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          TV MONITOR: Last night's 11:00pm ET 60-minute edition
     of ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with a 7:16 report on the
     British Open, followed by Red Sox OF Carl Everett's ten-game
     suspension.  "SportsCenter" had 14:15 of total British Open
     coverage.  Last night's 11:00pm ET 30-minute edition of
     CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with a 4:55 report on the
     British Open, followed by Everett's suspension.  "Sports
     Tonight" had 6:14 of total British Open coverage.  Last
     night's 11:00pm ET 60-minute edition of FSN's "National
     Sports Report" led with Cardinals-D'Backs, followed by an
     interview with Reds GM Jim Bowden.  The first British Open
     report was at 13:49 into the broadcast and "NSR" had 12:50
     of total British Open coverage (THE DAILY).  
          WEB NOTES: MSNBCSports.com has launched its online
     sports fan store with eFANshop at http://msnbc.efanshop.com
     (eFANshop)....Todosports, a sports marketing firm that
     focuses on Latin American sports fans, has signed a deal to
     make its content available through Guby Networks, a series
     of search engines in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
     Mexico and Paraguay (MIAMI HERALD, 7/20)....In Minneapolis,
     Judd Zulgad reports the Twins will be "one of two teams to
     relaunch Web sites in conjunction" with MLB's new site,
     which is "expected to be ready this fall."  The Rockies are
     the other team involved in the project that will "eventually
     include all 30 clubs" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE, 7/21).
          MORE NOTES: We Media will offer coverage of the 2000
     Paralympic Games this fall through a broadcast package
     comprising of CBS, FSN and Pax.  FSN will offer a half-hour
     recap program in the late morning from October 18-20 and 23-
     27.  Meanwhile, Pax will air a feature oriented half-hour
     show at 12:00pm ET and PT.  CBS will present a two-hour
     special on December 31 (We Media)....In Miami, Barry Jackson
     writes it was a "ridiculous move by Westwood One" to hire
     former "MNF" analyst Boomer Esiason to join "MNF" radio
     analyst Matt Millen.  Jackson: "Millen, one of the best NFL
     analysts of his era, should not need to share air time with
     master-of-the-obvious Esiason" (MIAMI HERALD, 7/21).

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