In Baltimore, Milton Kent credits ABC with a "brilliant
production" of the Preakness after much criticism of the net's
Kentucky Derby performance (Baltimore SUN, 5/19).... NASCAR and
Sierra On-Line have developed the "NASCAR Racing League," an
online interactive league allowing fans to compete via modem.
The league will be available to all users of Papyrus' "NASCAR
Racing" CD-ROM (NASCAR)....INSIDE MEDIA profiles the Web site
SportsLine USA, noting that the "next major addition" will be an
area devoted to Shaquille O'Neal and his sponsors (INSIDE MEDIA,
5/15 issue).... NEWSWEEK's "Cyberscope" profiles Instant
Baseball, noting, "Once again a web site has proven the Net's
real killer application is sports information" (NEWSWEEK, 5/27
issue). ....The RHI Vancouver VooDoo, owned by Orca Bay Sports &
Entertainment, have launched their own Web site (VooDoo)....
GOLFWORLD reports the awarding of British Open TV rights to the
BBC through 2001 was a "defeat" for Sky Sports and partner IMG.
In addition, the "uncomfortable" nature of negotiations may mean
IMG's Mark McCormack could lose his role as an Open analyst
(GOLFWORLD, 5/17 issue)....Chris Evert Charities has established
a site on the Web, at http://www.cvinc.com/chrisevert (Chris
Evert/Ellesse).... British Telecom and BSkyB are in "advanced
negotiations" on jointly developing digital TV and interactive
services in the UK (FINANCIAL TIMES, 5/18-19)....The N.Y. TIMES
examines the practice of putting corporate annual reports on the
Web, with Reebok being one company cited (N.Y. TIMES, 5/19).
