N.Y./N.J. TEAMS WANT THE FULL SCOOP ON WHO BEATS THE WIZ

          The Knicks, Rangers and Mets "all expressed concern"
     about the "roughly" $10M in advertising that "could go up in
     smoke because of the financial troubles" at NJ-based Nobody
     Beats the Wiz, according to Richard Wilner of the N.Y. POST.

     Wilner wrote that the teams "sought some reassurance from
     the troubled" chain about its sponsor deals, "but came away
     empty-handed."  Nobody Beats the Wiz's Restructuring Officer
     Richard Sebastio: "We have an extremely limited budget for
     advertising over the next four weeks and no commitments or
     decisions have been made."  Wilner added that the area teams
     are "mobilizing to line up possible replacement advertisers"
     should the Wiz, not return (N.Y. POST, 12/23).