ESPN MLB analyst Dave Campbell "will no longer be a
     part" of Rockies TV broadcasts, according to Tony DeMarco of
     the DENVER POST.  Campbell, who has worked Rockies games
     over the last four years, is "caught in the squeeze" of Fox
     Sports Rocky Mountain's (FSRM) acquisition of the team's TV
     rights.  FSRM VP/GM Tim Griggs said that he didn't think
     Campbell would be back "[u]nless something extraordinary
     happens."  Griggs said he has talked with Campbell's agent,
     Tony Attanasio, but has been "unable" to resolve certain
     "sticky issues," including the fact that FSRM "considers"
     ESPN a competitor and that working for both "would be a
     conflict of interest" for Campbell (DENVER POST, 11/7).
 

          The following lists ratings from last weekend's network
     sporting events.  All times are ET.  ABC's NCAA Football
     included OSU-MSU; OKLA-NEB; USC-WASH; and NC ST-FSU.  The
     numbers were gathered from the networks (THE DAILY).


  
 
    
 
      
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NET
    
    
 
      
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PGA: 
      Tour Champ. ('95 replay)
    
 
      
11/1
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
1:00-3:30pm
    
    
 
      
1.1/3
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football: (regional)
    
 
      
11/1
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
3:30-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.8/9
    
  
  
 
    
"College 
      Football Today"
    
 
      
11/1
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:00-3:30pm
    
    
 
      
0.8/2
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football: Georgia-Florida
    
 
      
11/1
    
    
 
      
CBS
    
    
 
      
3:30-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
4.4/11
    
  
  
 
    
NCAA 
      Football: Navy-Notre Dame
    
 
      
11/1
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
1:30-5:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.2/9
    
  
  
 
    
PGA: 
      Tour Championship Final
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
ABC
    
    
 
      
2:00-6:00pm
    
    
 
      
2.7/6
    
  
  
 
    
"Fox 
      NFL Sunday"
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
12:00-1:00pm
    
    
 
      
4.2/12
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on Fox" Game One
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
1:00-4:00pm
    
    
 
      
5.6/13
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on Fox" Game Two
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
FOX
    
    
 
      
4:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
16.5/31
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on NBC" Pregame
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
12:00-1:00pm
    
    
 
      
3.6/10
    
  
  
 
    
"NFL 
      on NBC" (regional)
    
 
      
11/2
    
    
 
      
NBC
    
    
 
      
1:00-7:00pm
    
    
 
      
12.0/28
    
  


     
          NOTE: USA TODAY's Rudy Martzke reports that NBC and
     Turner "are expected" to renew their NBA deals by Tuesday's
     NBA Board of Governor's meetings in N.Y.  The new four-year
     deals "likely will double the current rights fees," bringing
     NBC to about $1.5B and TNT/TBS to about $700M.  Martzke adds
     that "much of the additional cost" will be offset by ad
     revenue from more telecasts (USA TODAY, 11/7).

          After "months of wrangling and litigation" with
     SportsChannel Bay Area, the Warriors will announce today
     that they have signed a two-year deal that will give
     SportsChannel the broadcast rights to 30 games a season,
     according to Susan Slusser of the S.F. CHRONICLE.  The
     "primary sticking point" throughout the negotiations was the
     right of first refusal, an option that SportsChannel has had
     in the past with the Warriors and with other pro teams. 
     Warriors Owner Chris Cohan had "refused to grant that right"
     to SportsChannel and at one point, the team considered
     looking "elsewhere" for its home broadcasts.  Slusser: "The
     Warriors won the battle: SportsChannel does not have the
     right of first refusal in future years and did not receive a
     longer deal in return for giving up that right, as
     SportsChannel officials had hoped" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 11/7).
          HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Barring a "last-second"
     deal between the Rockets and Fox Sports Southwest, tonight's
     Trail Blazers-Rockets game will not be televised in Houston,
     according to David Barron of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE.  Sources
     said Fox Sports Southwest has offered the Rockets a five-
     year contract that would total "between" $25-30M.  Officials
     on both sides would not comment (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 11/7).

          Marv Albert will grant his first national interview
     since his sexual assault trial tonight on ABC's "20/20" with
     Barbara Walters.  In Boston, Howard Manly writes that most
     of Albert's answers during tonight's interview "could be
     considered unresponsive, because they really don't matter
     now."  Manly: "He didn't have the courage to tell his side
     of the story in court when it counted" (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/7). 
     In Hartford, Dom Amore writes that Albert is "either getting
     bad advice, or ignoring common sense" by granting the
     interviews (HARTFORD COURANT, 11/7).  In N.Y., Richard
     Sandomir writes Albert's "media tour raises questions.  Why
     is he freely answering questions to the news media, rather
     than on the witness stand? ... A week in the heavy news
     media spin cycle may raise as many questions as he says he's
     answering" (N.Y. TIMES, 11/7).  In San Jose, Colin Seymour
     writes that Albert's "image can't get much worse, so why
     should he regret submitting to Barbara Walters'
     interrogation?" (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 11/7).    

          After two test issues, SI Women/Sport "faces an
     uncertain future," according to Michael Hirsley of the
     CHICAGO TRIBUNE, under the header, "Problems Illustrated: SI
     Delays Plans For Women's Magazine."  Hirsley: "Whether the
     magazine ... becomes a monthly, as originally envisioned, is
     now up to a jury of its target audience.  It seems unlikely
     that the January or February debut will be achieved." 
     Direct-mail questionnaires were sent in late October to
     prospective women readers and their responses "will
     determine if and when the magazine gets published."  Sandy
     Bailey, SI Women/Sport Editor: "The question is not whether
     there's an audience, but what are the numbers?  A decision
     should come early in the new year."  If the "fitness and
     fashion" niche represents the "full circulation potential"
     in the targeted age group of women 18 to 34, Bailey said it
     would be "too limiting and too duplicative" for SI.  She
     estimated that audience at less than 500,000 with the
     targeted circulation of Women/Sport at 1 million.  Bailey:
     "[S]ervices, advice and fashion is not where SI has
     experience and cachet" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 11/7).