STADIUM NOTES

          In Toronto, negotiations between the city and Maple
     Leafs Gardens "broke down for a second time on Friday" as
     the Leafs rejected a municipal proposal which would have
     seen the team pay C$50M up front for a long-term lease at
     Union Station.  Some Toronto councillors suggest arbitration
     as a way to rescue the proposed arena (TORONTO SUN, 7/8).
     ...In FL, state Dept. of Transportation officials have
     agreed to pay for a $12.5M flyover interchange on the
     Sawgrass Expressway near the new Panthers arena -- "as long"
     as the Panthers "agrees to cover any shortfalls in toll
     revenues."  Huizenga Holdings spokesperson Stan Smith said
     the team is "looking at that as an option" (MIAMI HERALD,
     7/8)....Villanova's on-campus arena, known as the du Pont
     Pavilion since it opened in '86, has been renamed The
     Pavilion after the murder conviction of John du Pont four
     months ago (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 7/8). 

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