TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET edition of FSN's
"Fox Sports News" led with Clippers-Knicks, followed by
Mavericks-Pacers. The first non-NBA story, at 5:09 into the
broadcast, was allegations that St. John's Univ. G Erick
Barkley accepted money from an agent. Last night's 11:00pm
ET edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with Suns-Spurs,
followed by Heat-Pistons. The first non-NBA story, at 5:43,
was a report on Reds OF Ken Griffey Jr. reporting to
training camp in FL. Last night's 11:00pm ET edition of
ESPN's "SportsCenter" (late due to college basketball) led
with Mavs-Pacers, followed by Heat-Pistons. The first non-
NBA story, at 8:55, was the Univ. of CT-St. John's Univ.
men's college basketball game (THE DAILY).
NBA: In N.Y., Bob Raissman writes that NBC Sports'
Hannah Storm's exclusive interview on Sunday of Kendall
Phills, the widow of Bobby Phills, was Storm's "finest work
since she became host of NBC's 'Showtime'" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS,
2/22)....In Dallas, Marc Stein writes that "even with the
recent signing of Dennis Rodman, it doesn't look as though
the Mavericks will be added to NBC's broadcast schedule
before the end of the season" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 2/22).
NOTES: In Toronto, William Houston writes that since
its launch January 6, ctvsportsnet.com has been "breaking
news stories." Toronto Globe & Mail columnist Marty York
has been contributing to the site (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL,
2/22)....The NBA Kings and KHTK-AM have extended their
partnership for another three years. KHTK has been the
team's flagship radio station since '94 (SACRAMENTO BEE,
2/19)....In L.A., P.J. Huffstutter profiled Broadband
Interactive Group's (BIG) "push into the interactive TV
market," which is "meant to spur broadcasters and cable
providers into upgrading set-top boxes equipped with high-
speed chips made by Broadcom Corp." But critics are
questioning whether BIG "can remain focused enough to outwit
larger competitors, as well as succeed in the publishing and
live-event arenas" (L.A. TIMES, 2/21).
