TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 60-minute edition
of FSN's "National Sports Report" led with a stabbing
incident between fans in the stands during Sunday's Raiders-
Chargers game, followed by the Yankees' victory parade in
N.Y. The first report on CART's Marlboro 500 championship
race was at 35:13 into the broadcast. Last night's 11:00pm
ET 30-minute edition of CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with
the Yankees parade, followed by Bob Brenly being named the
Diamondbacks new manager. The first report on the Marlboro
500 was at 26:18. Last night's 12:00am ET 60-minute edition
of ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with Coyotes-Avalanche,
followed by Panthers-Devils. The first report on the
Marlboro 500 was at 4:46 (THE DAILY).
NOTES: In Dallas, Barry Horn reports that with Brenly
being named D'Backs manager, "look for Joe Morgan, late of
now-baseball-less NBC, to make a move toward the Fox
baseball booth" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 10/31)....USA TODAY's
Chris Jenkins reports that sportingnews.com "hired three
pigskin guinea pigs to spend this [NFL] season crisscrossing
the country and writing about their experiences" (USA TODAY,
10/31)....In N.Y., Bob Raissman reports that "as things
stand now," MSG has "shown no inclination to meet" the
Yankees' asking price of $1.4B for a new ten-year TV rights
deal. If Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner starts his own
RSN, it "could mean big dough down the line," but "any
start-up venture comes with risk because you cannot
immediately predict how much revenue will be generated"
(N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/31). On Long Island, Steve Zipay, on
the Yankees: "If the dynasty falters, it won't be for lack
of funds" (NEWSDAY, 10/31)....In L.A., Larry Stewart writes
that as election day nears, NFL Films "tackles the topic of
football and politics in an excellent" two-part special for
its weekly "NFL Films Presents" series. Part I aired on
Monday and will be repeated on ESPN2 twice today and again
Friday at 4:30pm PT (L.A. TIMES, 10/31).
