SportsCar has opened an office in Paris to help serve
the FIA governing body and European-based manufacturers and
teams (SportsCar)....Tickets for the '97 U.S. Open Tennis
Championships in New York will go on sale June 8 at 9:00am
ET (USTA)....Bill White, former MLB player and NL President,
asked to comment on MLB's use of interleague play: "When you
start using gimmicks it shows weakness. I'd rather that you
put out a good product, and promote that product properly"
(N.Y. POST, 5/21)....The Knicks' Patrick Ewing, on NBA
Commissioner David Stern's decision to suspend players
following the Knicks-Heat altercation: "I think the
commissioner took away a golden opportunity for myself and
my teammates. ... And if he's going to suspend me or my
teammates, do it next season. Don't do it in the playoffs"
(N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 5/21)....U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ),
Chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, will hold a Full Committee hearing tomorrow
on the state of boxing. Issues to be examined include the
implementation of boxing legislation; the findings of a
report on boxing fraud in several Midwestern states; and to
discuss the feasibility of a national pension system for the
sport (U.S. Senate Committee).
