41.   Others have been told they might be contacted by Collins, who would need to have an organization of experienced baseball people in place to direct a new franchise.

42.   Policy recently joined forces with Al Lerner,the credit card billionaire, to form one of an expected half-dozen groups trying to buy the new Cleveland franchise.

43.   Part of this is because of expansion, which this year includes new franchises in Columbus, Ohio, and Minnesota.

44.   Reportedly he was going to try out for the new Toronto NBA franchise, with little hope of sticking.

45.   ReTool is a new franchise from Minneapolis-based Grow Biz International, which calls itself the largest resale company in the country.

46.   Scottie Pippen used to laugh about the temperature in Chicago as he reveled in his Houston honeymoon and the endless kindness and appreciation showed by his new franchise.

47.   Second, we failed to create enough new franchises to replace those in decline or retired completely.

48.   Stu Jackson convinced the talented sophomore to stay, then left himself to become general manager of the new Vancouver franchise in the NBA.

49.   Still, the new franchise in Phoenix is expected to earn tens of millions in its first season.

50.   Tagliabue said the new franchise would cost at least that and likely more.