WARRIORS TO FIGHT $16M RULING; RAIDERS LOSE ONE IN COURT?

          The Warriors said they would ask for a court review of
     a $16M arbitration ruling issued by retired federal Judge
     Eugene Lynch making them liable to Oakland and Alameda
     County for premium seat revenue and unpaid rent at the New
     Arena from '97-'99, according to Bonita Brewer of the CONTRA
     COSTA TIMES.  Warriors VP/Business Operations Robert Rowell
     called it a "preliminary ruling that is subject to full
     legal review by the courts."  But city/county attorney Jon
     Streeter said that awards in binding arbitration "are rarely
     overturned by the courts."  Meanwhile, Sacramento County
     Judge Joe Gray ruled last week that the Raiders, in a
     lawsuit with the city and county, "must provide various
     financial statements, and that the public entities aren't
     required to keep those documents secret."  Raiders attorney
     Ken Hausman, who said that the team is "considering" an
     appeal: "Putting out the Raiders' financial information
     publicly would be harmful to the Raiders in negotiating with
     players and coaches" (CONTRA COSTA TIMES, 10/11).