"SHOOTING" FROM THE LIP -- LUPICA TO HOST ESPN2 SERIES

          N.Y. Daily News columnist and ESPN contributor Mike
     Lupica will host a weekly series, "The Mike Lupica Show," on
     ESPN2.  The show will premiere May 4 at 5:30pm ET with NBA
     Commissioner David Stern as the first guest.  Each 30-minute
     episode of the program, which is being produced by CT-based
     Valerio Productions, will begin with commentary from Lupica,
     followed by an interview with a sports personality.  After
     the interview, both Lupica and his guest will field
     questions from a live studio audience.  The show, taped in
     NYC, will be reaired twice each week on ESPN2 (ESPN2).