Mayor Bellamy gives the latest news on sports in Asheville

Asheville will host Southern Conference basketball tournament
Event projected to be worth millions to the city and business

"The trickle down will be huge," says Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director Kelly Miller, referring to the effect the city will gain from being the host city for the tournament.

Under great fanfare in a mid-afternoon press conference held June 3, 2010, in the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium at the Asheville Civic Center, Mayor Bellamy, as part of a full-court press blitz by Asheville City and Buncombe County officials, bounced out the good news that sports equals money. | More>