ORR REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN BUYING BOB WOOLF ASSOCIATES

Bobby Orr is "part of a group negotiating to buy" Bob Woolf Associates, according to Daniel Golden of the BOSTON GLOBE. Orr said he and some friends are looking into the deal, and "will continue to lo

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NFL OWNERS GATHER IN CHICAGO FOR LANDMARK MEETING

As NFL owners open two days of meetings in Chicago today, there are multiple reports that the city of Cleveland and the league are close on a deal to allow the Browns to move to Baltimore. The Baltimo

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IS HERMAN'S HEAD-ED FOR BANKRUPTCY?

Herman''s Sporting Goods "is heading for bankruptcy court" with intentions to "liquidate," sources told the N.Y. POST. Cynthia Vespereny reports that the retail chain, which filed for Chapter 11 in ''

OTHER OLYMPIC NEWS & NOTES

Some Super Show exhibitors sued by USOC officials for displaying false Olympic merchandise say the crackdown is harassment. Naveed Azam, VP of Assac Industries, a Pakistani company, says he had no ide

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CULVERHOUSE'S WIDOW SUES OVER HANDLING OF TRUST

Joy Culverhouse, widow of the late Hugh Culverhouse, founder of the Buccaneers, filed two lawsuits yesterday claiming that trustees of her husband''s estate have wasted its assets and failed to pay he

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LESS OF BUD ADAMS IN HOUSTON, COULD MEAN MORE OF JOHN MOORES

Padres Owner John Moores wants to bring another NFL team to Houston, according to the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. Moores, a Houston- based businessman who purchased the Padres in ''94, has hired an Austin-base

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YO! NIKE RAPS? NIKE REPORTEDLY EYES HIP-HOP CABLE NETWORK

Nike, Inc. is looking to create its own branded cable network, according to Robert Silverman of INSIDE MEDIA. Company executives say Nike has formed a new TV unit to be headed by former Nike marketing

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MARYLAND LAWMAKERS WANT MODELL, COUNTY TO CHIP IN

Worried about "eroding legislative support" for the Browns and Redskins stadium deals, MD legislative leaders plan to introduce bills today which seek to reduce state costs and shift them to Browns Ow

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SUPER SHOW ATTENDANCE DOWN: OFFICIALS SAY COLD TO BLAME

Attendance at this year''s Super Show in Atlanta, which ended yesterday, was down 8.2% -- a drop that is "totally weather related," according to the SGMA''s Mike May. May notes that pre- registration

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

In an live chat on the league''s Web site, NBA.com, Commissioner DAVID STERN was asked his opinion about DENNIS RODMAN. Stern: "I really do believe that he''s having an All- Star season, although he w

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