Nashville Sounds President Larry Schmittou spoke on the
impending arrival of Michael Jordan to the White Sox' AAA
affiliate.  Schmittou said attendance should "swell," but that
ticket prices will remain the same.  Nike will film Jordan in a
Sounds uniform on November 14 for its upcoming promotional
campaign.  Schmittou: "You can't buy that type of advertising"
(Tom Wood, Nashville TENNESSEAN, 11/8).

     The Cleveland PLAIN DEALER's Tony Grossi examined the
slotting of the expansion teams, writing that the Jaguars "figure
to be among the more lucrative stops for visiting clubs."  They
will play in the-soon-to-be renovated Gator Bowl, and have sold
out the Gator Bowl's 73,000 seats through '97 at an average
ticket price of $37.  That would guarantee $2.7M in ticket
revenue, giving each visiting club a share of $1.08M, placing the
Jaguars at least in the top five in visiting gate receipts paid
out.  The 49ers ($2.72 million) and Giants ($2.7 million)
currently have greater potential per-game receipts (Tony Grossi,
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, 11/6).  For their part, the Carolina
Panthers are guaranteeing $1.28M in visiting gate receipts.

     VA Circuit Court Judge Thomas Horne ruled yesterday that the
NFLPA cannot force Redskins players to pay union dues as a
condition of employment.  Horne concluded that the players were
protected under VA's right to work law because they reside in the
state and spend most of their time working at the team's VA
training site.  The NFLPA had argued that the Redskins players
should be covered under DC labor laws and therefore, the players
should be forced to adhere to the DC laws and pay their union
dues.  NFLPA attorney Richard Berthelsen said that the union will
appeal Horne's decision to the VA Supreme Court.  Earlier this
year, the NFLPA appealed a similar case to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for DC (Mark Asher, WASHINGTON POST, 11/9).

     According to the Rams club attendance and ticket-price
figures, this weekend's sellout against the Raiders will ease
their projected 1994 losses by at least $340,000.  After five
home games this season, the Rams are running about $940,000
behind last year in ticket revenues.  The ticket revenue figures
are significant because the Rams must show they are unable to
turn a profit in Anaheim in order to gain support for their
proposed relocation.  The Rams have sold nearly 69,000 tickets to
the Raiders game, which would be the team's biggest crowd since
moving to Anaheim in 1980 (Michele Himmelberg, ORANGE COUNTY
REGISTER, 11/9).