Private sector asked to help pay for Expos&#39; new home
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The district council Tuesday night narrowly approved a motion to finance construction of a new baseball stadium in the city. However, the motion only passed after an amendment was added that forces the private
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WASHINGTON -- Local businesses won&#39;t be alone in helping to pay for DC&#39;s new baseball stadium. The Washington Post reported a utilities tax paid by the federal government will contribute about $6 million per year to cover the stadium bonds.
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The Montreal Expos would be renamed the Washington Nationals if the proposed move of the franchise is approved by baseball owners.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Owners voted 29-1 on Friday to approve the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington for the 2005 season.
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Moving the Expos to Washington is subject to approval from MLB owners and the DC council approving financing for a new stadium by Dec. 31.
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The Expos president has lists prepared and plans in place to close up shop in Montreal and rebuild the franchise in Washington. He&#39;ll begin to act once Major League Baseball confirms the club&#39;s move, something which could happen as soon as Thursday.
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District officials yesterday began selling their plan to build a waterfront ballpark to business leaders who would end up paying the bulk of the cost, as a panel of
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Area companies may not have the budget to buy premium sports tickets or lease luxury suites to Washington's new baseball team.
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Professional baseball appears ready to make a return to the nation&#39;s capital, as an announcement could come later this week that the Montreal Expos will be relocated to Washington, DC for the 2005 season.
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Major League Baseball will reopen negotiations with the city about relocating the erstwhile Montreal Expos to Harbor Park this coming season if officials are
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District of Columbia leaders announced an agreement Monday night that they said would bring the deal to move the Montreal Expos to Washington back from the brink of collapse.
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WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia Council approved an amended financing plan for a ballpark for the Expos, adding provisions that major league baseball is likely to reject and could jeopardize the proposed move of the franchise.
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Verizon Communications Inc. would seem to be a prime candidate to snap up a luxury suite at the $440 million ballpark being planned for Washington's Major League Baseball team.
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WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, bringing the national pastime back to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years, The Associated Press has learned.    A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement...
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WASHINGTON - Major League Baseball will announce Wednesday that Washington will be the new home of the Montreal Expos, The Associated Press has learned. A city official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Washington has been notified by Major League Baseball of the impending announcement that will return the national pastime to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years...
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MLB owners have voted 29-1 to approve the proposed move of the Montreal Expos to Washington for the 2005 season. The decision is still subject to the District of Columbia government enacting funding for a new stadium.
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After two and a half years in limbo as a ward of Major League Baseball, the Montreal Expos appear to be heading to a new home in Washington.