TITLE IX: Long Beach was decades ahead of most cities in ...

When Title IX legislation was passed on June 23, 1972, it broke landmark ground for women in high school and college sports by mandating equality and opportunity in scholarships and participation.

In Long Beach, however, its passage wasn?t celebrated as something new as much as the latest step in a movement the city embraced two decades earlier.

Long Beach was ahead of the curve when it came to supporting women?s athletics and there was no conceit in town that sports were something just for boys or men.

Youth programs within the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department were there for both genders. The city?s abundant park space and recreational facilities drew as many women as men, especially in sports like tennis.

Club programs flourished in track, swimming and volleyball. As early as 1962, Long Beach State was fielding women?s teams, and between 1970 and 1979, the 49ers won five national championships (in badminton, field hockey and volleyball) and had nationally competitive teams in basketball, fencing and rowing.

Even though Title IX was passed in 1972, its implementation was slow and the NCAA went to court twice to stop it. It wasn?t until 1982 that the first NCAA championships for women were held.

A timeline shows exactly how forward thinking and accommodating the city was.

1952

Pat McCormick won two diving gold medals at the 1952 Olympics and then repeated the task in 1956, a feat unequaled?until Greg Louganis did it in 1984. Not bad for someone who began her career jumping off bridges in Naples.

The first woman to compete in the Olympics from Long Beach, the Wilson High product was just one of the many local kids who took advantage of the plentiful water spots. Besides running around Naples, she made the Colorado Lagoon tower ? one of only two diving towers in Southern California at the time ? her favorite spot in town and bugged the legendry Pete Archer for tips.

?It was just so much fun cavorting as a kid in town,? McCormick said of those days. ?I?d go with my brothers and friends in Naples. The old Pacific Coast Club had a 3-meter board, and that was about it, so we went there.

The lagoon tower wasn?t always open to the public, but the captain would open it for us. We felt it was the greatest thing since iced tea. There was nothing better than diving off and touching the mud at the bottom.

?I?d see Pete and ask him how to do a half-gainer, and he?d say `run, make like you?re kicking a football, and then put your head back.?? Once Archer noticed how proficient McCormick was, he put her in contact with the Los Angeles Athletic Club, where most of the top area divers were training.

McCormick was the first woman to be inducted into the World Swimming Hall of Fame, was in the inaugural Hall of Fame class for the Long Beach Century Club Hall of Fame, and was the club?s first-ever Athlete of the Year.

1959

A tomboy who wanted to be just like her baseball-playing brother Randy, Billie Jean Moffitt (King) played several sports until finally finding her niche on the public tennis courts in Long Beach.

She made Houghton Park her home-away-from home and took advantage of the park?s dedicated program of instruction with well-

respected coach Clyde Walker and was winning youth tournaments before she was a teenager.

In 1959, she played in her first major, the U.S. Open, at the age if 15. In 1960, she won her first pro title, and was hoping to go to Wimbledon but the Poly High principal wouldn?t give her the time off from school.

A year later, the Century Club and a group of tennis patrons donated $2,000 so she could play at Wimbledon, where she won the first of 39 Grand Slam titles, in women?s doubles.

?It was a different time,? King said. ?There were still people out there who thought women didn?t have a place in sports. The principal at Poly who wouldn?t give me time off said I?d never play professional tennis. But at the same time that we had public parks programs were encouraging women.

?I like to say that I was geographically lucky. If I hadn?t been raised in Long Beach, maybe I don?t have the public programs that gave me that first opportunity.

?I had a teacher in the third grade who told me I was an athlete and should compete, and parents who encouraged me. There were adults at the courts who would hit with this 12-year-

old girl. There were the Long Beach tennis patrons and the Century Club who supported me getting to events. And in Clyde I had a real coach who believed in me.?

Twelve years after that first pro tournament, in 1973, less than a year after Title IX was passed, King was playing tennis on national television against Bobby Riggs, a hustler who dogged King into ?The Battle of The Sexes? and then was beaten in three sets by King, forever changing the notion of what women can do in sports.

1960-1970s at the Beach

In the ?60s, Dr. Fran Schaafsma organized virtually the entire women?s program at Long Beach State, establishing beachheads in a dozen sports and organizing competition and conferences with other area schools ? all this prior to the creation of the Association of Intercollegiate Women?s Athletics, the women?s first national collegiate organization.

The women?s volleyball program was a national power ever year under Schaafsma and Dixie Grimmett, Grimmett?s 1972 and 1973 teams winning AIAW championships.

The badminton team won national titles in 1970 and 1974; the field hockey team won a title in 1979, beating Penn State; and the fencing program was a powerhouse in the west in the ?60s and ?70s under Jo Redmon. The first AIAW national basketball tournament was hosted by Long Beach State, in 1970.

?Fran was the one who initiated the programs at Long Beach State and started working with all of the schools,? said Grimmett, the volleyball coach from 1972 to 1985 and longtime campus administrator.

?When I first started coaching, we had five volleyball teams, a varsity and JV team in one league, a varsity and JV team in another, and a fifth team that played against junior colleges. We accommodated all of the women who came out for the team.

?In the ?70s, we fielded 15 sports at one time when you included the coed teams. There were club teams in some sports like track and AAU basketball, but most everyone else was coming from parks programs. There were no high school programs feeding colleges except the Catholic High Schools.?

1964

When women?s volleyball was added to the Olympic program in 1964, there was scant organization of the sport. The U.S. Volleyball Association was the governing body, which was essentially a collection of club teams.

The Long Beach Shamrocks were a perennial champion, winning national titles eight times in nine years from 1962 to 1970. So the nucleus of the first two Olympic teams came from the Shamrocks of 1964 and 1968. Mary Jo Peppler (Millikan) and Barbara Perry (Long Beach State) were two of the three women who played on both teams, and 10 members of the first two teams were Shamrocks.

1968

In 1968, Susie Atwood, not yet a high school student, represented the U.S. on the Olympic swim team, and four years later she won a bronze and silver medal in Munich.

She grew up swimming in the Lakewood Aquatics program operated by Jim Montrella.

?Jim didn?t view men or women any differently,? Atwood said. ?We swam together and trained together. It always seemed we had the same number of women as men. He was progressive for the time. He wasn?t the kind of coach who ever babied anyone, and that went for the females, too ? and there were times when we wish he would have babied us.?

There was no organized high school swimming in the CIF in 1968. When she made the ?68 team for the Mexico City Olympics, which were held in October, she took her Millikan school books on the road with her to keep up with her studies.

?I missed a lot of the first quarter, but I was able to keep up with my studies and pass my classes ? except one. In physical education, I got an incomplete because I wasn?t there. It was the perfect example of the mindset in high school sports at the time. That was the first time I had the sense that being a female athlete wasn?t cool for some people.?

