FRANCHISE NOTES

     Belgian brewer Interbrew, owner of the Blue Jays, will
likely be given another extension by MLB to decide whether to
sell the team.  MLB had already extended the deadline for
Interbrew to "declare its intentions" to Sunday (Toronto GLOBE &
MAIL, 3/28)....NBA officials put the kibosh on 76ers Coach John
Lucas's request that his team be allowed to wear cloth ribbons on
their jerseys in honor of former Owner Harold Katz, who sold the
franchise for a reported $125M.  Lucas:  "They said that was for
people who died" (PHILA. DAILY NEWS, 3/28)....The "corporate
culture" of Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment is profiled in the
VANCOUVER SUN.  Grizzlies GM Stu Jackson: "There are distinct
similarities between Orca Bay and IBM and it revolves around the
idea of customer service" (VANCOUVER SUN, 3/28).