The new rate Pierce, Scalise, and Chairman Bill Rivenbark agreed to on Thursday was 30.6 cents. But they had to remove $36 million in spending from the previous proposal to get there.

The Sharks picked up a 8-2 home win on Thursday over the Virginia Beach Valor. Scoreless in the 3rd, Nathan Fidelino, knocked a two run homer over the left field wall to break the ice. That was ...