MSG is "negotiating" with Don King to host the June 27
Felix Trinidad-Terry Norris Fight. The Newark STAR-LEDGER's
Dan Wasserman notes this could be the "first step in a
relationship that could put ... Mike Tyson in the middle of
the ring" at MSG (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 3/27)....Noting MLB's
revenue sharing and labor peace, Bill Madden writes,
"[Acting MLB Commissioner] Bud Selig stands to go down in
history as the architect of the most revolutionary change
baseball has ever known" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/27)....MLB's
Executive Council reviewed the Yankees' ten-year sponsorship
deal with adidas. The TIMES' Jack Curry notes,
"Preliminarily, it expressed no problems" with the deal
(N.Y. TIMES, 3/27)....The NHL officially announced the Ducks
and Canucks will open the '97-98 regular season with a two-
game series at Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo. As part of the
weekend's activities surrounding the game, the NHL will
conduct a series of interactive events and exhibits
(NHL)....In Toronto, Gary Picknell writes that the NFL and
CFL "appear to be making headway" in their discussions to
"reach a marketing and financial agreement" in time for the
'97 season (TORONTO SUN, 3/27).
