1.   And part of problem was the Mariners were overwhelmed by operating a stadium for the first time.

2.   A spokesman for McLane, who operates the stadium through his Astrodome USA company, said the vote is good news.

3.   In any deal that is consummated, Hollywood Park would be the landlord and would operate the stadium, and the revenues would be split with the team.

4.   It is the need to operate the stadium as a multiuse facility that led to new troubles for the downtown Phoenix package last week.

5.   The Falcons would need the approval of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, which operates the stadium, to sell the naming rights.

6.   The responsibility for what happened in Giants Stadium Saturday can be put squarely on the shoulders of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, which operates the stadium.

7.   ACOG charged no rent for the stadium during the test events, but did charge for the cost of operating the stadium.

8.   Clarence Lee, marketing director of Wembley International Hong Kong Ltd., which operates the stadium, said an audience did wear gloves for one show several years ago.

9.   Natalie Bailey, a spokeswoman for Hershey Foods, said Hershey Foods is separate from Hershey Entertainment and Resort Co., which operates the stadium.

10.   The Georgia World Congress Center, which operates the stadium, has decided not to seek a corporate naming-rights deal.