WILL PANTHERS LET THE SUNSHINE IN?

          In FL, Sunshine Network GM Jim Liberatore said that he
     "expects the Panthers to keep their broadcasts" on
     SportsChannel FL next season for $2.8M, "rather than accept
     a nearly" $5M offer from Sunshine, according to Barry
     Jackson of the MIAMI HERALD.  Liberatore "suggests the
     Panthers are shortchanging stockholders of Florida Panthers
     Holdings by doing so."  Huizenga owns managing interest in
     both the Panthers and SportsChannel FL and Huizenga
     officials "want Panthers games on SportsChannel to provide
     programming and revenue for Huizenga's cable network."  But
     Liberatore says that "because the Panthers are publicly
     owned, they should accept the higher offer."  Liberatore:
     "People want to make money on that stock.  It is the
     responsibility of the Panthers to make it the best possible
     deal for the stockholders."  Huizenga Sports & Entertainment
     Group President Dick Evans: "We always look out for what's
     best for our shareholders" (MIAMI HERALD, 5/11).