DID CFL'S LARRY SMITH INK MOLSON SPONSOR DEAL AGAINST RULES?

          Montreal Alouettes President and former CFL
     Commissioner Larry Smith has "ticked off the entire league
     because of a" C$1M sponsorship deal with Molson that "he
     kept to himself," according to Marty York of the Toronto
     GLOBE & MAIL.  The deal "obligates" the team to wear Molson
     patches on their uniforms, but other CFL teams "have
     commitments with other breweries and aren't interested in
     seeing players run around on their fields, in front of
     television cameras, with Molson messages."  York writes that
     uniform and sponsorship deals are "supposed to be approved"
     by the league, and a ruling will "likely" mean that the
     Alouettes "will be prohibited" from wearing Molson patches
     during road games (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 5/25).