NAMES IN THE NEWS

     USA Hockey has named Islanders GM/Coach MIKE MILBURY as GM
for the '96 U.S. National Team.  Milbury will oversee the
selection of the coaching staff and players (USA Hockey)....
Yankees pitcher DWIGHT GOODEN is investigating claims by Marlins
GM DAVE DOMBROWSKI that his agent, RAY NEGRON, steered Gooden to
the Yankees by not responding to numerous offers by the Marlins
(N.Y. POST, 3/27)....Duchess of York SARAH FERGUSON is reportedly
involved with tennis star THOMAS MUSTER (N.Y. POST,
3/27)....CNN's Paul Crane, on the likely choice for the name of
Baltimore's NFL team -- Ravens -- since EDGAR ALLEN POE is buried
in Baltimore:  "If fans think that name is the pits, do they also
think that it's the pendulum?" ("Sports Tonight,"
3/26)....Cowboys WR MICHAEL IRVIN honored his subpoena and
appeared before a grand jury investigating a drug bust where he
was present (Mult., 3/26)....Steelers RB BAM MORRIS was indicted
on felony drug possession charges in TX (CNBC, 3/26).