SHAQUILLE O'NEAL bought a home in First County, Houston
for his girlfriend, who wanted to be near her grandmother.
O'Neal joins fellow NBA stars HAKEEM OLAJUWON and CHARLES
BARKLEY in the neighborhood (HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL, 11/25
issue)...."SI for Kids" named Cardinal OZZIE SMITH, pro
golfer DEB RICHARD, Univ. of Florida football star LAWERENCE
WRIGHT and CLINTON BROWN III, a 15-year-old physically
challenged athlete from N.Y., as recipients of the "1996
Sports Illustrated for Kids Good Sport Award," who have all
devoted time and energy to helping children (SI for
Kids)....QB DOUG FLUTIE expressed "anger" with fans at
Sunday's Grey Cup. Flutie: "My eight-year-old daughter
comes to the game and the guys at the gate hand her a bin
Argos Suck sign. That's not right. You can say anything
you want and do slogans against the Argos and all that, but
let's keep it clean" (TORONTO SUN, 11/26)....Giants co-Owner
WELLINGTON MARA on Sunday's win over JERRY JONES' Dallas
Cowboys: "It's nice to see arrogance humbled" (DALLAS
MORNING NEWS, 11/26)....TIGER WOODS was interivewed at
halftime of "Monday Night Football" last night to promote
ABC's coverage of the 'Skins Game. Woods wore a Nike
bicycle cap with the Swoosh (ABC, 11/26).
