TOTAL SPORTS SAYS IT IS STILL SEEKING BUYER FOR PRINT ARM

          Total Sports is "burning cash," according to Keith
     Kelly of the N.Y. POST, who reported that the company lost
     $11.2M in '98 and lost $6.9M in the first half of '99 on
     revenues of only $4.7M.  One writer claimed that the company
     "slowed down its payments to him for contracted work," and
     said he is owed about $2,000 and has "asked the National
     Writers Union to see if the company is slowing down payment
     to other writers."  Total Sports President & CEO Gary
     Stevenson: "As far as I know, our payables record is pretty
     good.  I don't believe there is a problem there."  Stevenson
     "did confirm that the company is trying to unload" its Total
     Sports Publishing division.  Kelly cited sources as saying
     that Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures "has broken off talks in
     recent weeks" to purchase the print unit.  Stevenson: "Going
     forward ... we felt the print publishing and the digital
     publishing should be separate" (N.Y. POST, 7/9).