20TH ANNIVERSARY SPORTS SUMMIT SET FOR GOTHAM, JANUARY 14-15

          STEVE SOLOMON, NHL COO; JOHN KRIMSKY, JR.; USOC Dep Sec
     General; RICK WELTS, NBAP President; ALAN ROTHENBERG, U.S. 
     U.S. Soccer Federation President; TONY TAVARES, Anaheim
     Sports President; BRIAN FRANCE, NASCAR VP/Marketing; and DON
     GARBER, NFL Int'l Senior VP, will all be keynote speakers at
     the '98 Int'l Sports Summit at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in
     New York, January 14-15.  Panel presentations will discuss
     "Mergers within the Sports Industry;" "Golf and Television;"
     "Sports Facility Management;" "Leagues and the Web;"
     "Expenses and Revenues in College Athletics;" "Grassroots
     Initiatives;" "Extreme Sports;" and "Issues in Sports Law." 
     There will also be a special series of panels on women's
     sports, moderated by SHARON BARBANO, President of the
     Women's Sports Marketing Group (THE DAILY).