Organizers say the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on Veterans Day will likely be played aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
A sailor who declined to give his name waves to a friend as he disembarks from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in San Diego. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier from which the body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea has returned to its home port in San Diego Bay.SAN DIEGO — Organizers say it's all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on Veterans Day will be played aboard the USS Carl Vinson, the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea.
The Carl Vinson returned from its deployment Wednesday to Coronado, across the bay from downtown San Diego.
Mike Whalen of the Morale Entertainment Foundation told The Associated Press that 40 to 50 people from his group, ESPN, the Navy and vendors will be at the ship on Monday and Tuesday for a site survey. A briefing for civic leaders and the media is planned for Monday evening at the San Diego Hall of Champions.