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).