1.
Report: No discipline for Kings' Brown
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Many Chicago Cubs fans appear to be up in arms over the mere suggestion of selling Wrigley Field naming rights as Tribune Co. boss Sam Zell did this week.
Zell said on CNBC he had no qualms about renaming the 94-year-old baseball stadium if someone came up with the cash, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Thursday. Several major stadiums around the country have sold naming rights to wealthy corporate sponsors.
"I can just imagine it would be an international incident," said George Schipporeit, an architect and teacher standing in line at the Wrigley Field ticket window. "There are some things that are in the public trust, and I don't think you can violate some of those things. Would you change the name of Michigan Avenue?"
Nearby, at the Sports Corner, bartender and Wrigleyville resident Matt Cypher summed it up for the fans.
"I think it'll always be Wrigleyville and it'll always be Wrigley Field," he said.
Cubs management is looking into the possibility of playing more night game and hosting more concerts as revenue-generating events.
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
SAN ANTONIO, May 27 (UPI) --
Manu Ginobili scored 11 of his 26 points late Sunday, sparking San Antonio to a 101-98 win over Oklahoma City to open the Western Conference Finals.
|
'Men in Black' leads U.S. box office ... Michelle Obama, daughters see Beyonce ... Lady Gaga cancels Jakarta gig for security ... Madonna asks for pool at Israel venue ... News from United Press International.
|
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., May 26 (UPI) --
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have boarded the unmanned Dragon spacecraft and began unloading supplies, NASA TV showed.
|
Wedding parties told to quiet down ... Jersey falcons put up a squawk ... Man charged in drive-through gun incident ... iCloud sends pics of suspected phone thief ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
