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Daniel spends an afternoon watching the national sport of the Island of Puerto Rico...Cock Fighting. Daniel discusses the official rules of combat, judging, and the methods of training to get the roosters in shape for fighting. He even does a play by play.

SPORTS: HOST ALEX CHADWICK SPEAKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT THE NEW MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON, WHERE FANS HAVE REACTED HARSHLY TO THE LAST YEAR'S STRIKE WITH ROWDYISM TOWARD PLAYERS AND BY STAYING AWAY FROM GAMES.

FROM MEMBER STATION WNYC, BETH FERTIG REPORTS THAT SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS ARE THREATENING TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY, STRANDING 150 THOUSAND STUDENTS.

SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT VETERAN N.F.L. QUARTERBACK JOE MONTANA, WHO WILL ANNOUNCE HIS RETIREMENT NEXT WEEK.

SIMON/FISH: SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH BOSTON UNIVERSITY RESEARCHER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR LES KAUFMAN, ABOUT HIS PLAN TO FUND HIS RESEARCH AND SAVE ENDAGERED FISH. FOR FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS, DOZENS OF LUCKY DONORS WILL BE ABLE TO NAME A SPECIES OF FISH IN LAKE VICTORIA IN EASTERN AFRICA.

THE STORY OF YITZHAK ZOHAR, WHOSE SHOES MAY BE COMING INTO VOGUE ALMOST 40 YEARS AFTER HE INVENTED THEM.

NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that President Clinton today said that his administration would look for a way to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling. Earlier this week, the high court struck down a federal law that prohibited guns within 1000 feet of a schoolyard, saying that the Congress does not have the power to create such a law under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. The President said that keeping schools safe should be a priority for the nation and charged the Attorney General with finding a way to continue enforcing the law.

AN INJUNCTION ISSUED YESTERDAY BY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN NEW YORK ENDED THE 232-DAY OLD STRIKE BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS BY RULING THAT MAJOR LEAGUE OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE PLAYERS UNION. SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT AND FORMER YANKEE PITCHER AND AUTHOR OF "BALL FOUR" AND "STRIKE ZONE," A NOVEL, JIM BOUTON.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT TWO NEW FOX TV SCIENE FICTION SHOWS...VR.5 AND SLIDERS.

GRAMMY WINNING MEXICAN-AMERICAN SINGER SELENA, WHOSE FULL NAME WAS SELENA QUINTANILLA PEREZ, WAS SHOT TO DEATH YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, BY A WOMAN REPORTED TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF HER FIRST FAN CLUB.