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About MLS (2456 words) |
 | MLS Playoffs consist of best-of-three Conference Semifinals, best-of-three Conference Finals and a one-game championship to be broadcast live by ABC television from the Rose Bowl on October 25, 1998. |
 | MLS games also are high-scoring, averaging 3.3 goals per game, one of the highest per game averages of any professional soccer league in the world. |
 | MLS executives have had recent discussions with several international parties regarding broadcasting the leagues games outside of the U.S. Major League Soccer games are broadcast internationally by ESPN International, reaching more than 90 million households outside of the United States. |
| CAUGHT IN THE DRAFT Gems and busts in MLS draft history (1392 words) |
 | UCLA goalkeeper Kevin Hartman was tabbed by the Galaxy as the 29th and next-to-last pick, in the third round of the 1997 college draft. |
 | He was chosen by the Revs in the 1996 college draft, by the Dallas Burn in the 1998 supplemental draft and by the Colorado Rapids in the 1999 supplemental draft. |
 | Even though he was the top college player in 1996 and was the second overall pick of the 1997 draft by the Mutiny, University of Virginia midfielder Mike Fisher decided not to turn pro. |