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          NBA: In L.A., T.J. Simers writes that the Clippers' ad
     campaign around the city has "been brilliant."  Simers: "The
     newspaper ads have introduced the Clippers' young talent one
     by one, and it has been effective, and they all sound so
     excited about being sentenced to the NBA's version of
     Devil's Island."  One ad introduces F Brian Skinner saying,
     "This will be my third season with the Clippers and I'm
     pumped up."  Simers: "So am I, because I didn't know he had
     been with the Clippers the last two seasons" (L.A. TIMES,
     10/27)....Pacers F Lari Ketner, drafted by the Bulls in '99,
     said that Bulls Senior VP Jerry Krause and coach Tim Floyd
     told him that his cornrow hairstyle was not allowed. 
     Ketner: "[Krause] told me himself in a meeting with him and
     coach Floyd. ... It wasn't like a flat-out, 'Cut your hair.'
     It was like, 'We have an appearance here we want to avoid.'
     I was like, 'All right, cut my braids'" (SUN-TIMES, 10/27).
          NOTES: The Penguins will debut their new alternate
     sweater tomorrow night, which will feature the return of the
     "skating penguin logo" (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 10/26)....
     Chicago's new AFL team will be called Rush, chosen from a
     list of 667 suggestions (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/27). 

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