Things changed. Atwood went to Long Beach City College after high school while training for the 1972 Olympics. She went to Hawaii for undergraduate work because it was one of the few schools giving scholarships to women. She eventually went to Ohio State for grad work, where she served as the women?s swim coach ? the first woman to ever coach a Big Ten sports team.

In the same year, Bud Marquette?s Los Alamitos-

based SCATS gymnastics program ? the first professional gymnastics club ? sent two women to the Olympics, with 16-year-old Cathy Rigby posting the best-ever result by an American woman.

1972-1976

Three well-known club teams came of age in the ?70s, Lakewood International, the Pacific Coast Club and Long Beach Comets, and 10 women from those three clubs made the 1972 and 1976 Olympic teams, including Kate Schmidt, who became the first area woman to win a track medal with a bronze in the javelin.

The best known of those 10 had a head start. Poly?s Martha Watson made four consecutive Olympic teams (1964-68-72-76).

1976

Wilson water polo coach Bob Gruneisen was watching a club water polo game and noticed a tall, lanky swimmer who showed some real talent. So he promptly invited Maureen O?Toole to join his Wilson High team ? the boys team, where she earned CIF acclaim as a senior.

After her high school career, she played for Monte Nitzkowski on the Long Beach City College men?s team and continued to play on men?s teams until she went to Hawaii, one of the few schools offering scholarships. She would go on to become a staple of the women?s national team and is widely considered the best player in women?s water polo history.

?If someone told me as a youngster that I?d grow up playing water polo, I would have broken out in laughter and told the person he was crazy,? O?Toole recalls. ?Especially playing with and against men.

?I remember being slugged a couple of times in high school for no reason at all, and I was roughed up on a few other occasions. But it just made me play harder.

?What I did to overcome physical disadvantages when I was playing against men was to be smart and always try to anticipate what was going to happen.

?I wouldn?t have ever gotten into water polo if I had grown up somewhere else. I would have ended up swimming or maybe making the jump to volleyball.?

1970-76

The Long Beach Rowing Association opened its doors to women in 1970, and in amazingly quick fashion, produced a stunning 11 members of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team, including Joan Van Blom, who became the first American rower to medal in the Olympics with a silver in the single sculls.

In the same era (1972), Long Beach State student Jane Loomis launched a women?s crew program at the university that endures today in association with the LBRA.

1970-80

In what would be the last crescendo before Title IX was fully implemented by the NCAA in 1982, the Long Beach State women?s basketball team was a perennial postseason performer, leading up to the hiring of Joan Bonvicini in 1979-80, when she went 4-1 in postseason play.

She would win 325 games in her career at Long Beach and twice reached the NCAA Final Four.

bob.keisser@presstelegram.com

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Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge $ to Defeat ... - Vision to America

Home / Constitution / Health Insurers Secretly Spent Huge $ to Defeat Health Care Reform While Pretending to Support Obamacare

Written on June 26, 2012 by V2A, Filed under

Constitution, Government, Health Care

No matter what your perspective on the Affordable Care Act, this shocking bit of news should concern?and disturb?you greatly.

According to the?National Journal?s Influence Alley, at the very same time the American?Health?Insurance Plans (AHIP)?the health insurance industry super lobby?was cutting a deal with the White House leading to its stated support of the proposed Obamacare legislation, they were secretly funneling huge amounts money to the Chamber of Commerce to be spent on advertising designed to convince the public that the legislation should be defeated.

How much money?

A stunning $102.4 million spent over just 15 months.

While one would not think that so much money could be spent in secret, AHIP pulled it off by utilizing a completely legal process of funneling the cash to the Chamber under the radar while putting the giant expenditure on their books under the simple heading of ?advocacy?.

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Atlantic heat constrains Arctic sea ice extent

ScienceDaily (June 26, 2012) ? The Arctic sea ice cover is a sensitive indicator of climate variability and change. Researchers from the Bjerknes Centre in Bergen, Norway, have for the first time quantified how Atlantic heat influences the sea ice extent in the Barents Sea, where the retreat in Arctic winter sea ice is the most pronounced.

The winter sea ice extent in the Barents Sea has gradually decreased during the last three decades, and the annual mean sea ice area was reduced by about 50% during the last decade (1998-2008). A new study reported in Journal of Climate by researchers from the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (University of Bergen, Uni Research, and Institute of Marine Research), shows that interannual variability and long-term decrease in sea ice cover reflect changes in the inflow of Atlantic water.

This warm water flows northward off the Norwegian coast and into the Barents Sea as an extension of the Gulf Stream. Measurements from the south-western Barents Sea and results from a numerical ocean model reveal that increased heat transport (a product of changes in temperature and current speed) associated with Atlantic water leads to a larger area with no wintertime freezing.

Most of the sea ice retreat is thus not ice that has melted -- this sea ice never froze -- and is therefore a fundamentally different process than the observed summer sea ice retreat in the central Arctic.

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2012 Sleepers and Busts

Every year at this time Rotoworld constructs a deep list of ?sleepers? and ?busts? for the Rotoworld Fantasy Football Draft Guide magazine. Below is a sample of the 50+ picks for undervalued, sleepers, overvalued, and busts that can already be found in the 2012 online Draft Guide, which will be live on July 5.

Undervalued

Michael Vick, Eagles, QB - Vick was in the discussion for the No. 1 overall fantasy pick at this time a year ago. Nothing has changed this year except the offensive line has solidified and both starting receivers are poised for bounce-back seasons. As evidenced by the trophies he almost single-handedly put on the mantle two years ago, Vick still has the highest ceiling in fantasy.

Current ADP: 4.04, 41st overall, QB6

Carson Palmer, Raiders, QB - Yards per attempt is arguably the most important statistic for a quarterback. Only Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Matt Schaub bested Palmer?s 8.4 figure with the Raiders last year. Palmer?s 275 yards per in 10 games last season project to 4,400 over a full schedule.

Current ADP: 11.04, 128th overall, QB16

Trent Richardson, Browns, RB - The local media and the Browns? GM expect Richardson to be a workhorse right out of the gates. Widely viewed as the best back to enter the NFL since Adrian Peterson, Richardson is a candidate to lead the NFL in carries as a rookie. Forget about the lack of surrounding talent; Peyton Hillis finished as fantasy No. 2 back in a weaker offense two years ago.

Current ADP: 2.02, 14th overall, RB10

Jonathan Stewart, Panthers, RB - The Panthers boast three superstar offensive talents, but this one continues to fly under the radar. Only LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson, and Maurice Jones-Drew earned a higher running grade from Pro Football Focus, and Stewart forced more missed tackles in the passing game than any other NFL back. Stewart led the backfield in snaps and was more productive than DeAngelo Williams, but he?s still being drafted as Williams? backup. Should Williams miss time, Stewart is a must-start RB1 option.

