TV MONITOR: Last night's 10:00pm ET 30-minute edition
of FSN's "National Sports Report" led with 76ers coach Larry
Brown taking off two days for personal reasons, followed by
Jazz-76ers. The first non-NBA report, at 7:32 into the
broadcast, was Rangers SS Alex Rodriguez stating on ESPN
Radio that Yankees SS Derek Jeter will not break his record-
breaking contract. The first NFL report, at 8:21, was an
update on the Jets. The first NHL report, at 22:19, was
Blues-Rangers. Last night's 11:00pm ET 60-minute edition of
ESPN's "SportsCenter" led with Jazz-76ers, followed by
Cavaliers-Spurs. The first non-NBA report, at 8:53, was
Stars-Devils. The first NFL report, at 14:48, was the
Patriots suspending CB Ty Law for the team's final game for
possession of ecstasy. The first MLB report, at 23:02, was
the Orioles signing SS Mike Bordick to a two-year, $9.5M
contract. Last night's 11:00pm ET 30-minute edition of
CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with a discussion on the BCS
with CNN/SI's Trev Alberts and U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts (R-OK).
At 16:27 into the broadcast, "Sports Tonight" reported on
the Rae Carruth murder trial. At 22:42, was Jazz-76ers,
followed by questions from on-air callers (THE DAILY).
IS O'NEAL VENTURE ABOUT TO BE DUNKED? ESPN.com's Darren
Rovell cited a source as saying that the Shaquille
O'Neal/Leonard Armato venture Dunk.net "is on its last
legs." The site sold approximately 1,000 pairs of shoes in
its 11 months of operation, despite having O'Neal and Mets C
Mike Piazza as spokespeople. Rovell: "Funny how O'Neal's
presence on the website has been decreased over the past
couple of months and [Liberty F] Rebecca Lobo is now nowhere
to be found" (ESPN.com, 12/20).
ON TRACK NOW ONLINE: Street & Smith's On Track magazine
will now be available exclusively online at
http://www.ontrackonline.com. The site will be free to
users. The December 31 edition of the magazine will be the
final print version. Street & Smith's Sports Group also
publishes The Sports Business Daily (On Track).
ONE VIEW: HBO/NBC's Jim Lampley, on Playboy's "Hottest
Sports Babe" poll: "The sexiest one to me is Hannah Storm.
She has two children, she is seven months pregnant, she's
got a great marriage, and she's a tremendous sportscaster. I
think all that is pretty sexy" (L.A. TIMES, 12/21).
