NOT ALL FUN AND GAMES AT JOHNSON'S CHARITY EVENT

"Talk of the upcoming players union decertification vote dominated discussion" at Magic Johnson''s charity game yesterday, according to Mark Heisler of L.A. TIMES. But, "of four players polled before

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MEDIA NOTES

The U.S. Justice Department is said to be preparing an antitrust suit against Microsoft to block the company from linking its online service to its new Windows 95 operating system (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/29)

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DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT GOLF IS "HIP"

Golf is growing more attractive to marketers and advertisers as it "becomes the sport of choice for the young and hip," according to Kevin Goldman of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. A new ad for Coors Light

NHL TELLS SPIRIT THEY MUST RAISE MORE TO BUOY JETS

The NHL "has questioned key aspects of the Spirit of Manitoba''s business plan" to purchase the Jets, and demanded that the group come up with all of the necessary C$111M by August 15, according to th

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MEDIA BLOCKBUSTER: DISNEY TO BUY CAP CITIES/ABC

The Walt Disney Co. will acquire Capital Cities/ABC Inc. in a "surprise merger of entertainment giants valued at about $19 billion," the companies announced this morning. Under the deal, Capital Citie

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L.A. STADIUMS GO TO GREAT LENGTHS TO BE NOTICED BY NFL

In an effort to fill the void left by the departure of the Raiders and Rams, the Coliseum and Rose Bowl are taking "dramatic steps" to "regain their lost glory," according to Tim Trepany of the L.A. D

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OLYMPIC FESTIVAL CLOSES DOWN, LIKELY UNTIL 1999

The U.S. Olympic Festival ended in Denver yesterday with the USOC announcing that it will cancel the ''97 event. The committee said future festivals "conducted in the current format were in doubt" and

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BRONCOS' BOWLEN SAYS MILE HIGH IS BORDERING ON UNSAFE

Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen is profiled by Adam Schefter in Sunday''s ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS. Among Bowlen''s plans for the franchise is a new stadium. Bowlen: "Frankly, we''ve all got to wake up here becau

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WINSLOW USES HALL INDUCTION TO PLUG AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

New NFL Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow used his induction speech to make a plea on behalf of affirmative action programs and to "lash out" at opponents of the policy -- one of whom, House Speaker Newt G

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"We''ve already had 200-plus players sign the petition and 199 of them have no idea why. They just did what their agents told them to do." -- The Spurs'' Jack Haley (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 7/28).

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