Current ADP: 8.04, 89th overall, RB36

Percy Harvin, Vikings, WR - ?From late November on, Harvin was utilized as a double-threat on the ground and through the air, turning back the clock to his Gator days as the most explosive player on the field. Harvin averaged 103.3 scrimmage yards and a touchdown on 11.3 touches per game from Weeks 10-17 while easily establishing career-highs in receptions (87), receiving yards (967), and rushing yards (345) in a 7th-place fantasy finish. With that workload, he?s essentially slump-proof in fantasy terms.

Current ADP: 5.02, 50th overall, WR20

Brandon Lloyd, Patriots, WR - Lloyd finished 25th in fantasy points, getting open at will, despite catching passes from A.J. Feeley and Kellen Clemens for half the season. The star of offseason practices, Lloyd has made a seamless transition in his former coordinator?s offense, establishing a rapport with Tom Brady. Lloyd should be a lock for double-digit scores as the outside threat Brady has craved since losing Randy Moss.

Current ADP: 5.05, 54th overall, WR21

Sleepers

Jake Locker, Titans, QB - Locker followed up an impressive preseason with a 99.4 passer rating, 8.2 YPA, 4:0 TD-to-INT ratio and dazzling rushing ability in three second-half relief appearances. If his obvious talent edge wins out over Matt Hasselbeck, the Titans have the young offensive playmakers to scorch opposing defenses this season.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 24 QBs

Bernard Scott, Bengals, RB - Scott never seriously challenged Cedric Benson for carries, but he?s expected to be utilized in a committee attack with newly signed BenJarvus Green-Ellis. It won?t take long for the coaching staff to realize Scott offers far more explosiveness as a runner as well as a receiver. By mid-season, Scott should have the reins as the lead back.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 58 RBs.

Kevin Smith, Lions, RB - An intriguing fantasy wildcard with two question marks in front of him in the Detroit backfield, Smith played as well as he ever has after signing in Week 10 last season. Versatile enough to play all three downs as long as his body holds up, Smith is an ideal roster stash as a RB3/4.

Current ADP: 12.10, 149th overall, RB53

Eric Decker, Broncos, WR - Decker ran more routes and caught more passes from Peyton Manning than any Denver receiver this offseason, quickly earning the veteran?s trust. Decker is a good route runner and an underrated athlete with size and special ball skills. Anointed by Kyle Orton as the ?ideal? slot receiver last year, Decker is more talented than Manning?s former slot machines, Austin Collie and Brandon Stokley.

Current ADP: 6.06, 69th overall, WR28

Brian Hartline, Dolphins, WR - By default, Hartline is set to take over as the No. 1 receiver in Miami following the Brandon Marshall trade. A complementary receiver to date, Hartline is more athletic than commonly believed -- similar to Jordy Nelson, who broke out with Joe Philbin?s Packers in 2011.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 63 WRs.

Every year at this time Rotoworld constructs a deep list of ?sleepers? and ?busts? for the Rotoworld Fantasy Football Draft Guide magazine. Below is a sample of the 50+ picks for undervalued, sleepers, overvalued, and busts that can already be found in the 2012 online Draft Guide, which will be live on July 5.

Undervalued

Michael Vick, Eagles, QB - Vick was in the discussion for the No. 1 overall fantasy pick at this time a year ago. Nothing has changed this year except the offensive line has solidified and both starting receivers are poised for bounce-back seasons. As evidenced by the trophies he almost single-handedly put on the mantle two years ago, Vick still has the highest ceiling in fantasy.

Current ADP: 4.04, 41st overall, QB6

Carson Palmer, Raiders, QB - Yards per attempt is arguably the most important statistic for a quarterback. Only Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, and Matt Schaub bested Palmer?s 8.4 figure with the Raiders last year. Palmer?s 275 yards per in 10 games last season project to 4,400 over a full schedule.

Current ADP: 11.04, 128th overall, QB16

Trent Richardson, Browns, RB - The local media and the Browns? GM expect Richardson to be a workhorse right out of the gates. Widely viewed as the best back to enter the NFL since Adrian Peterson, Richardson is a candidate to lead the NFL in carries as a rookie. Forget about the lack of surrounding talent; Peyton Hillis finished as fantasy No. 2 back in a weaker offense two years ago.

Current ADP: 2.02, 14th overall, RB10

Jonathan Stewart, Panthers, RB - The Panthers boast three superstar offensive talents, but this one continues to fly under the radar. Only LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson, and Maurice Jones-Drew earned a higher running grade from Pro Football Focus, and Stewart forced more missed tackles in the passing game than any other NFL back. Stewart led the backfield in snaps and was more productive than DeAngelo Williams, but he?s still being drafted as Williams? backup. Should Williams miss time, Stewart is a must-start RB1 option.

Current ADP: 8.04, 89th overall, RB36

Percy Harvin, Vikings, WR - ?From late November on, Harvin was utilized as a double-threat on the ground and through the air, turning back the clock to his Gator days as the most explosive player on the field. Harvin averaged 103.3 scrimmage yards and a touchdown on 11.3 touches per game from Weeks 10-17 while easily establishing career-highs in receptions (87), receiving yards (967), and rushing yards (345) in a 7th-place fantasy finish. With that workload, he?s essentially slump-proof in fantasy terms.

Current ADP: 5.02, 50th overall, WR20

Brandon Lloyd, Patriots, WR - Lloyd finished 25th in fantasy points, getting open at will, despite catching passes from A.J. Feeley and Kellen Clemens for half the season. The star of offseason practices, Lloyd has made a seamless transition in his former coordinator?s offense, establishing a rapport with Tom Brady. Lloyd should be a lock for double-digit scores as the outside threat Brady has craved since losing Randy Moss.

Current ADP: 5.05, 54th overall, WR21

Sleepers

Jake Locker, Titans, QB - Locker followed up an impressive preseason with a 99.4 passer rating, 8.2 YPA, 4:0 TD-to-INT ratio and dazzling rushing ability in three second-half relief appearances. If his obvious talent edge wins out over Matt Hasselbeck, the Titans have the young offensive playmakers to scorch opposing defenses this season.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 24 QBs

Bernard Scott, Bengals, RB - Scott never seriously challenged Cedric Benson for carries, but he?s expected to be utilized in a committee attack with newly signed BenJarvus Green-Ellis. It won?t take long for the coaching staff to realize Scott offers far more explosiveness as a runner as well as a receiver. By mid-season, Scott should have the reins as the lead back.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 58 RBs.

Kevin Smith, Lions, RB - An intriguing fantasy wildcard with two question marks in front of him in the Detroit backfield, Smith played as well as he ever has after signing in Week 10 last season. Versatile enough to play all three downs as long as his body holds up, Smith is an ideal roster stash as a RB3/4.

