MEDIA NOTES

          SI's "Scorecard" notes the behavior of K.C. Star
     columnist Jason Whitlock at a rainy Foxboro Stadium during
     the Chiefs-Patriots game October 11.  After being verbally
     heckled by Pats fans during the rout, Whitlock "held up two
     hand-written signs to bait the fans" which read, "IT'S WARM
     IN HERE -- GOOD LOOKING WOMEN, TOO" and "BLEDSOE GAY?  PATS
     SUCK."  The signs were confiscated by Foxboro security, but
     SI notes that as of Monday, no action had been taken against
     Whitlock by the NFL or the Pro Football Writers Association. 
     Whitlock's column ran on October 12, but has not run since. 
     K.C. Star Sports Editor Rick Vacek said the paper did not
     "condone this type of behavior" and that there "would be
     consequences" (SI, 10/26 issue)....New Line TV's "The CBA:
     Before They Were Stars" has received clearance from stations
     including WNBC in N.Y., KNBC in L.A.. WABU in Boston and
     KARE in Minneapolis.  The one-hour special highlighting the
     CBA debuts in December (New Line)....Fox Sports Detroit
     earned a 6.6/11 cable rating for the Red Wings' home opener
     last Friday, the network's highest rating ever (FSD).