Topic: New Jersey Nets

BAILOUTS FOR SPORTS FANS

BAILOUTS FOR SPORTS FANS As the economic crisis worsens, sports franchises are tweaking marketing pitches to go after a new sort of customer: Joe the Unemployed Plumber. There are some bittersweet deals out there. On Nov. 29 the NHL's St. Louis Blues ...
In a move that will save the owners of the Yankees, Mets and Nets tens of millions of dollars, the IRS has given its O.K. to the use of tax-free bonds to finance the construction of the teams' new facilities, according to ...

The Round-Up: Wednesday

Even with pending Congressional hearings on the financing of Yankee Stadium, the federal government rules tax exempt bounds may be issued to finance the Yankees, Mets, and Nets sports arenas. [NY Times] Ten immigrants gathering at a popular corner for day laboreres ...