Current ADP: 12.10, 149th overall, RB53

Eric Decker, Broncos, WR - Decker ran more routes and caught more passes from Peyton Manning than any Denver receiver this offseason, quickly earning the veteran?s trust. Decker is a good route runner and an underrated athlete with size and special ball skills. Anointed by Kyle Orton as the ?ideal? slot receiver last year, Decker is more talented than Manning?s former slot machines, Austin Collie and Brandon Stokley.

Current ADP: 6.06, 69th overall, WR28

Brian Hartline, Dolphins, WR - By default, Hartline is set to take over as the No. 1 receiver in Miami following the Brandon Marshall trade. A complementary receiver to date, Hartline is more athletic than commonly believed -- similar to Jordy Nelson, who broke out with Joe Philbin?s Packers in 2011.

Current ADP: Undrafted out of 63 WRs.

Overvalued

Peyton Manning, Broncos, QB - Arm-strength questions aside, Manning figures to suffer early-season growing pains while developing a rapport with his offensive line, wide receivers, and play caller. Throw in a brutal non-divisional schedule, and the obvious move is to let another owner risk a fifth or sixth-round draft pick on Manning.

Current ADP: 6.02, 63rd overall, QB8

Michael Turner, Falcons, RB - The patron saint of volume runners, Turner was already headed for a reduced workload after fading down the stretch for a second straight season. New coordinator Dirk Koetter plans to operate a more pass-heavy offense, diminishing Turner?s role even further. Heavily dependent on short-yardage scores, Turner is on a crash-course with a season out of LenDale White?s career.

Current ADP: 3.06, 31st overall, RB16

Wes Welker, Patriots, WR - Welker averaged an unsustainable 8.25/120/0.75 line in the first eight games compared to 6.8/71/0.36 the rest of the way -- including 7-of-11 games in which he failed to crack 60 yards. Most troublesome, Welker?s targets didn?t drop in the second half even though his per-play production did. With Brandon Lloyd on board, those targets do figure to go down this season.

Current ADP: 3.04, 28th overall, WR6

Jordy Nelson, Packers, WR - Nelson closed out the season as a top-three fantasy WR due to single coverage, refined route running, explosive run-after-catch ability, increased trust from his QB, Greg Jennings? late-season knee injury, and -- last but not least -- unsustainable good luck with the deep ball. Pro Football Focus notes that Nelson accrued half of his yards and scores on passes thrown 20+ yards beyond the line of scrimmage. That?s simply not sustainable year-in and year-out.

Current ADP: 4.03, 40th overall, WR14

Jason Witten, Cowboys, TE - On the way to his least productive season since 2007, Witten averaged just 5.8 targets in the second half of the season after seeing 8.9 in the first half. Over the final five games, Witten finished 19th among fantasy tight ends -- behind the likes of Dennis Pitta and Jeremy Shockey. Now a lower-tier TE1, Witten is no longer worth elite tight end price tag.

Current ADP: 6.11, 74th overall, TE7

Busts

Frank Gore, 49ers, RB - The Niners ran Gore into the ground last October, and he paid for it with a 3.2 yards per carry average while playing through multiple injuries in the second half of the season. Gore no longer has a major role in the passing game, and the 49ers brought in Brandon Jacobs as a short-yardage hammer. Where is the fantasy upside?

Current ADP: 4.02, 39th overall, RB19

BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Bengals, RB - ?A timeshare back about to be exposed outside of the Patriots? offense. The dictionary definition of a plodder, Green-Ellis didn't have a run over 18 yards last season. If you take away the game where the Jets played seven defensive backs throughout, Green-Ellis? per-carry average falls below 3.5 yards. You can find backs like this on the waiver wire throughout the season.

Current ADP: 5.05, 53rd overall, RB24

Sidney Rice, Seahawks, WR - How would you feel about taking on the risk of Jahvid Best if he was coming off twin labrum surgeries in his shoulders? If Best is wearing a red flag as an injury risk, Rice is sporting fluorescent hazmat tape after his third concussion in 12 months ended his season prematurely last year.

Current ADP: 8.11, 96th overall, WR37

Brent Celek, Eagles, TE - Celek erupted for 542 of his 811 yards in the second half of the season with Jeremy Maclin injured and DeSean Jackson in the doghouse. With both receivers healthy and poised for bounce-back seasons, Celek will fall back to the third or fourth option in the passing attack.

Current ADP: 13.04, 155th overall, TE15

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Mayor Opens 17 'Cooling Centers' in Buffalo

BUFFALO, NY - Seventeen 'cooling centers' in Buffalo opened Tuesday, and will remain open through Thursday, June 21, to help senior citizens and others escape the heat wave, Mayor Byron W. Brown announced.

The facilities are:

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• Abley Senior Citizens, 24 Ludington Street , 9AM-6PM
• Autumnwood Senior Center, 1800 Clinton Street, 9AM-8PM
• CAO, 422 Pratt, 9AM-8pm
• Senior Ctr. at Richmond Street and Summer, 9AM-8PM
• Delavan-Grider Community Ctr.-877 East Delavan, 9AM-8PM
• Edward Saunders Community Ctr.-2777 Bailey Ave., 9AM-9 PM
• The Belle Center, 104 Maryland Street, ?9AM-9 PM
• Friends to the Elderly, Inc. (Dorothy Collier Center) 118 East Utica, 9AM-5:30PM
• Gloria J. Parks Community Center, 3242 Main Street,? 9AM-6:30 PM
• North Buffalo Community Center,? 203 Sanders Road, 9AM-8PM
• Northwest Community Center, 155 Lawn Avenue, 9AM-8PM
• Old First Ward Community Center, 62 Republic Street, 9AM-8PM
• Schiller Park Senior Center, 2057 Genesee Street,? 9AM-6PM
• Seneca Babcock Community Center, 1168 Seneca Street, 9AM-6:30 PM
• Valley Community Association Senior Citizens, 93 Leddy Street, 9AM-8PM
• West Side Community Services, 161 Vermont Street, 9AM-9PM
• William-Emslie YMCA Senior Center, 585 William Street, 9AM-8PM

Eight of the city's 11 splash pads are open now through the end of the school year?from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.? Starting Saturday, June 23, splash pads will be open 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. each day through Labor Day. Three of the city's splash pads are currently under construction.

Splash pads are turned on at the following locations.

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• Cazenovia (by Caz casino)
• Centennial (foot of Porter Avenue next to pool in Lasalle Park)
• Kensington (corner of Grider and Kensington next to pool)
• Lanigan (Fulton between Chicago and Louisiana)
• SAllison (Reese Street, next to pool)
• Cchiller (Sprenger Avenue side)
• Lincoln (end of Quincy Street)
• Masten (Best Street next to JBW Stadium)

Splash pads and pools in the city traditionally open on July 1.

