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Corporation to pay over $100 million to name new Astros stadium ‘Enron
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston corporation
that spearheaded a private effort to build a re
tractable-roof, downtown ballpark agreed
Wednesday to pay more than $100 million to
name the stadium Enron Field.
Officials for Enron and the Houston Astros
declined to be specific on financial details, ex
cept to say the naming-rights fee would be paid
over 30 years and that Enron also would build
a large parking garage worth another $30 mil
lion or more.
The deal also includes the right for Enron En
ergy Services, a subsidiary, to manage the fa
cility. That could include providing power if the
Texas Legislature deregulates the electricity in
dustry as expected.
“We’ll do what we do best, which is manage
energy and facilities, and we’ll let the Astros do
what they do best, which is winning baseball
games,” Ken Lay, Enron chair, said.
The 30-year management contract could run
about $200 million, Lou Pai, chief executive of
ficer of Enron Energy Services, said. His com
pany has a similar agreement with the San Fran
cisco Giants and is pursuing such deals with
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Just
when Mike Ditka thought he would
never love again, the New Orleans
Saints coach saw Ricky Williams
and fell hard.
WILLIAMS
How hard?
Well, the man
who judges all
running backs
by Walter Pay-
ton is willing to
give up every
draft pick this
year, some
from next year,
and a few players as well, to get the
Heisman TYophy winner.
“We’re going to talk to the five
teams, one through five, and see
who has an interest in taking all of
our picks,” Saints general manager
Bill Kuharich said Wednesday.
“Maybe all our picks and some oth
er things. We want him. We think he
can have an immediate impact on
our whole team and our season.”
The Saints do not have a second-
round pick; that was traded to St.
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nison. Kuharich said that could be a
deal breaker. But if a deal can be
made, the Saints want to make it.
“1 think this player has an op
portunity to make us better all
around,” Kuharich said. “He’ll
make our receivers better, our line
better, our quarterback better.”
Williams arrived at the Saints
camp in the afternoon with little
knowledge of the team — "I know
they never won a playoff game,
right?” — and worries about meet
ing Ditka.
“All 1 knew about him was just
what I’d seen of him walking up
and down the sidelines — yelling,”
Williams said. “I didn’t like the
look on his face. You know, that
mean expression he has. He never
looked happy, ever. I thought I’d
hate to play for him, he doesn’t
smile. I was even afraid of him at
the combine, 1 didn’t want to meet
him. But he's the nicest guy in the
world.”
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