NBA: In Atlanta, 41,122 tickets were sold as of
yesterday afternoon for tonight's Bulls-Hawks game at the
Georgia Dome, making it the largest crowd ever for a
basketball game in Georgia (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11/7).
...Amid reports that Chargers Owner Alex Spanos is
interested in buying the NBA Kings, Kings Owner Jim Thomas
told the SACRAMENTO BEE's Mark Kriedler that he has "no
intention of selling the Kings now" (SACRAMENTO BEE, 11/6).
MLB: In Baltimore, an editorial on Orioles Owner Peter
Angelos, following the resignation of Manager Davey Johnson:
"Peter Angelos is a man whose Horatio Alger story deserves
to be the foundation of a legacy as rich and warm and grand
as Baltimore. He is a man being dragged to earth by his
cold, petty distractions" (Baltimore SUN, 11/7)....The MLB
Giants' plan to raise ticket prices for all lower-level
seats at 3Com Park next season was "unanimously approved" by
the city's Parks and Rec Commission yesterday. Prices for
lower box MVP seats will increase from $21 to $24, while
lower box seats will increase from $16 to $18. Also, lower
reserved goes from $13.50 to $15, senior lower reserved
seats rise $1 and bleacher seats rise $0.50 (S.F. CHRONICLE,
11/7)....The Astros said ticket prices will remain the same
for 65% of their seats in '98, increasing only for Diamond
Level, Star Deck, Field Level and Loge Level seats (Carlton
Thompson, HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 11/7)....The MLB Cardinals
unveiled an "eye-catching" new practice jersey, a new dugout
jacket, and a new "Sunday Cap." In St. Louis, Dan O'Neill:
"The red in the redbirds will be a little deeper shade ...
the lines will be heavier" (ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH, 11/5).
GENERAL: In DC, Thomas Heath examines NFL teams'
earnings potential at the gate due to new facilities,
focusing on the Redskins. Redskins President John Kent
Cooke: "We are now in a new era" (WASHINGTON POST, 11/7).
