WAYNE HUIZENGA's AutoNation USA venture is profiled in
the current issue of BUSINESS WEEK under the header
"Hurricane Huizenga." BUSINESS WEEK: "Huizenga, whirlwind
dealmaker, is back. And he's following the blueprint he
already used to build two billion-dollar companies -- making
rapid-fire acquisitions to expand geographically, at the
same time tapping new lines of revenue in the industry"
(BUSINESS WEEK, 2/24 issue)....In N.Y., D.L. Cummings
profiles NFL Dir of Football Development GENE WASHINGTON.
Asked if he would someday like to be NFL Commissioner,
Washington replied "Why not?" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/16).
...SHAQUILLE O'NEAL said his next movie, "Steel," will be
his last. O'Neal: "I'm probably done until I retire [from
basketball]" (TAMPA TRIBUNE, 2/16)....Skier ALBERTO TOMBA
said he might start a movie career in the spring. Tomba:
"I'm getting ready for the movies, not for the next ski
season" (USA TODAY, 2/17)....The Directors Guild of America
nominated LEON GAST for Outstanding Documentary Director for
"When We Were Kings," with MUHAMMAD ALI. The film was also
nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar (L.A. TIMES, 2/15).