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Starting a small business? Then you have your work cut out for you. On top of developing a great business plan, you must also figure out how you are going to obtain the finances to bring that business plan to fruition. When it comes to financing your small business, you have several options (outside of begging your friends and family for money). Here are some suggestions for how to finance your small business venture:

Find a business partner. There are many people out there, with money, who are looking for great investments. If you have a solid business plan and don?t mind bringing someone else on board in your business, then it is a good idea to search for an investor who is willing to finance your small business expenses. Usually, this involves offering a percentage of your business income, or even giving the partner a share in the business. A great place to look for investing partners is on sites like Craigslist, and through investment clubs.

Take out a small business loan. Again, you will need a strong business plan for this option. Head into the bank you keep your business bank account with and ask your banker about business loans. Going through a bank to get a business loan may be one of the most difficult finance options to qualify for, but it may also be your most reliable funding source.

Use credit cards. Depending on your monetary needs, you may be able to finance your small business venture using credit cards. This is especially true if you are starting a business that requires extremely low overhead, and if you have credit card accounts that carry low interest rates. Just keep in mind that many credit cards carry high interest rates and fees, so you should be very choosy when deciding whether or not to use a particular credit card account to fund your small business.

Grants. It may be possible that your small business qualifies for grants, from either a government entity or a private organization. Visit your local library and ask about on-site grant research resources. Finding and applying for grants will cost you a considerable amount of time and effort, but the reward is that you are ?granted? with free money that you never have to pay back!

Refinance your home. If you own a home and have a considerable amount of equity in it, then perhaps the least expensive way you can finance your small business venture is to refinance and cash out on some of that equity. Rates are low these days, so a home equity loan or line of credit might be your best option.

As you can see, there are a lot of resources when it comes to financing your small business venture. Explore all of these avenues and decide which is best for you.

About the Author:?Elwood Formella is a small business owner who offers consulting to new entrepreneurs looking to start their own businesses. He helps them to find loans for small business ventures, office space, and more.

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Intense shelling of southern Syrian city kills 17

BEIRUT (AP) ? Syrian troops shelled the southern city of Daraa early on Saturday, killing at least 17 people, activists said. And in Damascus, residents spoke about a night of shooting and explosions in the worst violence Syria's capital has seen since the uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime began 15 months ago.

The nearly 12 hours of fighting in Damascus suggested a new boldness among armed rebels, who previously kept a low profile in the capital. It also showed a willingness by the regime to unleash in the capital the sort of elevated force against restive neighborhoods it has used to crush opponents elsewhere.

For the first time in the uprising, witnesses said, regime tanks opened fire in the city's streets, with shells slamming into residential buildings.

The latest escalations in different parts of Syria are another blow to international envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan, which aims to end the country's bloodletting. Annan brokered a cease-fire that went into effect on April 12 but has since been violated nearly every day since and never properly took hold.

On Saturday, U.N. observers in the country ostensibly to monitor the cease-fire issued the first independent video images from the scene of a reported massacre last week in a remote farming village. Activists say up to 78 people, including women and children, were shot, hacked and burned to death in Mazraat al-Qubair on Wednesday.

The video, taken in the U.N. visit a day earlier, showed blood splashed on a wall pockmarked with bullet holes and soaking a nearby mattress. A shell punched through one wall of a house. Another home was burnt on the inside with dried blood was splashed on floors.

One man wearing a red-and-white checked scarf to cover his face, pointed at a 2008 calendar adorning a wall, bearing the photo of a lightly-bearded, handsome man. "This is the martyr," the resident, sobbing. He sat on the floor, amid strewn colorful blankets, heaving with tears. It was not immediately clear if he was a resident of the village or related to the man in the photograph.

"They killed children," said another unidentified resident. "My brother, his wife and their seven children, the oldest was in the sixth grade. They burnt down his house."

After the observers' visit, U.N. spokeswoman Sausan Ghosheh said the scene held evidence of a "horrific crime" and that the team could smell the stench of burned corpses and saw body parts strewn around the now deserted village, once home to about 160 people.

She said residents' accounts of the mass killing were "conflicting," and that the team was still cross checking the names of the missing and dead with those supplied by nearby villagers.

Opposition activists and Syrian government officials blamed each other for the killings. Activists accused pro-government militiamen known as "shabiha." A government statement on the state-run news agency SANA said "an armed terrorist group" killed nine women and children before Hama authorities were called and killed the attackers.

Thousands have been killed since the crisis began in March last year. The U.N.'s latest estimate is 9,000 dead, but that is from April and it has been unable to update it. Syrian activists put the toll at more than 13,000.

The Damascus violence was a dramatic shift, since the capital has been relatively quiet compared with other Syrian cities throughout the uprising. Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo, the country's largest, are under the firm grip of Assad's security forces.

"Yesterday was a turning point in the conflict," said Maath al-Shami, an opposition activist in the capital. "There were clashes in Damascus that lasted hours. The battle is in Damascus now."

Blasts shook the neighborhoods of Qaboun and Barzeh until about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday.

"We spent a night of fear," one resident said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. The resident said the shooting and explosions in the capital "were the worst so far."

As tanks fired shells, troops clashed with rebels in the two neighborhoods, al-Shami said via Skype. He said at least four people were killed.

The battles in the two neighborhoods began during the day Friday, when troops opened fire on anti-Assad protest marches and rebels responded, witnesses said. In one brazen attack, the rebels struck a power plant in Qaboun with rocket-propelled grenades, setting fire to a generator and causing blackouts. The attack left buses charred and smashed a car. A video of the aftermath taken by U.N. observers said a soldier was killed in the RPG attack.

Also Friday, troops clashed with rebels from the Free Syrian Army in Damascus' Kfar Souseh district in fierce fighting sparked when the armed fighters attacked a military checkpoint in the area. The FSA, which groups defectors from the Syrian military with protesters who have taken up weapons, had made an unusually public appearance Thursday night in Kfar Souseh, overtly joining a large opposition rally. The bolder moves were a strong sign the ragtag group is pushing to take its fight to the regime's base of power.

To the south, regime forces heavily shelled a district of the city of Daraa until the early hours Saturday, smashing homes, according to activists. Daraa is the city where the uprising against Assad's regime first erupted in March 2011.

"People were taken by surprise while in their homes," Adel al-Omari, a local activist, said of the shelling, including mortar fire that hit the Mahata district.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 17 people were killed in the shelling. The Local Coordination Committees said 19 civilians lost their lives, include a father and two children from one family and five members of another family.

The LCC and the Observatory also reported shelling and clashes in the central city of Homs, one of the main battlegrounds of the uprising. Both groups said troops stormed Homs' posh neighborhood of Ghouta and the Observatory said security forces are conducting raids and searching for wanted people in the area.

