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FRANCHISE NOTES

          MLB: The trades of Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla and
     Mike Piazza "have not had an overwhelming effect on
     attendance" for the Marlins, as they averaged almost 19,500
     for their recent seven-game homestand, and Saturday's game
     against the Pirates had an announced crowd of 30,499. 
     Marlins VP/Sales & Marketing Jim Ross: "The numbers have
     held up" (MIAMI HERALD, 5/28)....The Rangers have started
     running ads for single-game luxury box rentals, which run
     for $2,000-5,000 per game (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 5/26)....
     ...White Sox Chair Jerry Reinsdorf, on the team's sluggish
     attendance: "People will come back.  When the Bulls' season
     ends, when we get nice weather" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/28).
          NBA: In Utah, a DESERET NEWS editorial on the Jazz: "We
     applaud them for showing how to win, and how to act after
     doing it. ... [They have] shown how to treat an opponent
     with respect and how to resist the urge to return insults"
     (DESERET NEWS, 5/28)....In Detroit, Joe Falls: "I am afraid
     we are about to see the biggest politically correct
     overreaction to any sport in our time with the advent of the
     [WBNA Detroit Shock]. ... I have a notion they will get as
     much press coverage this summer as the Tigers" (DETROIT FREE
     PRESS, 5/28)....In San Antonio, Buck Harvey reports that
     following George Karl's dismissal as coach of the Sonics, a
     CA-based PR firm sent a three-page fax to Seattle newspapers
     that was titled "Why Bob Hill Should Be Considered for an
     NBA Coaching Job" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS,
     5/28)....MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, on the Knicks' ticket
     increase, including raising courtside seats to $1,350 per
     game: "There are individual Knicks players who are not worth
     $1,350 a season, let alone for one game" (MSNBC, 5/27).
          NOTES: An editorial in the HARTFORD COURANT says that
     the AHL Wolf Pack "brought some affordable excitement to the
     Civic Center" following the departure of the Whalers to NC
     (HARTFORD COURANT, 5/28)....Carlos Hermosillo, the Mexican
     player who signed with MLS, could play as soon as June 7 for
     the Galaxy and is "expected to be a huge draw in Los
     Angeles' huge Hispanic population" (USA TODAY, 5/28)....A
     group of Native Americans "urged" a federal agency to cancel
     the trademark protection of the Redskins.  A ruling against
     the trademark "would not force the club to change its name,"
     but the Redskins and NFLP "could lose exclusive rights" to
     use the name.  The Trial and Appeal Board is expected to
     rule in three or four months (WASHINGTON POST, 5/28).

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