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That suspended Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is drawing attention for his take on Fidel Castro is a lucky break for the Mlb/showtime series The Franchise, coming July 11. MLB spokesman Matt Bourne said Sunday that MLB never considered halting production on the show or switching teams. . . . The old ESPNZONE bars were ahead of their time in putting TV screens in restrooms. New ESPN research on consumer use of its mobile devices finds 37% of users use them in bathrooms. . . . Nielsen research finds 17% of consumers say they like Tiger Woods — compared with 52% liking Phil Mickelson — while 3% say they consider Woods down-to-earth. Millions of people think Woods is down-to-earth?