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          CHANGES TO THE BIG SHOW? SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL's
     Langdon Brockinton reports that ESPN is "considering" making
     changes to its daily "SportsCenter" schedule.  One
     consideration is possibly "moving" its early "SportsCenter"
     from its 6:30-7:30pm ET slot to 6:00-7:00pm ET, which would
     put it against FSN's "Fox Sports News Tonight," which
     currently runs weekdays from 6:00-6:30pm ET in all time
     zones.  ESPN "declined comment," but sources say if it were
     to make the changes, they would come in the fourth quarter
     of this year (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/15 issue).
          BOXED OUT: NEWSDAY's Steve Zipay writes that ESPN has
     "barred" Nancy Lieberman-Cline from working the NCAA Women's
     Tournament after 17 years because she is the coach/GM of the
     WNBA Shock.  Lieberman-Cline: "I'm disappointed."  ESPN
     Coordinating Producer Mo Davenport says that the move "had
     absolutely nothing to do with her work."  When asked why the
     WNBA Liberty's Rebecca Lobo could work, Davenport said the
     NCAA "has a certain opinion of pro coaches and management,
     and we work with the NCAA as partners."  Davenport: "We have
     a high opinion of Nancy and she'll continue to be part of
     our [non-tournament] coverage next year" (NEWSDAY, 3/16).  
          LET'S PLAY THE FEUD: MEDIAWEEK's John Consoli writes
     that Fox was looking into broadcasting the America's Cup if
     ESPN ended its association due to FSN's sponsorship of
     racing syndicate Young America: "Fox had second thoughts
     about the cost of broadcasting the competition from New
     Zealand and agreed to bow out as a sponsor."  One Fox exec
     said that if the event was in the U.S., "it would be more
     cost-justified and would be desireable. ... But the cost of
     broadcast rights [about $6M], plus the high production
     costs, caused us to take the high road and let Young America
     out of the contract" (MEDIAWEEK, 3/15 issue). 
          MORE NOTES: Time Warner "is close to a decision" to
     introduce a women's cable network to compete against
     Lifetime TV and the Oxygen Channel (AD AGE, 3/15)....Fox
     Sports News has named former MLB manager Kevin Kennedy as an
     MLB analyst.  Kennedy, who will make his debut this week,
     joins second-year analyst Steve Sax (Fox Sports Net). 

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