TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "National Sports Report" led with a report on the
1-2 Redskins, followed by White Sox-Tigers. "NSR" first
reported on the Olympic Games at 33:40 into the broadcast
and had 4:33 of total Olympic coverage. Last night's
11:00pm ET 30-minute edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight"
led with Mets-Braves, followed by Indians-Red Sox. The
first non-MLB report, at 6:50, was an Olympic update, and
"Sports Tonight" had 3:40 of total Olympic coverage. Last
night's 11:00pm ET 60-minute edition of ESPN's
"SportsCenter" led with Indians-Red Sox, followed by A's-
Orioles. The first non-MLB report, at 11:21, was the Browns
releasing OL Orlando Brown. "SportsCenter" first reported
on the Olympics at 13:55 and had 4:18 of total Olympic
coverage (THE DAILY).
NEW DEALS: CBS signed a three-year deal to broadcast
the semifinals and finals of the Sanex WTA Tour's Family
Circle Cup in April. The event had been on NBC for over
twenty years before Fox broadcasted it the last two years
(THE DAILY). ...Outdoor Life Network (OLN) signed a multi-
year deal for the exclusive broadcast rights to the Calgary
Stampede rodeo. OLN will air over 30 hours of coverage
throughout all ten days of the Stampede in July (OLN).
