In N.Y., Michael Shain profiled Michael MacCambridge's
written history of SI called "The Franchise," published by
Disney's Hyperion and to be released the fall. While there
"is some concern the book will be seen -- unfairly -- as a
low-blow aimed at a competitor ... the book ... was signed
up before Disney acquired ABC and ESPN in 1996, officials
said." Shain added that the book "argues that SI's glory
days of fine writing ... were a commercial low point for the
magazine," but that "its circulation shot back up" in the
early '90's when it "went back to concentrating on a few
sports and a handful of major teams" (N.Y. POST, 9/7).
EARLY REVIEWS: USA TODAY's Cathy Hainer reviews the
inaugural issue of Conde Nast Sports for Women, noting it
"does stake out new territory," and that it combines "the
classic, the trendy and the cheeky" (USA TODAY, 9/9). The
N.Y. POST wrote, "It's a bit jarring to page through it,
because it feels like a men's magazine, but it's filled with
female soccer players, mountain bikers, boxers, tennis
players and varsity players in a variety of sports across
the country" (N.Y. POST, 9/8).
