FACILITY NOTES

          A DECISION THAT WILL FLOOR YOU: The Celtics will
     replace the FleetCenter's current parquet floor with a
     "similarly designed floor" starting on January 3.  Pieces of
     the old court "will be refurbished and integrated with the
     new surface."  The team will play their last game on the
     present court December 22, and will hold a "Parquet
     Memories" night (BOSTON HERALD, 11/23).  The new floor will
     consist of 264 panels and be constructed of the "same red
     oak lumber."  FleetCenter GM John Wentzell said the floor
     will cost at least $200,000 (HARTFORD COURANT, 11/23).      
          MORE NOTES: A Toronto judge has ruled that former
     Ontario Cabinet Minister Greg Sorbara "can continue" his
     lawsuit against Sportsco co-CEOs Alan Cohen and Harvey
     Walken concerning the group's acquisition of SkyDome (see
     THE DAILY, 10/26) (TORONTO STAR, 11/23)....Daniel Streyle,
     Project Manager on Paul Brown Stadium, said that the
     facility "will be finished in time for next season." 
     Streyle said that the schedule "is tight, but the stadium
     will be ready" for the Bengals' late-summer preseason games
     (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 11/23)....Market Square Arena will be
     demolished "sometime next spring."  Mayor Stephen Goldsmith
     said that "there was no feasible way for MSA to remain
     financially viable" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 11/23).