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          MLB: NEWSDAY's Steve Zipay writes on the timing of
     former MLBE President Greg Murphy's resignation.  Zipay:
     "Insiders say it was to send a signal to sponsors, who
     traditionally are wined and dined during Games 3, 4 and 5,
     that there's a new sheriff in town," MLB COO Paul Beeston. 
     Zipay adds that Murphy "reportedly had differences with
     several potential [MLB] sponsors, and with his ouster,
     sources say other companies who were on the fence may be
     signed in the coming weeks" (NEWSDAY, 10/21).  Meanwhile,
     MasterCard officially announced its partnership with MLB,
     becoming the league's 14th national sponsor and the fourth
     signed this year.  MLB "expects MasterCard to spend" $10M
     annually over its three-year deal (USA TODAY, 10/21).
          GENERAL: In Dallas, Darryl Richards writes on the WTA
     Tour's search for a new CEO and title sponsor: "[B]y the
     time Corel ends its title sponsorship agreement next year,
     the WTA actually may be in a position of strength.  With a
     strong teenage crop that includes current No. 1 Martina
     Hingis and potential superstars Venus Williams, Mirjana
     Lucic and Anna Kournikova, the WTA has a much more
     marketable product (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 10/21)....The AFL
     will stage an exhibition game in Calgary at the Saddledome
     on December 4.  The game will be put on by Gridiron
     Enterprises, which owns worldwide rights to AFL games (AFL).

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