BORNSTEIN SAYS THAT MONDAY NIGHT NEEDS NO SHARPE-NING

           ESPN Chair/ABC Sports President Steve Bornstein
     dismissed reports that ESPN analyst Sterling Sharpe "is
     being considered" to replace Dan Dierdorf on ABC's "Monday
     Night Football."  Bornstein: "Nothing's going on.  I like
     our Monday Night Football crew."  Dierdorf: "I'm glad
     (Bornstein) said that.  With some big games coming up, the
     contract's a distraction to me" (USA TODAY, 12/9).
          NAMES: Sportscorp President Marc Ganis signed an
     exclusive agreement with CNNfn to appear regularly on CNNfn
     and CNN Financial News programs.  Ganis will provide
     commentary and analysis of sports business news (CNNfn). 
     ...Wayne Larrivee, the radio voice of the Bears for the last
     13 years, "appears set" to become the next voice of the
     Packers, as Milwaukee's WTMJ-AM VP/GM Jon Schweitzer said
     that the station "was talking with Larrivee and that the two
     sides were close to a deal" (MIL. JOURNAL SENTINEL, 12/9).