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A prospective NHL team in Las Vegas should generate at least $450 million in expansion fees for the league, two NHL owners told TSN. “It’s going to be between $450 million and $500 million. I bet it comes in at about $475 million,” one owner told TSN, requesting anonymity because the league does not like owners to speak publicly about such issues. A second NHL owner subsequently agreed with the prediction. The estimate, if it bears out, highlights the NHL’s growth over the past decade, a stretch during which the NHL has effectively doubled overall revenue to $3.7 billion. The last teams to pay expansion fees, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, paid the league $80 million apiece. Don Logan, president and chief operating officer of the Las Vegas 51s minor-league baseball team, said every major sports league has eyed Las Vegas. “From the 1980s until the downturn in 2008, this was the fastest-growing area in the country,” Logan said in an interview. “In terms of media-market size, Las Vegas is the biggest metro market in the U.S. that doesn’t have a major-league sports franchise. Every major league has done quiet analysis on the market. Logan said Las Vegas has evolved as a market. “Back in the old days, you never saw a clock or windows in a casino,” he said. “They fill you up with free drinks and you sit at the machines for hours on end, making your donations. But the market here has evolved. It has the amenities people want. We have the best dining anywhere. Every major celebrity chef has one or more locations up and down the strip. We have the most unbelievable shopping anywhere in the world. “It’s an unbelievable golf destination,” Logan continued. “There was a time when casinos wouldn’t work with restaurants, retailers or golf clubs. Now they know it’s something you have to do.” Logan said all of the local casino operators – Caesars, Wynn, Sands Corp. and others – would need to work together for a Las Vegas team to succeed. “These are properties with deep-rooted, sophisticated networks,” Logan said. “They know who the fans are, who has the disposable income and the ability to come to Las Vegas. It’s the most well equipped marketing industry in the world.” Las Vegas welcomes 40 million visitors per year. Toronto, by contrast, reports 14 million. Bill Foley, who has the NHL’s approval to gauge the interest in Las Vegas for season tickets, is asking consumers to commit $150 to $900 for a season ticket deposit. Foley is beginning his ticket drive on February 10 and hopes to attract 10,000 customers. Foley told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he has already reached lease agreements with MGM Resorts and Anschutz Entertainment Group for the $375 million, 20,000-seat arena they are building. The arena is scheduled to be completed in April 2016. Foley would share ownership of the team with the Maloof family, the newspaper reported. Foley told USA Today that his groups marketing research indicates there are 130,000 hockey fans who make $55,000 or more living within 35 miles of downtown Las Vegas. One NHL owner told TSN he’s unsure whether Las Vegas is a market that can sustain a team. But he said the Las Vegas market may have more potential than Miami or Phoenix. “I think both the Panthers and Coyotes are going to have to move, I just don’t see it working out long term in either market,” the owner said. TSN pointed out that the Panthers would seem to be locked into a long-term lease in southern Florida. “So you negotiate a break fee,” he said. “It happens all the time. 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JOHNS, N.GREEN BAY, Wis. - Aaron Rodgers made trademark pinpoint passes. Eddie Lacy powered out tough yards on the ground. The defence held firm in a frantic fourth quarter.This could be one super combination for the Green Bay Packers.Rodgers threw for 368 yards and two touchdowns, and Green Bay fended off the New England Patriots 26-21 Sunday in a high-profile matchup between Super Bowl contenders.We have some big goals, and were getting into December football now with a chance with everything right in front of us, Rodgers said.He bested Tom Brady in the first meeting between the star quarterbacks as starters. They were the main attractions in a down-to-the-wire thriller.Rodgers connected with Richard Rodgers and Jordy Nelson for long touchdowns in the first half.Leading by five, the defence made a late stand for the Packers (9-3). With Green Bay back in zone coverage, Mike Daniels and Mike Neal combined to sack Brady on third down for a 9-yard loss, and kicker Stephen Gostkowkski pushed a 47-yard field-goal attempt wide right with 2:40 left.The Packers sealed it after Rodgers converted to Cobb on third-and-4 with the Patriots out of timeouts.The point total was enough to win the game, coach Mike McCarthy said. I thought (the) defence did a lot of good things, and really I think the end of the game is what youre looking for as a coach.Not quite the ending Brady had in mind.I hate to take a sack in that situation. I really would have liked to score there, he said.I just wish we would have won this one. We put a lot into this one, and this was a great test for us. I think the guys knew how important this was for our season.Brady finished 22 of 35 for 245 yards and two touchdown passes to Brandon LaFell for New England (9-3), which had its seven-game winning streak snapped. The second score came from 15 yards early in the fourth quarter to get within 23-21.The lead could have been wider for the Packers if not for some hiccups in the red zone.Green Bay settled for four field goals from Mason Crosby of 35 yards or less, including a 28-yarder to make it a five-point lead with 8:41 left. That kick came after rookie Davante Adams dropped a potential touchdown pass on third-and-5 from the New England 10.On his knees, a frustrated Rodgers buried his helmet into the turf in frustration.But he was celebrating at the end. Green Bay has won four in a row and eight of nine.ddddddddddddI just go back to our philosophy of winning. First, you have to find ways to win. Learn how to win, No. 1, but then youve got to find ways to win and you have to do it as many different ways as possible, McCarthy said.Rodgers finished 24 of 38, while Lacy had 98 yards on 21 carries, including 26 on the ground in the fourth-quarter drive that led to Crosbys field goal. Adams had a career-best 121 yards on six receptions.I said all week they had good skill players. They have good everything, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said.Rodgers extended his NFL-record streaks to 360 consecutive passes at home and 31 touchdown passes in a row at home without an interception. His last interception at home came nearly two years ago on Dec. 2, 2012.The Packers had been blowing past opponents at home with big early leads, turning the final 30 minutes of games at Lambeau Field into glorified practices. But this game had the feel of a championship fight down to the final minutes.New England punched back after falling behind 13-0 in the first quarter.Brandon Bolden twisted his way up the middle for a 6-yard scoring run early in the second quarter to get New England on the board. LaFells 2-yard catch with 1:09 left in the quarter drew New England within 16-14.But the quick-strike Packers were at their best late in the first half. Rodgers found Nelson in stride over the middle, and the receiver beat standout cornerback Darrelle Revis for a 45-yard touchdown, outracing safety Devin McCourty and tagging the front pylon before falling out of bounds.Six-foot-6 tight end Rob Gronkowski had 98 yards on seven catches, proving to be a matchup nightmare once again for a defence.Green Bay made the biggest stop in the end after sacking Brady.So when youve got a guy like that, you have to just keep on chopping wood and you never know when youll get to him, Daniels said. And as you saw, the last defensive play of the game is when we got to him.NOTES: Packers CB Sam Shields left after suffering a concussion in the second quarter. Backup LB Jamari Lattimore left with an ankle injury in the second while on the kick return unit. ... New England was held to its lowest point total since falling 41-14 on Sept. 29 at Kansas City, the Patriots previous loss.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '