In Boston, Jack Craig reports that both of Chicago's all-
sports radio stations, WMVP and WSCR, "are interested in luring"
SportsCenter anchor Keith Olbermann away from ESPN. Craig notes
one reason Olbermann may leave: "He is a restless soul."
Olbermann: "I was in Chicago mostly for a social visit, although
you can't keep doing what I'm doing forever." Olbermann has 18
months left on his ESPN contract (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/29)....The One-
on-One Sports Radio Network will launch an internet site on June
3. The address: http://www.1on1sports.com (One-On-One)....ESPN
reports the U.S. 500 set a viewership record for an IndyCar
telecast on the network -- a 2.8 cable rating, translating into a
count of 1,904,000 homes (ESPN). TBS got a 4.6 for NASCAR's
Coca-Cola 600, a new record for that race. Also, ESPN's NHL
playoff ratings are up 25% to 1.4 overall, and up 33% to 2.4 for
the conference finals (USA TODAY, 5/30)....Corel will leverage
its title sponsorship of the WTA Tour with TV buys "in excess of
$1 million" on NBC's French Open and Wimbledon coverage,
according to the latest INSIDE MEDIA. Patrick Reid, Corel's Dir
of Sponsorship & Promotion, said they are negotiating with CBS on
U.S. Open coverage and also have bought time on Prime and ABC's
Nuveen Champions Tour (Brockinton & Reynolds, INSIDE MEDIA, 5/30
issue)....Bob Greenway, The Golf Channel's VP of Programming,
denies reports that TGC might be bought by ESPN. Greenway told
GOLFWEEK: "I guess we should be flattered that people are
talking about us, but we're concentrating on moving forward on
our own" (Dave Shedloski, GOLFWEEK, 5/25 issue).
