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FINAL NATIONAL AND CABLE RATINGS FROM RECENT SPORTS EVENTS

          The following lists final national and cable Nielsen
     ratings from recent sports events (THE DAILY).

EVENT                              DATE NET      TIME     RAT/SHR
MLS: Mutiny-Earthquakes            8/12 ABC   4:00-6:00pm  0.8/2 
PGA Tour: Buick Open - 3rd Rd.     8/12 CBS   3:00-6:00pm  2.7/9
"This Week In Baseball"            8/12 Fox  12:30-1:00pm  1.0/4
"MLB On Fox": (regional)           8/12 Fox   1:00-4:00pm  2.9/9 
"NBA Inside Stuff"                 8/12 NBC  12:30-1:00pm  1.2/4
"WNBA On NBC": (Comets-Monarchs)   8/12 NBC   4:00-6:00pm  1.4/4
Women's Soccer: Russia-U.S.        8/13 ABC   2:00-4:00pm  1.1/3
CART: Miller Lite 200              8/13 ABC   4:00-6:00pm  1.0/3
USTA Kid's Tennis: "Topspin"       8/12 CBS  12:30-1:00pm  0.8/2
ATP: Masters Series -- Cincinnati  8/13 CBS   1:00-3:00pm  0.9/3
PGA Tour: Buick Open - 4th Rd.     8/13 CBS   3:00-6:00pm  3.2/9 
NFL Preseason: Packers-Broncos     8/13 Fox   4:15-7:15pm  5.1/12
WTA: estyle.com Finals             8/13 NBC   2:00-4:30pm  2.0/6
U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials       8/13 NBC   4:30-6:00pm  3.1/8

                                               US   COV     
EVENT                               DATE NET  AREA  AREA SHR  000
"KO Nation": Adams vs. Fernandez    8/5  HBO   0.9  2.7   6   879
"KO Nation": Katankengym vs. Morel  8/5  HBO   1.1  3.2   7  1063
NFL Preseason: Falcons-Cowboys      8/5  ESPN  2.4  3.0   7  2371
Boxing: Judah vs. Millet            8/5  SHOW  0.9  4.2   7   896

          For broadcast numbers, one ratings point = 1,008,000
     homes.  For cable, "COV AREA" = % of homes tuned in to that
     program in that network's universe of subscribers.
          BUICK OPEN: CBS' two-day coverage of the Buick Open
     produced a 3.0/9, up 7% from a 2.8/8 in '99.  Sunday's
     final-round coverage was even with '99 and third-round
     coverage on Saturday was up 29% from last year (ABC).
          WNBA: NBC's season-to-date WNBA rating for 12 telecasts
     in ten weekends is 1.4/4, down 7% from '99's 1.5/5 rating to
     the same point.  NBC's rating for Saturday's first-round
     playoff game was up 8% from '99's 1.3 rating (NBC).
          MLB: Fox's season-to-date rating for 12 telecasts is
     3.0/9, even with last year through the same amount of
     broadcasts.  Fox's rating for its 12th weekend was down 9%
     from last year's 3.6/12 (Fox).

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