In Turkey, Syria's main opposition council was scheduled later Saturday to elect a new leader, nearly three weeks after its Paris-based president Burhan Ghalioun offered to step down over mounting criticism of his leadership. The executive committee of the Syrian National Council had asked Ghalioun to pursue his duties until a new president is elected. His resignation last month came just days after he was re-elected for another three months in a controversial vote in Rome.

SNC spokeswoman Basma Kodmani told Associated Press Television that the front-runner to replace Ghalioun would likely be Abdulbaset Sieda, a member of Syria's minority Kurd community.

Sieda said Saturday one of his top priorities will be to work so that the "SNC will become really the representative for the people in Syria." He added that the SNC is helping and working together with the FSA and other opposition groups.

The SNC has been plagued by infighting and divisions since its inception in September, complicating Western efforts to bolster the opposition.

Also Saturday, Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria last month appeared in a video aired on Arab satellite television Al-Jazeera. The men, who appeared to be in good health, said the video was taken on Tuesday.

A previously unknown group calling itself Syrian Rebels in Aleppo said earlier in June it is holding 11 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims abducted May 22 after crossing into Syria from Turkey en route to Lebanon. The kidnappers said in a statement aired by Al-Jazeera that the Lebanese will be freed when there is a civil state in Syria and a new democratic parliament.

It claimed five of the hostages belong to the militant Lebanese Hezbollah group and demanded its leader, Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, apologize for recent comments in support of Assad. Nasrallah, an ally of Syria's regime, had said the kidnapping would not change his group's stance.

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Associated Press writer Selcan Hacaoglu contributed to this report from Ankara, Turkey.

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The 4 major pro sports' most expensive tickets

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Given their success, it is no surprise the average price of a New England Patriots ticket on the secondary market is the highest in sports, at just short of $242.

By Michael B. Sauter, 24/7 Wall St.

The cost of tickets to watch professional sports varies considerably. In some cities, the?amount?can be the same as the price of dinner and a movie. For some teams, however, tickets can cost so much that most families struggle to attend a single game. The average ticket price to a Utah Jazz game is $72, while the average price for a New England Patriots game is more than three times that amount.

On top of tickets sold directly through the teams, there is a secondary market of tickets sold through other sources. There are more than 60 such secondary markets through which sports tickets are sold?every year, including Stubhub, eBay and TicketNetwork.com. To identify?the five teams in each major sport with the highest ticket prices,?24/7 Wall St. examined a two-year average of secondary-market ticket prices for each team compiled by SeatGeek, a search engine for event tickets.

It stands to reason that popular teams with strong fan bases can charge their fans more. But are secondary-market tickets even more reflective of demand? After examining the data and speaking with an expert on the subject, 24/7 Wall St. found that is indeed the case.

?What we?ve seen is that ticket prices on secondary market are a great proxy of fan interest and fan sentiment,? said SeatGeek?s director of communications, Will Flaherty. ?When Jeremy Lin played for the Knicks, we saw over 200 percent?ticket price increases on the secondary market.? Of course, regular season tickets could not have increased at this rate. The secondary-market tickets were more reflective of fan demand.

While teams do offer tickets through their own box offices, Flaherty said these often can be more expensive than going through a middleman, ?If you want a very good seat ? oftentimes those tickets are not available at the box office, and if they are, they?re prohibitively expensive,? Flaherty said. ?And so in many cases?you can not only get access to those types of tickets (through secondary sources), but you can actually get them for lower prices.? Because some ticket holders are trying to resell premium seats, he explained, seats often cost less than what the team is selling them for. ?For example, your average outfield bleacher ticket for a midweek Yankees home game will cost around $20 from Yankees.com after taxes and fees, while secondary-market sites have tickets in the identical section starting at $10.?

Several key factors influence high ticket prices in professional sports. These include the long-term popularity of the team, the historical size of its fan base, the availability of seating, the number of games played each year and the short-term success a franchise is experiencing.

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Most of the teams on our list have one of the following two factors going for them. In many cases, the franchise has been extremely successful in recent years, regularly making it to the playoffs, winning championships, drawing star talent and driving up the fan base. This is the case for teams like the Miami Heat. Some teams also rely on their history and large market to bring in fans. The Toronto Maple Leafs, for example, have performed woefully for years, but they remain?a massively popular and profitable team, thanks to their fan base. Many teams fulfill both of these criteria, including the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Yankees and the New York Giants.

24/7 Wall St. reviewed average home game attendance for each of these teams; the attendance records show how popular these tickets are. Sixteen of the 20 teams on our list had average ticket sales exceeding 95 percent?capacity or beyond in the most recently completed season. This popularity has resulted in highly profitable teams. Of the 16 teams that averaged 95 percent?attendance or greater in the most recent season, 10 had among the top five operating incomes for their sport.

SeatGeek compiled a list of average secondary-market ticket prices over a two-year period, which is the longest period available for all four sports, including Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. To measure?the success and popularity of these teams, 24/7 Wall St. examined attendance and win-loss records for each team for the past decade. In the case of the NFL, we considered attendance data from 2008 to the present. We also looked at the financial well-being of these franchises based on data published by Forbes, which include team revenue, operating income and estimated value.

These are the most expensive tickets in sports.

The most expensive tickets in the National Hockey League

5. Vancouver Canucks
Average ticket price: $158.09
Win-loss past 10 years: 921 (third highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 18,884

The Vancouver Canucks have been the most dominant Canadian hockey team in recent years. Due in part to their success, demand for tickets is high, with secondary sales yielding a shade over $158 on average. Over the past 10 seasons, the team recorded the third-most points in the NHL, behind only the Red Wings and the San Jose Sharks. During the 2010-2011 season, the team made it to the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the Boston Bruins. At the end of the 2011-2012 season, the team put together a strong performance during the final stretch to earn the Presidents? Trophy ? awarded to the team with the best record during the regular season ? for the second year in a row. In 2011, Forbes?estimated the Canucks to be worth $300 million, the seventh most valuable team in the NHL. The team also brought in an estimated $23.5 million in operating income, more than all but the Maple Leafs, Rangers and Canadiens.

4. Pittsburgh Penguins
Average ticket price: $160.28
Win-loss past 10 years: 802 (13th lowest)
Championships past 10 years: one
Average home attendance: 18,566

The Pittsburgh Penguins are the only American team in hockey to make the list. The team is currently led by star centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni?Malkin and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, whose performances have led the team to six consecutive playoff appearances. The Penguins also won the Stanley Cup during the 2008-2009 season. The following year, the team moved out of the Civic Arena, or The Igloo, and into the CONSOL Energy Center, and started playing there in July 2010. The new building sold out every game during its inaugural season with the team.

