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Prince George's County officials, meanwhile, offered no such drama, though Evans emphasized that the Bowie plan is far from sealed.

"We've got nothing but open arms from Prince George's County," Evans said. "They want the jobs. They want to put a hotel there where the parents can stay."

State Sen. Douglas Peters, D-Bowie, has a teenage son who plays lacrosse for DeMatha High School. The family will spend about $1,500 to attend a tournament in Florida this month, which may or may not involve a hassle.

"We've literally had to drive from one school to another school, and then back to the other school, depending on whether or not you lose," Peters said. The Legends proposal would concentrate those games in a single spot in Bowie, surrounded by existing hotels and restaurants.

"The idea would be to get those kinds of tournaments to come to Maryland, and then we could get the economic spin-off," Peters said.