's Childs Walker writes, "Late Ravens owner Art Modell might face an easier path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame if the museum follows through on tentative discussions of putting 'contributors' in a different voting pool than players " ( Baltimore SUN ). ESPN.com's Brant Jame...

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11/07/95
STADIUM NOTES: HEAT MOVING TO BROWARD COUNTY WITH PANTHERS?

Heat officials yesterday met for nearly an hour with Broward County officials to discuss the possibility of sharing a Broward County arena with the Panthers, according to the Ft. Lauderdale SUN SENTIN

Tags: Chicago Bears, Facilities, Miami Heat

11/07/95
ATLANTA EYES RENTAL CAR TAX FOR NEW ARENA

Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell on Monday proposed a citywide car rental tax to help finance a new $200M downtown arena for the Hawks, according to the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. The 3% tax would be applied to

Tags: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Facilities, Time Warner

11/07/95
HOUSTON AND WASHINGTON AWAITING THE DECISION OF MCLANE

With Astros Owner Drayton McLane''s deadline nearing for a decision about the Astros, local business and political leaders do not have "the vaguest idea" of what he will decide, according to the HOUST

Tags: Franchises, Houston Astros

11/07/95
IS THE NFL POWERLESS IN THE FACE OF "FRANCHISE FREE AGENCY"

NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue addressed the Browns'' intention to move during halftime of "Monday Night Football" last night. Tagliabue: "The key to survival in this environment is a first class fac

Tags: ABC, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, ESPN, Leagues and Governing Bodies, NBA, New England Patriots, NFL, NHL, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams, Walt Disney

11/07/95
COOKE SAYS BROWNS' MOVE TO BALTIMORE WON'T CHANGE PLANS

Redskins Owner Jack Kent Cooke said yesterday the Browns moving to Baltimore will not affect his plan to build a stadium in MD''s Prince George''s County, according to the WASHINGTON POST. Cooke also

Tags: Cleveland Browns, Facilities, Washington Redskins

11/07/95
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

WAYNE HUIZENGA has stepped down as Dir and Vice Chair of Viacom and resigned as Chair of Blockbuster Entertainment Group. Huizenga said previously he only intended to hold the positions long enough to

Tags: People and Pop Culture, Viacom

11/07/95
MINNEAPOLIS TASK FORCE MEET TO PLOT NEXT STEP

Monday marked the "start of decision making" for the Advisory Task Force on Professional Sports in Minnesota, as members began to discuss the future of the state''s "pro sports landscape," according t

Tags: Franchises, Minnesota Twins, New York Jets

11/07/95
TAMPA BATTLES OVER RESTAURANT TAX TO BUILD NEW STADIUM

Tampa Mayor Dick Greco said Monday he is trying to gain support from local restaurant owners for a tax on meals to help pay for a new stadium for the Bucs, according to the TAMPA TRIBUNE. A 1% tax on

Tags: Facilities, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

11/07/95
SEAHAWKS "NOT LOOKING FOR A HANDOUT," JUST $125 MILLION

Seahawks Majority Owner Ken Behring yesterday met with local officials and, in the aftermath of the Browns'' move, said "he would move the team rather than sell it to local buyers" if he doesn''t get

Tags: Cleveland Browns, Franchises, Microsoft, Seattle Seahawks, Vulcan Ventures

11/07/95
NAMES IN THE NEWS

RIDDICK BOWE was on the "Late Show" last night. Letterman asked him if he and Holyfield were friends. Bowe: "Yea. That''s my friend." Letterman then asked him if they hang out and do stuff together. B

Tags: ABC, CBS, Chicago Bulls, People and Pop Culture, Viacom, Walt Disney

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