Las Vegas ticker: MGM hockey tickets go on sale Saturday

Wednesday, July 21, 1999 | 10:38 a.m.

Tickets for the Sept. 11 NHL exhibition game at the MGM Grand between the Los Angeles Kings and the Phoenix Coyotes go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the MGM box office and TicketMaster outlets. Tickets are priced at $20, $30, $45, $60 and $150. To charge by phone, call 474-4000.

Woods tournament moved

Tiger Woods' end-of-the year tournament to benefit his foundation has a new home.

The event, scheduled for Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, is moving from Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson to Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz. One reason for the relocation is the logistics of having a tournament in Las Vegas around New Year's Eve -- especially in 1999.

As for the tournament itself, Buy.com has signed up as the title sponsor and the event probably will be called the Buy.com World Challenge.

Bandits pick 18 in draft

The Las Vegas Silver Bandits selected 18 more players as the inaugural International Basketball League draft concluded Tuesday.

The picks are as follows: Victor Page (Georgetown), Warren Rosegreen (UNLV), Jeff Martin (Murray State), Mike Batiste (Arizona State), Eric Schraeder (St. Mary's), Ernest Hall (Southwest Baptist), Ira Bowman (Penn), Harold Ellis (Morehouse), Deanthony Langston (Long Beach State), Bryant Smith (Auburn), Casey Frank (Northern Arizona), Damian Owens (West Virginia), Rocky Walls (Oral Roberts), Lonnie Cooper (Louisiana Tech), Maceo Baston (Michigan), David Butler (UNLV), Reggie Manuel (UNLV) and Andy Bostick (South Carolina).

IBL training camps are expected to open Oct. 28.