NFL NEWS & NOTES: Bill Cosby has "no interest in being
a part-owner of the Ravens." Cosby spokesperson David
Brokaw: "He does not have an interest in owning a club. I
don't see that as an area of pursuit for him" (Baltimore
SUN, 9/16)....The Bills' season-ticket base has climbed more
than 15% this season. Bills Treasurer Jeffrey Littmann said
season-ticket figures will be "north of 37,000." Last
season, the team sold 31,000-32,000 (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/14).
...Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder, after five Redskins players
suffered dehydration and leg cramps during Sunday's game
against the Cowboys: "They'd better not get dehydrated next
weekend" (WASHINGTON POST, 9/16).
NOTES: Percy "Master P" Miller has signed a free agent
contract with the Raptors (No Limit Sports)....Pacers coach
Larry Bird confirmed that this will be his last season
coaching (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/16)....In St. Louis, Rick Desloge
profiles MO attorney Dick Thomas, who will be the "point
man" for Bill and Nancy Laurie's investment in the Blues and
Kiel Center (ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL, 9/13 issue).
