LEAGUE NOTES

          NFL: The NFL's salary cap "jumps" $10M to $51.507M in
     '98, according to "preliminary projections" sent by the
     league to teams.  For '98, the estimated defined gross
     revenue -- broadcast and ticket income -- of the league is
     $2.85B (Larry Weisman, USA TODAY, 2/10)...The 49ers and
     Seahawks will play an exhibition game August 15 in
     Vancouver, marking the first time the league has "ventured
     into" British Columbia (SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, 2/8).
          OTHER NOTES: In Tampa, Tom McEwen reports that the '99
     MLS Cup "will be played" at Tampa's new stadium: "Other
     bidders have been discouraged" (TAMPA TRIBUNE, 2/10)....In
     St. Louis, Keith Schildroth reported that the RHI "is in
     disarray," as the league's CA offices "have been closed for
     months."  However, RHI CEO Larry King said that "there will
     be" a '98 season, and that he is "waiting for" a $1.5M loan
     "to keep the league alive" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 2/8).