3. Montreal Canadiens
Average ticket price: $186.67
Win-loss past 10 years: 812 (15th highest)
Championships last 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 21,273

The Canadiens?have been a professional hockey team since 1909, predating the NHL, and were one of the league?s original six teams. Needless to say, the team has maintained a strong fan base through bad times and good. Those times are usually good, however ? the Canadiens have won 24 Stanley Cup championships. This year, however, was the worst the team had seen in a very long time. The ?Habs? recorded the third-worst record in the NHL and fired their coach, assistant coach and general manager. Recent troubles have not dragged down ticket prices too much; the average second-market ticket was?more than?$186 per person. According to Forbes,?the Canadiens franchise earned $47.4 million in 2011, more than all but one team.

2. Winnipeg Jets
Average ticket price: $197.26
Win-loss past 10 years: N/A
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 15,004

The 2010-2011 season for the NHL?s Atlanta Thrashers?would prove to be the last in the United States for the hapless franchise. The Thrashers?had been struggling?both on the ice and financially. They had not won a single postseason game in their 11-season history, and they had posted a net operating loss every year since the 2004-2005 lockout. The franchise was purchased?and moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, giving the city a new Jets franchise, which it had been lacking for 16 years since the old Jets had moved to Phoenix. Fan fervor in the 15,000-capacity MTS Centre was exceptional during the Jets' first year back, and the stadium averaged sellout crowds in the 41 games played there. While the Jets failed to make the playoffs in their first year, they kept fans on their toes, remaining in the running until the final few games of the season.

1. Toronto Maple Leafs
Average ticket price: $199.62
Win-loss past 10 years: 785 (11th lowest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 19,506

The Toronto Maple Leafs have not made the playoffs since before the NHL lockout, which occurred during what would have been the 2004-2005 season. But that has not prevented the team from being the most valuable and profitable in the NHL. The Leafs had $81.8 million in operating income in 2011, $34.1 million more than the second-most profitable team. The Leafs regularly sold?more than?capacity in the Air Canada Centre during the 2011-2012 season. However, a large new arena designed to seat 20,000 occupants could possibly threaten the team?s profitability. According to the Toronto Star,?the new arena is being built?approximately 25 miles from the Leafs? Air Canada Centre in downtown Toronto.

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The most expensive tickets in Major League Baseball

5. New York Mets
Average ticket price: $63.56
Win-loss past 10 years: 49.1 percent?(14th lowest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 30,108

Though New York Mets?secondary-market tickets are among the most expensive in baseball, the team simply has not had the same on-the-field success as many of the other teams on this list. It costs fans buying resales an average of just over $63 per ticket to attend a game at Citi?Field, the fifth most in MLB. Though demand is still high, the team?s play has been?subpar?in recent years. The Mets?won only 795 games between 2002 and 2011 ? among the bottom half of all MLB?teams. Only once during that period did the Mets?make the playoffs ? in 2006. The Mets?have had their off-field woes too. Several Mets?owners ? including Fred Wilpon?and brother-in-law Saul Katz ? were sued?in connection with their dealings with famous Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff and settled in early 2012 for $162 million.

4. Chicago Cubs
Average ticket price: $65.24
Win-loss past 10 years: 49.4 percent?(15th highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 37,258

The Chicago Cubs are the fourth most valuable team in baseball, with an estimated value of $879 million. Despite not winning a single World Series Championship in the past 103 years, the team retains a loyal fan base. An average of 37,258 fans came to Wrigley Field each game in 2011, and secondary-market buyers paid?more than?$65 a ticket, more than all but three of the 30 major league fan bases. Even more impressive is the fact that the Cubs draw such a huge crowd while being the only major league team to play the majority of their home games during the day, when many fans are at work.

3. New York Yankees
Average ticket price: $70.81
Win-loss past 10 years: 60.2 percent?(highest)
Championships past 10 years: one
Average home attendance: 45,107

In 2009, the Yankees moved out of the ?House That Ruth Built? and into a new ballpark. The team?s new digs hold 6,599 fewer fans than the old park, and the average face-value ticket price rose significantly after the move. Even with a smaller park and more expensive seats, the Yanks still managed to increase their attendance by 4.2 percent?between 2002 and 2011. The team averaged 45,107 fans in 2011, and those buying on the secondary market paid an average $70.81 to attend games at Yankee Stadium. These figures could be a product of the team?s loyal fan base, or just its continued success. The Bronx Bombers boasted a league-leading 975 wins between 2002 and 2011 and won the World Series in 2009, their first year in the new ballpark. The Yankees are now valued by Forbes at $1.85 billion, tied with the Cowboys for the highest among all sports franchises.

2. Toronto Blue Jays
Average ticket price: $71.89
Win-loss past 10 years: 49.9 percent?(13th highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 22,445

The Toronto Blue Jays are a curious addition to this list. The only MLB?team to play outside of the U.S., the Jays' lofty secondary prices do not seem to be consistent with their play on the field, or the demand for Rogers Centre tickets. At an average cost of $71.89, Toronto has the second most expensive resale ticket in baseball, this despite their averaging?of?22,445 fans per game, the sixth lowest in the MLB. Further confusing matters is their 808-811 record over the past decade and their $413 million valuation, sixth worst in MLB. The Blue Jays do however, have the ninth highest operating income in baseball.

1. Boston Red Sox
Average ticket price:$88.26
Win-loss past 10 years: 57.5 percent?(second highest)
Championships past 10 years: two
Average home attendance: 37,703

The Boston Red Sox have the priciest secondary ticket among MLB?teams. Attending a game at Boston?s famed Fenway?Park costs fans buying outside the box office approximately $88 on average. Unlike some teams on the list, the Red Sox have had a great deal of success in recent years, winning the World Series twice in the past 10 seasons. During that time, the Sox tallied 932 victories, second only to their bitter rivals, the Yankees. All that success on the field has translated to greater demand for tickets and ultimately, increased revenue. Since 2003, the team?s revenue?has increased?every year but one, and Fenway has seen a 15 percent?bump in attendance between 2002 and 2011.

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The most expensive tickets in the National Basketball Association

5. Boston Celtics
Average ticket price: $99.43
Win-loss past 10 years: 56.6 percent?(fifth highest)
Championships past 10 years: one
Average home attendance: 18,624

The Celtics ? with 17 NBA titles ? are the winningest team in basketball history; at one point, Boston claimed eight championships in a row. Seeing them play, though, is not cheap. Buying a resale ticket to watch the Celtics costs, on average, just over $99. An average of 18,624 people attended games played in 2010-2011, yet the Boston Garden only holds 18,624. The fact that the Celtics can average a sellout over an entire season is one of?reason?they are valued at $482 million, the fifth highest figure among NBA franchises. Boston?s overall revenue did fall by $5 million between 2011 and 2012, but that drop is due mostly to 2012?s lockout-shortened 66 game season, which had eight fewer home games than the year before.

