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          SportsChannel New England Celtics analyst Tom Heinsohn
     apologized Tuesday before the Bulls-Celtics game for
     comments made on air last week about Hawks C Dikembe
     Mutombo.  Heinsohn, after Mutombo was taken out of Sunday's
     game: "He is going back to Africa for the weekend.  He's
     going to hunt him a lion or two" (BOSTON GLOBE, 3/13).
     ...ESPNET SportsZone's NCAA Men's Tournament Challenge
     Presented by Pizza Hut and DoubleTree Hotels had attracted
     more than 130,000 entries as of 3:00pm ET yesterday, ahead
     of last year's final total of 105,000 (ESPN)....In Chicago,
     George Lazarus notes to "look for" WMAQ-AM to end up with
     the radio rights for the Blackhawks in a six-year deal. 
     WMVP-AM has had the games for the last five years, including
     this year (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 3/13)....TCI will announce plans
     today to increase the average monthly fees to more than $27
     for about 9 million of its 14 million cable customers.  The
     fee will pay for a "typical package" of basic channels,
     including CNN and ESPN (USA TODAY, 3/13).  But in Denver,
     Stephen Keating reports that TCI President Leo Hindery said
     he will review the price increases, adding, "I think some of
     the rates that are allowed can't go forward.  They are
     unacceptable" (DENVER POST, 3/13)....CBS Sports
     VP/Programming Mike Aresco, on the challenges of offering
     regional coverage of NCAA Men's Basketball tournament: "You
     try to show games to areas of natural interest. ... Where
     there isn't natural interest, you show the best game that's
     the most competitive."  Aresco adds the network has had "the
     fewest requests for switches from our affiliates" this
     tournament season (USA TODAY, 3/13)  
     
     

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