NEW YORK stopped doing favors for wobbly Seattle franchises yesterday.

Both the Thunder and a potential Seattle franchise would "share" the SuperSonics history.

The prosecutor in the case, Eual Blansett, says that Coslet sent Blatt a note of condolence after Flores was selected to head the Seattle franchise.

Since he has so many to choose from - the floundering Mariners, Japanese attempts to buy the Seattle franchise, labor-management hot spots, it had to be asked.

The league lasted for three seasons, after which the Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle franchises left to form a reconstituted Pacific Coast Hockey League.

The 1968-69 Seattle SuperSonics season was the second season of the Seattle franchise in the NBA.

Matters were taken to court, with the judge ruling in favor of the Seattle franchise.

After retiring in 1998, McMillan stayed with the Seattle franchise, earning a place as an assistant coach.

The NFL granted the Nordstrom/Sarkwosky consortium ownership of the new Seattle franchise, which would be christened the Seahawks, in December of that year.

He retired as coach in 1970 and had a 137-121-33 record as coach of the Seattle franchise.