4. Chicago Bulls
Average ticket price: $111.12
Win-loss past 10 years: 51.9 percent?(12th highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 22,161

The Chicago Bulls' average secondary-ticket price of $111.12 ranks fourth among NBA teams. Post-Jordan, the Bulls have yet to win a title, although they have made seven playoff appearances in the past decade.?In?that time, their attendance increased by 13 percent. Despite the departure of His Airness, Bulls fans continue to pack the United Center. The team?s average attendance was 22,161 in 2010-2011, the most in the NBA. Although they have yet to emulate the success they had during legendary coach Phil Jackson?s era, they have been a solid winner?during the past 10 seasons. During that span, the Bulls had 417 victories ? 12th out of 30 NBA franchises.

3. Miami Heat
Average ticket price: $123.35
Win-loss past 10 years: 53.6 percent?(11th highest)
Championships past 10 years: one
Average home attendance: 19,935

If you are buying a resold ticket, South Beach is the third-most expensive place in America to watch a basketball game, at a little?more than?$123 per ticket on average. This figure is an extension of?increased demand, reflected in the 30 percent?jump in attendance at AmericanAirlines Arena in the past decade. The leap is in large part to due to the triumvirate of stars that joined forces before the 2010-2011 season. LeBron?James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh helped the Heat draw an average of 19,935 fans last year ? fourth most in the NBA. After doling out the cash to sign the three free agents before the 2011 season, the Heat?s operating income dipped from $8 million in 2010 to $5.9 million in 2011. But 2012 turned that around. The interest generated by the new-look Heat has put the team back in the black, and operating income shot up to $26 million in 2012.

2. New York Knicks
Average ticket price: $161.93
Win-loss past 10 years: 40.6 percent?(sixth lowest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 19,763

Madison Square Garden bills itself as the ?world?s most famous arena? and the prices for Knicks?games reflect?that status. Attending?a game?costs secondary buyers just short of $162 on average. The Knicks? success, however, is difficult to attribute to success on the court. While New York has made the playoffs the past two years, they have not won a championship since the 1970s. Still, fans?continue?to pack the Garden ? the team?s attendance has increased by 4 percent?in the past 10 years. Part of this popularity has to do with the team?s increased star power, with recent additions of Carmelo Anthony and Amar?e Stoudemire. This year?s team was one of the more exciting Madison Square Gardens has seen for a while, due in part due to the unexpected success of Jeremy Lin and ?Lin-sanity.? The Knicks are also one of those teams that always will have strong backing, even during their worst performances.

1. Los Angeles Lakers
Average ticket price: $169.80
Win-loss past 10 years: 62.7 percent?(third highest)
Championships past 10 years: three
Average home attendance: 18,997

If you are buying away from the box office, entrance to the STAPLES Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, is the priciest in basketball, at an average of roughly $170 per ticket. Still, Lakers?fans are clearly willing and able to pay the fee for supporting their team. The Lakers?drew an average of 18,997 fans in 2011-2012 ? eighth most in the NBA. That figure becomes significantly?more impressive in light of the STAPLES Center?s capacity of 18,997. Whether it is the nine playoff appearances and three championships in the past 10 years, or the glitz and glamor of the notable celebrities who frequent the arena, the Lakers? pricey resales are a hot commodity. And so too, it appears, are the Lakers. The franchise?s estimated value leaped 40 percent?from $643 million in 2011 to $900 million 2012.

The most expensive tickets in the National Football League

5. Green Bay Packers
Average ticket price: $213.43
Win-loss past 10 years: 61.9 percent?(fifth highest)
Championships past 10 years: one
Average home attendance: 70,512

The Green Bay Packers? unique story as a nonprofit, publicly owned corporation began in 1923. Today, 360,000 stockholders serve as stewards of this very healthy team. Secondary-sale Packers tickets demand an average of a little?more than?$213 each, the fifth highest figure in the NFL. The Packers are also one of the most successful teams on the field. They have appeared in five Super Bowls in their franchise?s history, winning four. Green Bay?s success continued in the past decade with the team winning 99 games ? a number bested by only three teams ? and the Super Bowl in 2010. Their home stadium, Lambeau?Field, is located in one of the most sparsely populated metropolitan regions to host a professional team.

4. Dallas Cowboys
Average ticket price: $214.71
Win-loss past 10 years: 53.8 percent?(11th highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 85,512

The Dallas Cowboys were once dubbed ?America?s team? and the name stuck. Despite notching no Super Bowl victories in the past decade and making the playoffs just four times in that time, Cowboys secondary tickets are the fourth most expensive in the NFL, averaging just short of $215 each. The franchise is valued at $1.85 billion, tied with the New York Yankees for the most valuable team in North America. This valuation is due in part to the Cowboys? move from Texas Stadium to Cowboys Stadium, which increased capacity by nearly 15,000 seats.

3. Chicago Bears
Average ticket price: $219.82
Win-loss past 10 years: 51.3 percent?(13th highest)
Championships past 10 years: none
Average home attendance: 62,145

A top 10 franchise in terms of value, the Chicago Bears have had only middling success in recent years. Chicago has tallied just 82 victories in the past 10 seasons, 13th of?32 NFL franchises. The Bears had no Super Bowl wins in the past decade, though they appeared in one back in 2006, losing to Peyton Manning and the Colts. Still, Soldier Field patrons pay an average of almost $220?onthe secondary market for the right to watch their Bears take the field, part of the reason the team?s revenue has increased every year for the past?10 seasons.

2. New York Giants
Average ticket price: $238.45
Win-loss past 10 years: 55 percent?(eighth best)
Championships past 10 years: two
Average home attendance: 79,475

The New York Giants, though they play their home games in New Jersey, averaged the second most fans per game of any NFL team in 2011 at 79,475. Those fans buying tickets on the secondary market paid a little?more than?$238 a ticket, second most in all of sports. The Giants have also been one of the most successful teams on the field. In the past decade, the G-Men have won two Super Bowls ? in 2007 and 2011 ? and made six playoff appearances. The team?s revenue rose every year in that period and jumped $52 million between 2010 and 2011. In 2010, the Giants moved into the brand-new MetLife?Stadium, which has a permanent capacity of 82,566, the highest permanent capacity of any NFL stadium.

1. New England Patriots
Average ticket price: $241.86
Win-loss past 10 years: 76.9 percent?(highest)
Championships past 10 years: three
Average home attendance: 68,756

The New England Patriots have been a fixture in the?postseason?during the past decade, missing the playoffs only twice and winning three Super Bowls. Given that success, it is no surprise the average price of a Pats ticket on the secondary market is the highest in sports, at just short of $242. There has been no change in attendance at Gillette Stadium?over the past four years because during that time the Patriots sold every seat for every game. The franchise?s finances have mirrored the success on the field, and at $1.4 billion, it is the third-highest valued team in?NFL. That figure is even more impressive when considering that Robert Kraft bought the team in 1994 for only $172 million.

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