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Leagues and Governing Bodies

LEAGUE NOTES

          NFL: CNN/SI's Peter King, on CBS's status for securing
     NFL TV rights: "It looks like if CBS does not get 'Monday
     Night Football' that they're going to try to create a
     package with a lot of the loose games -- the Thanksgiving
     games, the late Saturday games in December and some of the
     Thursday night games earlier in the year when they have a
     conflict with baseball.  They'll get about a 10-game package
     or try to get a 10-game package, and maybe put a couple of
     the games in prime time during the November sweeps month"
     ("NFL Preview," CNN, 10/19).  In Boston, Will McDonough
     quoted one anonymous owner as saying, "If we don't get a 100
     percent increase, then we haven't done our jobs."  If that's
     the case, TV payments to individual teams would increase
     from about $40M now to about $80M (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/18).  On
     NBC, McDonough said the NFL "might ask" for $400M for the
     Browns expansion team and that "by going to expansion in
     1999, as it now looks, in the year 2001 or 2002, you have to
     look for a 32nd team to come in the NFL, and when they do,
     I'm told there is going to be a major realignment.  They'll
     switch from six divisions to eight divisions, with four
     teams in each division" ("NFL On NBC," 10/19).
          MLS: In Miami, Michelle Kaufman noted attendance for
     last week's MLS playoff games as not "exactly numbers the
     league was proud to publicize."   The United-Crew averaged
     10,663 and the Burn-Rapids drew 11,788, both below the
     league average of 14,616 (MIAMI HERALD, 10/19). In Ft.
     Lauderdale, Jeff Rusnak wrote that MLS should "consider"
     holding its playoffs in September rather than October. 
     Although MLS Commissioner Doug Logan has said the league
     will stay on its scheduling course, Rusnak wrote "if poor
     playoff crowds become a trend, MLS may have no choice in the
     future but to steer clear" of October (SUN-SENTINEL, 10/19).
          ABL: The Rage hosted the first ABL game in Philadelphia
     against the Glory last night in front of 5,312 at the
     Palestra.  In Philadelphia, Dick Jerardi: "The ABL is here,
     ready or not.  Judging by opening night, it would appear
     that Philadelphia is ready" (PHILA. DAILY NEWS, 10/20).
          GENERAL: NC-based Raycom Sports has met with the LPGA
     and CA-based Longs Drugs Challenge tournament officials and
     is "expected to sign on as the tournament's owner and
     operator before the end of this month" (SACRAMENTO BEE,
     10/18)....In K.C., 18,123 attended Kemper Arena for a
     Lakers-Cavs preseason NBA matchup (K.C. STAR, 10/19). 


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