FINANCE NOTES

          In Indianapolis, Bill Koenig writes that LogoAthletic
     is "silent on the impact of a sharp decline in licensed
     apparel sales nationwide."  GM Eddie White said there were
     no layoffs "that I know of" (INDY STAR, 2/9)....In Atlanta,
     Renee DeGross reports on this weekend's Super Show, the
     sporting goods industry's "largest annual trade show" which
     opens Thursday at the GA World Congress Center and GA Dome. 
     DeGross writes that the show "will showcase online products
     and services," but the e-commerce component "represents a
     mere fraction of the estimated 3,000 sporting goods
     manufacturers coming to town" (ATL CONSTITUTION, 2/9)....The
     WALL STREET JOURNAL's Charles Goldsmith reports that BSkyB
     is "expected" to announce today new investments in ADSL
     technology and e-commerce retailing, including "large
     investments" in its Sky Sports Web site, which now has 20
     million page "impressions" a month (WSJ, 2/9).