MEDIA NOTES

ET''s John Tesh previewed the swimsuit edition of INSIDE SPORTS, which hits newsstands today. Tesh: "Competition is intense to get your swimsuit on a model in the INSIDE SPORTS special issue. 800 swim

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LAND DEAL FOR AIR CANADA CENTRE COMPLETED

The Raptors'' "complicated land deal" to build their new arena has been completed, according to David Israelson in today''s TORONTO STAR. Raptors President John Bitove: "The lawyers have finished nego

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SULLIVAN TO GET ANOTHER TRIAL ON NFL ANTITRUST MATTER

The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal by the NFL on a federal appeals court ruling that William Sullivan, former owner of the Patriots, may bring his antitrust case again before a

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FORMER NFL PLAYERS ACTIVE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD

LAWRENCE TAYLOR''s company, All-Pro Products Inc, hit an all- time low on the stock market yesterday following the collapse of its underwriter. The stock fell as low as 1 3/8 before closing up 5/8 at

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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- PART II: NEWS FROM 11 MARKETS

BOSTON: The Red Sox told their minor leaguers Monday they can "go home" if they don''t play in the team''s exhibition games. The Sox will offer those who decide to play in the games major league pay -

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STARS REFUSE LEASE -- RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY WORSENS

The Stars "angrily refused" to sign a lease with the city of Dallas yesterday, as the team''s "contentious relationship" with the city "took another turn for the worse." City officials had given the t

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GOT 'EM, GOT 'EM, NEED 'EM ... DON'T WANT 'EM

CNBC''s Scott Cohn examined the effect of the baseball strike on the trading card industry. Cohn said retailers have cut back their orders during the work stoppage, and "with the game in shambles, eve

EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

Dunlop Slazenger Corporation has named DICK LYONS as the new Senior VP/Marketing for the Worldwide Golf Group (Dunlop)....Orioles Asst GM FRANK ROBINSON turned down two different jobs offered him by n

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JAGUARS STRIKE SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY

The Jaguars and Ford Motor Company have reached an agreement on a sponsorship package that makes Ford an "Owners Circle Sponsor." The sponsorship deal also settles a lawsuit filed against the team by

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MLB EXPANSION: TAMPA, PHOENIX MAY WAIT A LITTLE LONGER

Baseball''s owners may delay a decision to expand until the sport''s labor problems are settled, according to this morning''s TAMPA TRIBUNE. "Increasing opposition" among some owners could "kill or de

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