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Leagues and Governing Bodies

NPSL LOOKS TO ADD TEAMS; DO THE BENSON BOOGIE, IHL STYLE?

          NPSL Commissioner Steve Paxos said that the soccer
     league, which "took two hits in the summer" when the Toronto
     and Tampa Bay franchises ceased, will "rebound by next
     season," according to Dennis Manolloff of the Cleveland
     PLAIN-DEALER.  Paxos: "I foresee us being back to 15-18
     teams."   Although Paxos declined to name candidates,
     Manolloff wrote that Paxos "would love to get back" to
     Chicago, and San Diego is an area "that might materialize." 
     Paxos is "upbeat" about the NPSL's 13-team league: "I'm the
     most optimistic I've been about this league since I became
     commissioner.  I think the league is very healthy right now.
     ... There are some prospects for a national TV deal starting
     after the first of the year" (PLAIN-DEALER, 11/19).    
          BOOGIE NIGHTS IN IHL: Saints Owner Tom Benson wants to
     bring an IHL team to New Orleans.  IHL officials said
     Wednesday that the league had received an application from
     Benson, along with a $500,000 deposit.  It's Benson's
     "intention to put the team in New Orleans' new downtown
     arena, scheduled to be completed in time for the 1999-2000
     season."  IHL Commissioner Robert Ufer said the league "is
     absolutely and unequivocally committed to bringing a team"
     to New Orleans (AP/ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 11/20). 

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