1.   And it continues to be the object of sale rumors.

2.   In recent years, Fidelity had been the subject of frequent sale rumors, many of them involving MediaNews Group president William Dean Singleton as a potential buyer.

3.   Team officials continue to complain that the sale rumors were irresponsible, but they might want to pipe down.

4.   The franchise with the most sale rumors floating around is Atlanta.

5.   The persistent sale rumors, said Jackson, are planted by competitors because it causes confusion in marketing and distribution.

6.   The sale rumors, incidentally, turn out to be a hoax.

7.   Tony Tavares, president of Disney subsidiary Anaheim Sports Inc., responded last week to sale rumors at the baseball owners meetings in New York.