LICENSED TO ILITCH: OWNER GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH TIGERS

          Red Wings/Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch is devoting "more
     energy, more drive, more time" to the Tigers, and with the
     April opening of Comerica Park, he is also "getting more
     directly involved in club matters, including player moves,"
     according to John Lowe of the DETROIT FREE PRESS.  Ilitch:
     "I think we will have the most exciting stadium in the
     country.  I want everyone who comes there to have an
     exciting time. ... We're going into a $300-million stadium. 
     It's a big-time situation.  I'm responsible for getting the
     park opened and for having a good team."  Lowe writes that
     turning a profit also "appears to be a higher priority than
     ever" for Ilitch, who said that "in some years he has lost"
     $20M on the Tigers.  Ilitch, on his role: "I just want to
     win.  I don't have a big ego" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 7/23).