LEAGUE NOTES

     WNBA President Val Ackerman is profiled in BUSINESS WEEK.
Ackerman points to the "passing, shooting and intensity"
showcased in Atlanta as a sign that the new league will be
successful (BUSINESS WEEK, 8/19 issue).... NBC News anchor Tom
Brokaw writes on the allure of golf in a Sunday op-ed (N.Y.
TIMES, 8/11)....The NY State Athletic Commission Friday rescinded
the suspension it imposed last week on fight promoter Lou Duva
(N.Y. TIMES, 8/10)....The first U.S. Soccer Festival played in
San Antonio was an "overwhelming success," according to national
soccer officials and coaches (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 8/10)....
DWA, USA has announced it reached a three-year agreement with the
Weston Hills Country Club in Ft. Lauderdale to serve as host of
the LPGA's $700,000 Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions
(DWA).