RIDDELL SPORTS SETTLES PRODUCT LIABILITY SUIT

CNBC''s Brenda Buttner reported Riddell Sports settled a product liability suit filed in a Kansas appeals court for less than $8M. In November ''94, a New York jury found the company liable for an inj

COACHES, PLAYERS, MEDIA HAPPY TO SEE REGULAR REFS BACK

Coverage of the settlement of the NBA refs'' contract dispute with the league focuses on the relief expressed by players and coaches that the replacement refs are on their way out. ESPN''s Jack Ramsay

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DETROIT STADIUM TO HAVE A CAMDEN LOOK, NO COMPANY NAME?

Tigers President John McHale told the DETROIT NEWS that the team''s planned new ballpark will have the feel of Baltimore''s Camden Yards. McHale added that Owner Mike Ilitch -- "at this point" -- is l

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ORLANDO NOT ON BOARD WITH REGIONAL PLAN FOR THE BUCS

The Seminole County Commission yesterday unanimously approved a measure Tuesday authorizing County Commissioner Dick Van Der Weide to explore a regional effort to bring the Bucs to Central FL, but the

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

CAL RIPKEN apppeared on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. As he walked out the numbers "2-1-5-3" dropped. Ripken couldn''t see the sign, and when asked where his streak currently stood, he guessed 215

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EXPERTS SAY GAMES WILL HELP MAKE '96 RECORD AD SPENDING YEAR

Analysts predict a record ad spending year in ''96, but they also see slower growth through the rest of the decade, according to today''s WALL STREET JOURNAL. Robert Cohen, McCann-Erickson Worldwide S

ATLANTA CONSTITUTION TO OFFER SPECIAL OLYMPIC PACKAGES

For the ''96 Games, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is offering an "imposing" array of sponsorship programs, according to INSIDE MEDIA. There will be nine packages aimed at national advertisers and a

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"The majority has spoken. There''s not much else I can say." -- NBA refs chief negotiator Mike Mathis (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/5).

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OAKLAND COLISEUM OFFICIALS TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO SEDATE FANS

Officials from the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, the Oakland Football Marketing Association, and the city''s police department plan another meeting today on controlling fans at Raiders games, accor

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ADD ONE COOKE TO MARYLAND'S FOOTBALL SOUP

Redskins Owner Jack Kent Cooke joined officials from the state and county to formally announce a deal to build a new 78,600-seat stadium for the Redskins in Prince George''s County, MD. The state-of-t

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