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LEAGUE NOTES

          IRL BACK TO ATLANTA: In Atlanta, Kent Mitchell reports
     that the IRL "is coming back" to Atlanta in 2001, with a
     race scheduled for April 28, 2001 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
     (AMS).  AMS President & GM Ed Clark: "We aren't looking at
     this as a one-year deal, I'll tell you that" (ATLANTA
     CONSTITUTION, 8/25).  In K.C., Jim Pedley writes that
     increased attendance at this year's IRL race "convinced" AMS
     officials "to invite the series back" (K.C. STAR, 8/25).
          NOTES: USA TODAY's Hal Bodley reports that the MLBPA
     "is expected" to announce by Thursday's deadline that "it is
     exercising the option" to extend the CBA through 2001 (USA
     TODAY, 8/25)....In Detroit, Jemele Hill wrote, "The reason
     we should watch the WNBA is the very reason we don't watch
     it.  As much as we complain about [76ers G] Allen Iverson's
     Liberace-like appearance, we can't get enough of his drama.
     ... Drama means interesting, and right now the WNBA is too
     goody-goody for us to pay attention" (DETROIT FREE PRESS,
     8/24)....In Philadelphia, Kevin Mulligan wrote that "amid
     news of the sale and relocation" of the Sanex WTA Advanta
     Championships from the city (see THE DAILY, 8/25),
     Tournament Dir Barbara Perry "expressed optimism" the WTA
     "will find a way to retain its presence" in the city. 
     Perry: "We fully intend to keep pro tennis in the market"
     (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 8/24)....The North American
     Baseball Association will form a new independent pro
     baseball league called the All American Association of
     Professional Baseball Clubs (AAAPBC) to begin play in summer
     2001 with a minimum of eight teams.  Memberships have been
     approved for teams in Ft. Worth, TX; Albany, GA; Tyler, TX;
     Baton Rouge, LA; Texarkana, TX; and Victoria, TX (AAAPBC).

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