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          In Atlanta, Len Pasquarelli examines the pursuit by NFL
     assistant coaches to obtain more benefits from the league. 
     Long taken "for granted by the league and its 30 teams, the
     coaches are suddenly voicing concerns over such issues as
     salaries, fringe benefits, portability of health insurance
     and retirement age" (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 5/28).
          OTHER NOTES: In Edmonton, Scott Haskins criticizes the
     style of play in NHL Stanley Cup playoffs: "I'm not really
     sure what Buffalo, Washington, Dallas and Detroit are doing,
     but they are not playing hockey. ... Unless you're a diehard
     Capitals fan or your brother plays for the Stars, there are
     only two reasons to be inside while a playoff game is on:
     Either you're dead or you haven't figured out how a doorknob
     works" (EDMONTON SUN, 5/28)....In L.A., Eric Sondheimer
     examined pro beach volleyball under the header, "Trouble In
     Paradise: Pro Beach Volleyball, Once The Rage, Is Mired In
     Financial Turmoil."  ESPN Manager of Programming Bob Yalen
     said he has had three different deals this year with beach
     volleyball organizers "go bankrupt or dissolve themselves." 
     Yalen: "Politically, it's a tough animal.  There's a lot of
     personalities involved and pulling it all together under one
     umbrella is not an easy job" (L.A. TIMES, 5/26)....PGA Tour
     Commissioner Tim Finchem said that Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
     St. Louis, Seattle and Minneapolis-St. Paul  are the five
     markets being considered for a regular tour event in the
     next few years (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/23). ...The
     National Baseball Hall of Fame has added an exhibit that
     traces the relationship between the sport's management and
     players (USA TODAY, 5/27)....CNN/SI's Tom Verducci reported
     that AL President Gene Budig "is rarely seen at a ballpark. 
     It turns out that he likes to monitor the pace of games by
     following them on the Internet.  And here's how obsessed
     he's become with the length of game issue: He ordered the
     Orioles to cut two minutes off their average between now and
     All-Star break" ("Sports Tonight," 5/27).

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