
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 22, 1994                    TAG: 9406220690 
SECTION: FRONT                     PAGE: A1    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: Short 
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SPORTS SPECIAL: BIG LEAGUE OR BUST

{LEAD} When cities such as Charlotte and Jacksonville are awarded National Football League franchises, does the thought ever occur to you:

What do they have that we don't?

\ When the Hampton Roads Admirals routinely sell out their games at Scope on Friday and Saturday nights, when the Tides fill 12,000-seat Harbor Park on opening night, do you ask yourself: Are we on the cusp of something bigger?

\ When word leaks out periodically that established teams like the L.A. Rams and Raiders are shopping around for new homes, do you wonder: How about this area?

\ When it comes to major-league sports such as football, basketball, baseball and hockey, isn't it about time we look into the future and ask ourselves: Why not Hampton Roads?

{KEYWORDS} PROFESSIONAL SPORTS MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS

by CNB