NFL: In N.Y., Phil Mushnick, on NFL instant replay:
"Pull the plug, Mr. Tagliabue. Do it now, before your games
are once again rendered absurd by an ill-advised, ill-
designed rule" (N.Y. POST, 8/23)....In Cleveland, Tony
Grossi reported that Bengals President Mike Brown "wants the
NFL to schedule" the Browns as Cincinnati's first opponent
in Paul Brown Stadium in 2000 (PLAIN DEALER, 8/22).
WNBA: In N.Y., Lena Williams profiled 13 WNBA players
who are "working mothers." Williams: "Just as high-profile
team sports are new for women, so are the demands on mothers
who travel with the teams." Williams noted that the WNBA
"does not provide" child care, and the "issue did not arise"
during contract negotiations (N.Y. TIMES, 8/21).
NOTES: In L.A., Ross Newhan reported that though Walt
Disney Co. has "invited" Broadcom co-Founder & CEO Henry
Nicholas III to "invest" in the Angels and Mighty Ducks, MLB
Commissioner Bud Selig has "reiterated" that baseball rules
"prohibit prospective buyers and sellers from exchanging"
financial information without approval from his office.
Selig: "They need to talk to me long before they get to that
position" (L.A. TIMES, 8/22)....In Toronto, Michael Clarkson
asked, "Why are there only two Canadians in the top 100 on
the WTA Tour?" Tennis Canada President & CEO Bob Moffatt:
"It's complicated and puzzling. But other nations have
similar questions: Why has Sweden produced such a good run
of male tennis players and not women?" (TORONTO STAR,
8/20)....The Albany Firebirds defeated the Orlando Predators
"before a sellout crowd" of 13,652 in Arena Bowl XIII
Saturday in Albany, N.Y. It was "only the second capacity
crowd" in Firebirds history (Albany TIMES UNION, 8/22)....In
Chicago, Tim Cronin, on CART and IRL being "close to
settling their differences and combining in some fashion"
for the 2000 season: "Not so, unless there are secret talks
under way in a smoke-filled room" (DAILY SOUTHTOWN, 8/21).
