A USA TODAY editorial on the WNBA: "[A]fter getting
their first fair shot to perform before U.S. audiences,
women's pro basketball players -- and their fans -- have
sent a clear message: Women have won respect in pro ball.
At last" (USA TODAY, 8/28). In L.A., Earl Gustkey writes on
the Sparks' season under the header, "It's Over, But Sparks
Still Scored." Gustkey reports that, "Slowly, the Sparks
are connecting" with the southern CA "women's basketball
community" (L.A. TIMES, 8/28)....The NFL's 64 preseason
games drew 3,210,496, for an average of 50,164 per game
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 8/28)....In Boston, Dan Shaughnessy writes
on the lack of an NFL team in the L.A. market. L.A. Times
columnist Jim Murray: "What's really unbelievable is that I
really don't recall any conversation about not having a
team. People kind of just greet it with a shrug. ... [I]
can't detect any evidence that LA is unhappy not having a
team here. And the casual fans, I'm not even sure they are
aware we have lost our teams" (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/28)....In a
precursor to a possible expansion team in Boston, the
FleetCenter will host its first ever CISL game on Sunday,
September 28 between the Washington Warthogs and Arizona
Sandsharks (FleetCenter).
