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FRANCHISE NOTES

          HUNT HAS NO REGRETS: Chiefs Owner Lamar Hunt, on
     withdrawing his bid for the Royals on Tuesday: "We and
     (Western Resources) agreed on what was a logical offer to
     make, and we have no regrets and obviously no hard feelings,
     by any means" (K.C. STAR, 8/27).  In K.C., columnist Jason
     Whitlock writes that Royals bidder Miles Prentice is "the
     last man standing because the sale of the Royals,
     unfortunately, became more about money than finding the
     right owner. ... [N]ow we're supposed to trust Prentice on
     blind faith or because he was the only bidder desperate
     enough to pay an inflated price" (K.C. STAR, 8/27)....Hunt,
     on possibly owning an AFL team: "We have talked to [the AFL]
     and ... as far as I know, they are pursuing the idea of
     having us.  We're intrigued by the idea, though I don't know
     if anything will come of it" (K.C. STAR, 8/27).
          NOTES: For the Bruins' 75th season this year, any fan
     who turns 75 years old during the season will receive two
     free tickets to a game (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/27)....In Toronto,
     talks "are under way to extend" interim CEO Richard Peddie's
     contract with Maple Leaf Gardens.  Sources "indicated
     there's a strong chance a new contract for Peddie will be
     completed in September" (TORONTO SUN, 8/27)....In MN, Sid
     Hartman writes to "look for Mike Veeck and Clark Griffith to
     make an official bid to buy the Twins from Carl Pohlad
     before" the September 14 deadline (STAR TRIBUNE, 8/27).

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