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          POWER PLAYERS: In N.Y., gossip columnist Neal Travis
     writes that former USA Network CEO Kay Koplovitz is "being
     considered" for the position of MLB Commissioner, and that
     "more than a few owners have her name at the top of their
     lists."  Travis: "It makes sense.  She is a baseball nut who
     knows how to wring profits and popularity out of the most
     unlikely sources" (N.Y. POST, 5/13)....In L.A., Randy Harvey
     wrote that Michael Ovitz is "aggressively courting the NFL
     for his proposed new stadium in Carson, having invited
     himself to a meeting" yesterday in New York with the league
     execs.  Harvey: "It's not clear how many will give him an
     audience.  They are flattered by his interest, but some
     believe he's moving too fast" (L.A. TIMES, 5/12). 
          NHL: In Ottawa, trade attorney Barry Appleton appeared
     before the House of Commons subcommittee studying sport in
     Canada and said that subsidies for U.S.-based NHL teams are
     in violation of NAFTA and that "provisions covering
     investment may eventually lead to the U.S. government
     compensating Canadian teams more than" $100M due to such
     subsidies (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 5/13).  In Toronto, a STAR
     editorial titled "Don't Subsidize NHL" states that
     Commissioner Gary Bettman's call for governmental assistance
     for Canadian teams "is about as close to a political corpse
     as you'll get" (TORONTO STAR, 5/13)....Also in Toronto,
     David Naylor examines the newly-formed NHL Fan Association.
     The group has signed up "roughly" 600 members so far since
     the launch of www.nhlfa.com, and starting this fall, it
     plans to conduct twice-a-year surveys called The Fan Report,
     and present them to the NHL (GLOBE & MAIL, 5/13).  

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