>>Bulls Host Bucks Tonight

(Chicago, IL)  --  The Bulls continue preseason play tonight as they battle the Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center.  Chicago is just 1-and-2 in exhibition action following an 82-75 setback at Minnesota on Saturday.  The Bulls have four more preseason tilts left before opening the regular season against Sacramento on Halloween.  Tipoff tonight is at 7:00 p.m.

>>Councils Sign Off On New Seattle Arena

(Seattle, WA)  --  The city of Seattle is one step closer to luring an NBA or NHL team to town.  The King County and Seattle City councils have given final approval to an agreement to build a new sports arena in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood.  Under terms of the deal, the arena would be built with up to 145-million dollars in public financing if promoter Chris Hansen can lure a team to town, and 200-million dollars if he manages to snag two teams.  Officials with the Longshore Union had hoped to stop the council's approval of the deal, saying such an arena would cause traffic nightmares at the Port of Seattle and potentially drive away business.  The union now says it'll file a lawsuit to stop the project.