71.   David Stern, understanding that his league has been in something of a slump, shifted focus from salary cap to rally cap.

72.   Even then, the league is unable to keep pace with demand.

73.   Fantasy leagues are so choked with activity that hundreds of thousands of teams are entered on some sites.

74.   Few would consider the NFL an e-commerce player in its own right because the league is primarily in the entertainment business, not retailing.

75.   First of all, as an investment, the league is a high-risk venture for a select group of sophisticated investors.

76.   For now, the leagues are busy searching for positive signs within the mountain of statistics.

77.   For the most part, the league is more worried about someone taking off his helmet than it is livening up the game.

78.   For him, the Japanese leagues were a steppingstone.

79.   Forgive my skepticism, but the league would be very short-sighted financially if it stuck to that policy.

80.   For one thing, maybe the league has been too successful discouraging field goals.