The Falcons' game against the 49ers this Sunday will be
the first sellout in more than three years at the Georgia
Dome, with the final 790 seats in the 71,228-seat stadium
sold during the Falcons win over the Patriots. The Falcons
have sold out just 15 of 52 previous games in the Dome
(ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 11/10)....Browns Owner Al Lerner is
profiled in BUSINESS WEEK and responds to allegations that
he helped Ravens Owner Art Modell relocate the franchise to
Baltimore: "What I did was be there to support Art. What I
did was not bail out. What I did was not run away, not
abandon him at that difficult time. What I did was what I
didn't do" (BUSINESS WEEK, 11/9)....Pacers officials said
that "they are slightly ahead of last season's pace" for
full-season ticket packages, putting them "between" 8,000
and 9,000 orders. They have also sold "between" 4,000 and
5,000 half-season, 10 and five game packages (INDIANAPOLIS
STAR-NEWS, 11/10)....The Premier Soccer Alliance Dallas
Sidekicks drew 13,665 in winning the PSA Championship
against the Sacramento Knights on Sunday (SACRAMENTO BEE,
11/9)....The ABL Reign players went into the crowd 18
minutes before tipoff at their home-opener to offer "hand
shakes and high fives" to fans (SEATTLE TIMES, 11/9)....NHL
Kings co-Owner Philip Anschutz's London Knights played their
first home game in England on October 29 at the newly
renovated London Arena, marking the return of pro hockey to
London. Anschutz has invested "nearly" $10M into the
renovations of the arena while installing 6,000 new seats to
bring capacity to 10,000 (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 11/8).
