LEAGUE NOTES

          The payrolls of each NBA team were listed in the Newark
     STAR-LEDGER by Dave D'Allesandro.  The top three, in
     millions: Bulls, $61.87M; Knicks $53.70M; Magic, $42.48M
     (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 11/6)....The impact of the NHL's six
     "prominent" unsigned Group II free agents on the early part
     of the league's season is examined by SI's Michael Farber. 
     Fox/MSG hockey analyst John Davidson: "I understand
     business, but the [1994-95] lockout beat us up, and I'd put
     these players' being out only a little behind that" (SPORTS
     ILLUSTRATED, 11/10 issue)....The Corel WTA Tour's Kremlin
     Cup in Moscow will increase its '98 prize money to over
     US$1M, making it the eight WTA Tour event to top the million
     dollar mark in prize money. This year's Cup set an
     attendance record with 59,397 for the week, more than triple
     its previous best of 17,000 (Corel WTA Tour).