LEAGUE NOTES

          CART: CART announced its 20-race schedule for '99
     yesterday, marking the largest number of races the circuit
     has had in a single season.  Chicago was added to the
     roster, with an August 22 race at the new Chicago Motor
     Speedway (CART).  In Indianapolis, Robin Miller wrote on
     Alex Zanardi leaving the CART circuit and called him "almost
     irreplaceable."  Zanardi has become CART's "pulse and
     personality" (STAR-NEWS, 9/26).  In L.A., Bill Schlotter
     wrote that with Zanardi's departure, CART is "left a tour
     much in need of an identity" (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 9/25).
          ABL: On CBS SportsLine, Michelle Smith wrote that the
     ABL is offering all nine of its current teams and three
     projected expansion franchises to investors willing to
     purchase team operating rights.  ABL CEO Gary Cavalli said
     that the league is "going to close deals on three teams in
     the next three weeks, with a fourth possibly in October." 
     If the league can sell operating rights at $1.5M for each
     team, it could mean $18M for the league (SportsLine, 9/28).