Expos plan 22 home games in Puerto Rico next season
MLB and Montreal Expos officials announce a plan to relocate 22 home games to Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico pending stadium upgrades. Union rep Tony Bernazard says field and clubhouse improvements must be completed. MLB executive John McHale calls it a bold geographic expansion.
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Black BET founder chosen as Charlotte expansion owner
The Associated Press reports Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, has been selected as owner of Charlotte’s new NBA expansion franchise. Johnson, 56, would be the league’s first black majority owner, with a news conference in New York and a January board vote anticipated. The team begins play in 2004-05, replacing the Hornets who moved to New Orleans. A $260 million downtown arena is planned after one season at the Charlotte Coliseum, and the franchise fee is around $300 million.
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