Selig said final figures for this year are still being calculated and everyone is living in the most difficult economic times since the Great Depression. He declined to identify the teams.
Major League Baseball's average attendance dropped 6.7 percent last season from an average of 32,528 in 2008 to an average of 30,350. Total attendance of 73.4 million was baseball's fifth-highest.
SEMENYA C AN KEEP GOLD MEDAL: South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential, the South African sports ministry said.
However, the question of whether she remains eligible to compete as a woman remained uncertain.
The ministry also said that the International Association of Athletics Federations has agreed to allow the 18-year-old Semenya to keep her prize money.
The IAAF did not confirm the South African ministry statements.
DUNGY TAKING NFL ADVISORY ROLE: Tony Dungy is taking a lead role in improving communication between the NFL and its players.
Dungy will lead a new NFL player advisory forum that will meet with players about league policies, programs and issues that affect their lives on and off the field. Those subjects will include player health and safety, personal conduct, game rules and procedures, career transition and player development.
Dungy, who retired as coach of the Indianapolis Colts after last season, is a special adviser to commissioner Roger Goodell.
IRELAND APPEALS FOR PLAYOFF REPLAY: Ireland appealed to France and FIFA to replay their World Cup playoff after an obvious hand ball by Thierry Henry set up the deciding goal.
Ireland's government and soccer association asked for Wednesday's 1-1 draw in the second leg at Stade de France to be replayed.
France advanced to next year's World Cup in South Africa 2-1 on total goals.
FIFA said it received Ireland's request for a replay, though it was unclear if the governing body of soccer would seriously consider it.
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