31.   She said those are among the cities the league hopes to expand into.

32.   The commissioner said the league hopes to reach agreement on actual realignment by its March meeting.

33.   The commissioner said the league hopes to reach agreement on realignment by its March meeting.

34.   The league hopes to put together a videotape of various types of interference to guide referees, but debate still rages on how much interference should be tolerated.

35.   The league hopes the changes will encourage teams to run the fast break more and adopt diverse offensive strategies.

36.   The new league is hoping to attract a national TV package and wants to run on at least some of the tracks where Winston Cup cars currently race.

37.   The fledgling league hopes to open next year in Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Washington, Vancouver and San Juan, Puerto Rico.