TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "The National Sports Report" led with Knicks-Heat,
followed by D'Backs-Mets. "TNSR" had 16:55 of NBA coverage
and 1:38 of NHL coverage. Last night's 11:00pm ET 30-minute
edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" and the 11:00pm ET 60-
minute edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" both led with
Knicks-Heat, followed by the NBA Draft lottery and D'Backs-
Mets. "Sports Tonight" had 7:08 of NBA coverage and 1:20 of
NHL coverage. "SportsCenter" had 13:48 of NBA coverage and
2:37 of NHL coverage. Sunday's schedule had one NBA playoff
game and one NHL playoff game (THE DAILY).
NOTES: In N.Y., Phil Musnhick wrote, "Even by ego and
insecurity-driven media standards, WFAN, in its 13 years,
has become a breeding lab for jealously, mistrust, shameless
double standards, woefully unhidden agendas, anguish and
misery" (N.Y. POST, 5/20)....In Toronto, William Houston
wrote that TSN is not broadcasting Sunday night MLB games
because the network "does not have a contract with" MLB to
air its U.S. properties. TSN President Rick Brace said that
the network "is keen to reacquire baseball's big events, the
All-Star Game and World Series, but feels there's enough
baseball programming to be shared with another channel"
(Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 5/22)....In Chicago, Ed Sherman: "If
Sports Illustrated for Women wants to be taken seriously, it
probably should lay off swimsuits. One SI swimsuit edition
a year is one too many" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/22).
