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          ROYAL A-PRENTICE: The sale of the Royals to Miles
     Prentice's group includes a provision that allows him to
     sell the team locally if Kauffman Stadium does not undergo
     renovations.  Sources said that if the team isn't bought
     locally, it could relocate.  Prentice: "I don't think they
     recognized how serious we were.  The thing that has to be
     done is, those improvements have to be made" (K.C. STAR,
     11/18).  Royals VP/Baseball Operations George Brett said he
     isn't interested in being GM, but he "would like to have
     some input" under the new ownership.  Brett: "We've talked
     about various roles for me and hopefully somewhere down the
     line we can get a more defined role" (K.C. STAR, 11/18).  
          HURRICANE WATCH: The Hurricanes radio network does not
     include a station in Guilford County, NC, where Greensboro
     is located.  The Canes "appeared" to close a deal with
     Greensboro station WPET-AM before the season, but the deal
     "fell through."  Currently, the team can be heard in NC in
     Raleigh, Greenville, Kinston, Jacksonville, Rocky Mount,
     Wilson, Fayetteville, as well as in LaGrange, GA (Greensboro
     NEWS & RECORD, 11/18).  The Canes are 3,000 short of a
     sellout for Friday's game against the Flyers and "about"
     1,500 seats remain for a December 12 game against the Red
     Wings (Greensboro NEWS & RECORD, 11/18).  
          OTHER NOTES: Five banks in Tennessee -- First American,
     NationsBank, SunTrust, First Union and The Bank of Nashville
     -- now offer 100% financing for fans purchasing Oilers PSLs,
     with payment plans ranging from 36-42 months at interest
     rates between 8-10% (TENNESSEAN, 11/18)....John Henry's
     $150M purchase of the Marlins may not be ready for approval
     at the January 12-14 MLB owners meetings in CA due to MLB's
     "comprehensive background checks" (MIAMI HERALD, 11/19).
     ...In Pittsburgh, the Penguins asked U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
     Bernard Markovitz to change his order barring the team from
     talking with other cities.  Penguins attorney Michael
     Kaminsky: "Nobody wants to leave.  We just want to gather
     information to be able to compare (the Civic Arena) lease
     with other leases" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 11/19).
 

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