Women's ice hockey, and Brown Univ. freshman TARA
MOUNSEY, is featured in this week's NEWSWEEK under the
header "She's Breaking The Ice." Women's hockey "has passed
quickly through the pioneering stage," and 22,000 women are
registered with USA Hockey (NEWSWEEK, 3/17)....Fox Sports
Net Senior VP PATRICK MCCLENAHAN was named an L.A. "Up &
Comer" in the L.A. BUSINESS JOURNAL (L.A. BUSINESS JOURNAL,
3/10)....DAVID FALK on ALLEN IVERSON: "A lot of people in
corporate America, and a lot of fans, can't understand the
kind of background that Allen Iverson grew up in and
overcame. The things he does, the cornrows, the baggy
jeans, the guys he hangs around with -- I don't necessarily
like that. But that's who he is" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES,
3/18)....3-D From Downtown, the Orlando sports restaurant
named for Magic F DENNIS SCOTT, shut down over the weekend
after mounting losses (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 3/18)....Former
Cowboys GM TEX SCHRAMM, on how to get Owner JERRY JONES to
change his mind on instant replay: "In true Jones' fashion,
I'm sure you could get him to support it if you call it,
say, 'RCA Instant Replay'" (L.A. TIMES, 3/18)....In Chicago,
Steve Rosenbloom of the TRIBUNE reports that Indians P JACK
MCDOWELL's band, Stick Figure, is ready to come out with
their new CD, but that the band lost their drummer to
another band, Cracker. Rosenbloom: "Maybe McDowell
should've offered him a long-term deal before it was too
late" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 3/18)....The SCOTTIE PIPPEN YOUTH
FOUNDATION donated $15,000 to Montgomery Ward to aid tornado
victims in Arkansas (The Marketing Arm)....DESMOND HOWARD
made an appearance on the CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves
Raymond" last night and will appear on the Fox sitcom
"Living Single" in May ("Access Hollywood," 3/17).
