TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "National Sports Report" led with a jury awarding
$2M to Heather Mercer, ruling Duke Univ. discriminated
against her, followed by a preview of the Yankees-Mariners
ALCS Game Three. "NSR" had 6:52 of total MLB coverage.
Last night's 11:00pm ET 30-minute edition of CNN/SI's
"Sports Tonight" led with an injury update on Pacers G/F
Jalen Rose, followed by 76ers-Knicks. The first non-NBA
report, at 5:04, was an injury update on Jets QB Vinny
Testaverde. "Sports Tonight" had 1:02 of total MLB
coverage. Last night's 11:00pm ET (late due to NCAA
football) 60-minute edition of ESPN's "SportsCenter" led
with a scoring update on the Mets-Cardinals NLCS Game Two,
followed by Flyers-Stars. "SportsCenter" had 15:42 of total
MLB coverage (THE DAILY).
NOTES: The Tribune Co. fired 34 employees from its
online media business Thursday to cut costs following its
$6.5B merger with Times Mirror Company. Twenty employees
were from the L.A. Times' Web site, six from the Chicago
Tribune's Web site and ChicagoSports.com and eight from the
company's central interactive offices (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER,
10/13)....The Wild's home opener Wednesday against the
Flyers averaged a 7.4/12 local rating on KMSP-UPN, beating
Fox's MLB coverage, which did a 4.3/7 local rating on WFTC.
KMSP President & GM Stu Swartz: "We're ecstatic. The North
Stars averaged about a 4 rating" (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE,
10/13)....In L.A., Larry Stewart reports that ABC Radio "is
very close to a deal in which it will purchase KRLA[AM] and
turn it into an all-sports station featuring ESPN Radio
programming" (L.A. TIMES, 10/13).
