MARCH 10, 2003

Here are the latest headlines from the News Section of spawn.com (http://spawn.com/). Thank you to all the readers of this update and of spawn.com itself. We had nearly 140 million hits and 550,000 unique visitors in the month of January, and more than 10 million hits on Monday, February 17, the first day of TOYFEST 2003. Click on people!

THE NEW(S) HEADLINES

WHAT'S IN STORES... WHAT'S COMING
ACTION FIGURES ON THE SHELVES OR EN ROUTE

With all the recent goings-on around spawn.com (redesigns, updates, ToyFest, etc.), it's been quite a while since we took a look at what's actually going on at retail. So, for today, we'll tear our vision away from the future and take a good hard look at the present. Click here http://spawn.com/news/ for all the details.

'TODD MCFARLANE SHOW' NEW SEASON STARTS APRIL 3 ON MLB RADIO
BEAT TODD'S STANDINGS, WIN A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF BASEBALL FIGURES

The Todd McFarlane Show starts its second season April 3 on MLB Radio at MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball. Todd's show, which will run each Thursday from 4 to 5 PM Eastern during baseball's regular season, offers listeners an eclectic mix of sports talk and entertainment, a concept we call "Homers and Hollywood," similar to Fox Sports' Best Damn Sports Show Period. Click here http://spawn.com/news/ for all the details.

As noted in this story, there is a new page on spawn.com dedicated to the radio show. Check it out at http://www.spawn.com/news/events/mlbradio.aspx to listen live, or check out show archives.

MCFARLANE QUOTED IN NEW SPORTS BUSINESS BOOK
WIN AUTOGRAPHED COPIES OF 'ON THE BALL' IN NEW CONTEST

ESPN.com sports business writer Darren Rovell and Sports Business Group founder David. M. Carter have just released On The Ball: What You Can Learn About Business From America's Sports Leaders. It's a business book that draws on the passion of sports and explores how businesses can use the knowledge and experience of sports business leaders to enhance skills, success and ultimately the bottom line. Click here http://spawn.com/news/ for all the details.

TOYFEST 2003 FOLLOW-UP STORY
http://spawn.com/news/news5.aspx?id=12116

MCFARLANE TOYS JOINS WITH MLBPA FOR EBAY AUCTIONS
http://spawn.com/news/news1.aspx?id=12109

SPAWN APPEARS IN SOUL CALIBUR 2 GAME
http://spawn.com/news/news2.aspx?id=12100

NEW SPAWN FIGURE LINE IN APRIL
http://spawn.com/news/news2.aspx?id=12095

NHL CANADA LINE ANNOUNCED
http://spawn.com/news/news1.aspx?id=12117

BASEBALL SERIES 4 LINEUP ANNOUNCED
http://spawn.com/news/news2.aspx?id=12104

THANKS!

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