In Sacramento, Donna Orender meets Voisin and tries to silence the doubters.

Are season ticket sales really up in NY and DC? If so, and if the upticks are significant, that's good news indeed.

Also good news (though just words) are new comments from Monarchs and Kings co-owner Joe Maloof: "We won a world championship with the Monarchs, and we don't forget that. Things are tough now, but you can break even if you make the playoffs. We're going to be fine."