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          TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
     of FSN's "The Keith Olbermann Evening News" led with a 4:46
     report on the PGA Championship, followed by Cubs-D'Backs. 
     Olbermann had 11:25 of total PGA Championship coverage.  He
     did not report on the Arena Bowl.  Last night's 11:00pm ET
     30-minute edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with a
     5:56 report on the PGA Championship, followed by Braves-
     Giants.  "Sports Tonight" had 5:56 of total PGA Championship
     coverage and also did not report on the Arena Bowl.  A 30-
     minute PGA Championship highlight show followed "Sports
     Tonight."  Last night's 11:00pm ET 60-minute edition of
     ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with a 9:28 report on the PGA
     Championship, followed by Braves-Giants.  "SportsCenter" had
     18:15 of total PGA Championship coverage and reported on the
     Arena Bowl at 56:49 (THE DAILY). 
          CBA INKS RLR: The CBA signed N.Y.-based RLR Associates
     to develop broadcast coverage opportunities in the U.S. and
     around the world.  The agreement calls for RLR to represent
     the league in all negotiations with potential broadcast
     partners for games this fall between CBA teams and NCAA
     teams in an exhibition series, CBA regular season games, CBA
     All-Star Game and the CBA's playoffs and championship (CBA).
          PLAY STATION: In Ft. Worth, Charean Williams wrote that
     Cowboys offensive adviser Ernie Zampese is among four
     coaches who have filed suit against sportsplaybooks.com and
     fogdog.com to prevent them from selling playbooks on the
     Internet.  Williams noted that sportsplaybooks.com "was shut
     down in May amid complaints from coaches and football
     programs" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 8/19).  In Houston, Bill
     Murphy wrote that the lawsuit asks that sportsplaybooks.com
     "remain shut down, reveal how it obtained the playbooks and
     hand over its profits" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 8/19).
          NOTES: The DAILY SOUTHTOWN's Tom Bonen wrote that Rob
     Stone, host of ESPN2's "MLS - Extra Time" program, is
     "believable, well informed and personable," while the
     "unpredictability" of analyst Alexi Lalas "makes the show
     always edgy" (DAILY SOUTHTOWN, 8/20)....In N.Y., Mitchell
     Fink writes that Kathie Lee Gifford, on a cruise with
     husband Frank Gifford, was asked by a fellow passenger how
     Frank felt about Dennis Miller "getting his job" on "MNF." 
     She said, "It's terrible.  He's evil" (DAILY NEWS, 8/21). 

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