TV MONITOR: Last night's 11:00pm ET edition of CNN/SI's
"Sports Tonight" led with Jets-Colts, followed by Patriots-
Bills. The first non-NFL story on "Sports Tonight," at 7:31
into the broadcast, was Pete Sampras beating Andre Agassi at
the finals of the ATP World Championship in Germany. The
first NHL story, at 20:39, was Coyotes-Red Wings. The
11:00pm edition of FSN's "Primetime" led with Chiefs-
Raiders, followed by Bucs-Seahawks. The first non-NFL
story, at 12:43, were details of a published report of
Michael Jordan working out at a Chicago health club with a
Bulls trainer. The first NHL story, at 51:29, was Coyotes-
Red Wings. ESPN's 11:30pm edition of "SportsCenter," which
aired at about 11:49pm due to Falcons-Panthers, led with
Patriots-Bills, followed by Jets-Colts. The first non-NFL
story, at 9:45, was Pacers-Sonics. The first NHL story, at
18:52, was Coyotes-Red Wings (THE DAILY).
NOTES: In N.Y., Andrew Marchand praises "One-on-One
Sports" host Jay Mariotti's morning talk show. Marchand:
"On any topic, Mariotti gives an informed, straightforward
opinion. And the only agenda is you, the listener" (N.Y.
POST, 11/29)....In Chicago, Ed Sherman calls Fox Sports
Net's Marv Levy the TV "rookie of the year" in '99 (CHICAGO
TRIBUNE, 11/29)....The Red Sox formally signed a three-year
TV deal with WFXT-Fox. Terms were not disclosed, but WFXT
will air "at least 70 games" per season (BOSTON GLOBE,
11/25)....NFL Films was at yesterday's Grey Cup filming
footage. Last year, NFL Films produced a three-minute video
of the game that was used to highlight the league's '99
kickoff (VANCOUVER SUN, 11/27)....CBS Sports President Sean
McManus, asked when the ever-increasing TV rights deals for
sports properties will end: "It ends when the deals stop
making sense for the networks. Except for when CBS got
baseball [for $1B in '90], I don't remember a network saying
they did a lousy deal" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 11/28)....Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy performed in the studio of ESPN's "NFL
Countdown" yesterday (THE DAILY).
