ALL PRO PRODUCTS, HEADED BY "LT", IS OUT OF VIDEO GAMES

All-Pro Products Inc., the "troubled company chaired by retired football star Lawrence Taylor, is getting out of the video-game business," according to this morning''s N.Y. NEWSDAY. All-Pro has agreed

EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

MSG Network has named JOE TOWNLEY Dir of Programming, MIKE MCCARTHY has been promoted to VP of Production and Exec Producer, and DEBBIE PATIRE has been named Dir of Marketing. ... Prime Deportiva has

Tags: Madison Square Garden, NBA, NHL, People and Pop Culture, Time Warner

YEAR TWO OF THE NFL'S CAP SHOWS UPSHAW IN A BETTER LIGHT

A year after "The Great Salary Cap Rebellion," the mood among NFL players "is quite different ... The lynch mobs have dispersed and the widespread player anger over the salary cap has subsided." NFLPA

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AL DAVIS MEETS THE PRESS IN HIS NEW (OLD) HOME

Wearing a white Raiders sweat suit over a white shirt and black tie, Raiders Owner Al Davis yesterday offered a "first look" inside his decision to return to Oakland, "thanking and saluting" East Bay

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THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY "PURE PLAY" STOCK TICKER

52-WEEK COMPANY SYM CLOSE +/- OPEN HIGH LOW VOLUME Bos. Celtics BOS 21 -1/8 21 24 1/8 19 3/4 1900 Cobra Golf CBRA 32 1/2 0 32 41 1/2 17 1/4 348000 Converse CVE 7 1/4 -1/8 7 1/4 12 1/4 6 5/8 35000 Call

Tags: Boston Celtics, Callaway Golf, Converse, Fila USA, Fortune Brands/Acushnet, Nike, Reebok, The Back of the Book

LIKE SANDS THROUGH THE HOURGLASS, THE JETS SAGA CONTINUES

Jets President Barry Shenkarow, who is still awaiting approval of a deal to sell his team to the Spirit of Manitoba, said yesterday that "there is still a chance" the team could move before next seaso

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NEW FINANCING BIDS COULD SAVE DC BIG MONEY ON ARENA PROJECT

The DC agency in charge of the site of the proposed new MCI Center "has received three financing offers that could save the city millions of dollars a year compared with a bank loan that has already b

Tags: Facilities

BASEBALL ROUND-UP: AVERAGE SALARIES TAKE $100,000 DIP

The average salary for MLB players this season has dropped by $100,000, according to a survey of all active players and those on disabled lists by USA TODAY. The current average salary is $1,099,206 c

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SATURDAY'S NHL DRAFT TO EMPHASIZE "GLITZ AND GLAMOUR"

In fashioning the "normally staid" NHL entry draft on Saturday into a "television-oriented affair," this year''s event will include jumbo video screens, sport card booths and a giant cutout of a puck

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ESPN CHILTON SPORTS POLL: BOYCOTT THE BOYS OF SUMMER?

11,905 U.S. residents were surveyed from Jan 3-June 19 and asked about their interest in baseball (ESPN/Chilton). JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN WOULD GO TO A GAME IN ''95 40% 39% 42% 36% 32% 32% ARE CONSIDE

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