Team spends $21.24 million for SkyDome
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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to buy SkyDome, the team&#39;s ballpark, for about $21.24 million. The 50,000-seat stadium, which opened in 1989, cost about $375 million to construct and was mostly funded by taxpayers.
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Washington, DC, Mayor Anthony Williams on Wednesday signed a nearly $1 billion stadium funding package, clearing the way for the city to begin work on a ballpark for a Major League Baseball team.
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The Toronto Blue Jays baseball team will buy their home stadium, the SkyDome, from closely held Sportsco International for C$25 million ($21 million), team owner Rogers Communications Inc.
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Toronto, ON -- The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Monday that they have reached an agreement with Sportsco International to acquire SkyDome stadium.
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The move to the Emirates Stadium is starting to pay off financially for Premier League leaders Arsenal.
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com. The phrase &quot;buyer beware&quot; has yielded to &quot;lease, be gone.&quot; The Blue Jays announced on Monday that they had acquired their home field -- SkyDome -- from Sportsco International.
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As quickly as the new Red Sox owners delivered on their vow to produce a World Series victory, they have achieved a similar triumph in sports philanthropy, distributing more than $7.5 million to needy causes since they bought the team in 2002. The chief owners and their partners personally contributed nearly $5 million of the donated funds.
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Sports teams are putting high technology into stadiums to attract fans, generate cash and improve standings.
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Nov. 3--With a solid majority of voters Tuesday night approving higher taxes to pay for half of a new, $650 million Dallas Cowboys stadium, supporters said the opening of a new stadium in about five years means a bright future for the city.
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Washington's decision to fund a baseball stadium highlights a debate over sports funding.
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The District of Columbia council approved financing a stadium for the Washington-bound Montreal Expos after voting Tuesday to cap funding at $630 million US.
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Thanks to a huge bump in the salary cap, teams have more money to spend than ever before, meaning mediocre players are getting megadeals in free agency.
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The Dallas Cowboys wrested the title of the N.F.L.âs most valuable franchise from the Redskins, knocking Washington off the top of the list for the first time in eight years, according to Forbes magazineâs survey. Thanks to a new $1 billion stadium set to open in 2009, the Cowboysâ value increased by 28 percent to $1.5 billion. With their climb from third , Dallas passed the Redskins ($1.467 billion) and New England ($1.199 billion).Both New York teams had big jumps because of a planned stadium that they will share. The Giants moved to 8th from 15th with a 9 percent increase to $974 million. The Jets went to 10th from 19th with a 10 percent increase to $967 million.
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City Council members tentatively approved a deal Tuesday night with the Dallas Cowboys to build a &#36;650 million football stadium in Arlington and to place the project in voters' hands.
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The team collecting private donations to finance President Bush's inaugural festivities has taken in &#36;18 million, putting it nearly halfway to its goal of at least &#36;40 million.
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Washington, DC, City Council committees will consider a revised stadium funding package on Wednesday that includes a $450 million community investment fund financed with bonds, according to the mayor&#39;s staff.
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By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer. a job that might last only a few months while the team is being sold. funding for a new ballpark.