41.   Fila said it will begin to report the backlog of customer orders, instead of futures orders, in coming seasons as a better measure of sales trends.

42.   Florida Manager Jim Leyland announced his rotation for the coming season, and it includes Livan Hernandez, Felix Heredia, Rafael Medina,Brian Meadows and Eric Ludwick.

43.   For Donna, the coming season will expand her relationship with Detective Medavoy.

44.   For now, MSG is in a state of business-as-usual regarding the coming Yankee season.

45.   Frank Wheaton, the agent for Lakers forward James Worthy, said Thursday there was no chance Worthy would retire before the coming season.

46.   For the coming season at least, the Santa Susana Repertory Company has been invited to settle into the Forum as a resident company.

47.   Gillick said the Mariners would welcome Griffey back in the lineup, even though they could lose him after the coming season as a free agent.

48.   Furthermore, the Cavaliers apparently will offer its own point guard, Andre Miller, a maximum contract after the coming season.

49.   George Jones is the only certified star among the four or five performers who verbally committed to the no-alcohol venue for the coming season.

50.   He added that he had just signed a five-year contract and planned to direct three plays in the coming season.