111.   Schiller pressed for an answer, but Austrian said the league had to talk to ESPN.

112.   Seriously, the league has had more face lifts than Phyllis Diller.

113.   Since the league also has a salary cap, even small markets like Green Bay, Nashville, and Jacksonville can field successful franchises.

114.   So the league has one city to play off another, and two Los Angeles bidders to play off each other.

115.   Someone asked M.L. Carr at practice the other day if the league had a rule requiring players to tuck in their jerseys.

116.   Spano is not the only embarrassment the league has had recently on the ownership level.

117.   Stern pointed out that the NBA can authorize a drug test if the league has cause to believe a player might be on drugs.

118.   Still, the league may have to earn its legitimacy.

119.   Sure, the league has a team in Denver that will help spread interest to yet another corner of the United States.

120.   Talent is spread thin all over North America, and the league has no qualms about signing kids out of high school to fill the demand.