Penguins pursue casino deal
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Pittsburgh Penguins owner Mario Lemieux called a deal to sell the team to a Canadian billionaire “unequivocally” dead and said Monday he is trying to reach a deal with a casino that promises to build an arena for the financially struggling club.
Isle of Capri has said it will build a $290-million facility for the Penguins -- at no cost to taxpayers or the team -- if it obtains a slot-machine license from the state. “I’ve never heard of a government turning down $290 million in private money to build a public facility,” Lemieux said. “It’s unheard of.”
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Columbus 4, Detroit 3 -- Sergei Fedorov scored twice and added an assist against his former team at Columbus, Ohio.
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