TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "The National Sports Report" led with MLB's
suspension of 16 Dodgers players for their part in last
week's altercation at Wrigley Field, followed by Mariners-
Orioles. The first non-MLB report, at 7:06 into the
broadcast, was Flyers-Devils. "TNSR" had 10:13 of NHL
coverage. Last night's 11:00pm ET 30-minute edition of
CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with Flyers-Devils, followed
by Isiah Thomas' election to the pro basketball HOF.
"Sports Tonight" had 3:16 of NHL coverage. Last night's
1:00am ET 60-minute edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" also
led with Flyers-Devils, with the first non-NHL story, at
7:26, MLB's suspensions of the 16 Dodgers. "SportsCenter"
had a total of 8:30 of NHL coverage (THE DAILY).
AND ACTION! Action Performance plans to relaunch its
Internet subsidiary goracing.com as an e-commerce-only
marketplace by the end of this summer's racing season.
Action will no longer offer motorsports news content on the
site (Action)....In NC, Monte Dutton reports that The
Winston, which was televised by TNN, was the "most watched
telecast" on cable TV during its Saturday-night time slot.
The race drew a 3.5 rating, equaling "more than" 4.2 million
viewers, up 9% from last year (GASTON GAZETTE, 5/25).
PREDATORS TV DEAL: Fox Sports Net has become the
exclusive TV partner of the Predators in a seven year deal.
FSN will carry 50 Predators games next season, 55 in 2001-02
and 60 for the remaining five years. FSN will also air a
30-minute pregame show for each home game telecast, as well
as 30-minute pre- and post-season specials (FSN).
SWOLLEN EYE: CBS will announce today that it is "re-
entering the boxing business," as "tape-delayed telecasts of
four heavyweight bouts airing on Showtime" in June will run
on CBS in July (USA TODAY, 5/25). The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
notes that CBS Sports will "rebroadcast three" of Showtime's
PPV heavyweight fights (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 5/25).
