AS CBA ALL-STAR GAME TIPS OFF, ISIAH HAS EYES ON EXPANSION

          The 18th CBA All-Star Classic will be held tonight in
     Sioux Falls, SD, with the inaugural CBA rookie game at
     6:00pm ET and the All-Star Game at 8:05pm ET.  Gateway is
     title sponsor of the event (CBA).  The CBA relaunched its
     Web site at www.cbahoops.com, and tonight's event will be
     shown via Webcast for the first time in league history. 
     Enlighten Sports handled the Web site redesign (CBA).
          A MATTER OF TIME: CBA Senior VP/Basketball Operations
     Brendan Suhr told the IDAHO STATESMAN's Derek Samson that
     the league "expects to add" six to 12 teams by next season. 
     Suhr noted that the CBA "will place" teams in the Northwest
     to "ease travel expenses" for the Stampede and Yakima (WA)
     Sun Kings.  Expansion could also take place in the Northeast
     and Midwest, but the CBA "isn't talking with any cities in
     the Southeast or Southwest" (IDAHO STATESMAN, 1/18).