NAMES IN THE NEWS

     NBPA President BUCK WILLIAMS, on the current labor
negotiations: "They take us for granted like all we can do is
play the game.  It's an attitude that has developed early on that
has to be changed. ... We care just as much about professional
basketball as Mr. Stern does. ... It would be foolish not to
wonder where basketball is headed and not be prepared because the
climate of professional sports has really changed" (MCCLATHCY
NEWS, 12/16).  Heavyweight Champ GEORGE FOREMAN will host the
final telecast of "Saturday Night Live" tomorrow on NBC....GRANT
HILL tells USA WEEKEND how he was "offended" during college
recruiting by Georgetown, his first choice, when he was asked to
read pages from a book out loud (USA TODAY, 12/16).