31.   Doug Thornton, general manager of the New Orleans Arena, said officials planned to contact Heisley to gauge his interest in bringing his team to Louisiana.

32.   Goodenow plans to speak with the players over the summer to gauge their interest about playing in the Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

33.   He simply wants more time to gauge interest on where he would be picked if he enters the draft.

34.   MarketCast is a major supplier of market-research data to Hollywood studios, performing surveys weekly to gauge interest in upcoming releases.

35.   The Chicago Bulls are interested in having a WNBA team in the city but want to gauge fan interest before applying for a franchise.

36.   Unable to reach an agreement with Scott Mitchell, the Cincinnati Bengals started contacting other free-agent quarterbacks Friday to gauge interest in their starting job.