The NFLPA "has threatened to de-certify agents who
distribute its salary survey" (USA TODAY, 2/20)....NBA ref
Mike Mathis was indicted by a federal grand jury on five
counts of tax fraud. He is the third NBA ref to be indicted
in the past week (Mult., 2/20)....The WNBA released its
inaugural schedule, with its opening games set for Saturday,
June 21. One opener will be televised live on NBC. The
season ends August 24. The league's TV schedule consists of
29 televised games on NBC, ESPN and Lifetime, with ten games
on Saturday, nine on Friday, five on Monday, three on
Tuesday and one Thursday and one Sunday contest. NBC and
ESPN will both carry ten games, with Lifetime getting nine
(WNBA)....In Miami, Michelle Kaufman of the HERALD takes an
extensive look at the NBA's drop in scoring. Kaufman: "Does
all this mean the game of basketball is 'going down in a
handbasket,' as Charles Barkley said? Maybe not. Despite
the lower scores, the margin of victory is still the same --
right around 11 points in the NBA" (MIAMI HERALD, 2/20)
