Time Warner Inc. Vice Chair & Braves Owner TED TURNER
has challenged News Corp. Chair RUPERT MURDOCH to a boxing
match. Turner, to a group of Hollywood execs: "What do you
think about Rupert Murdoch and Ted Turner putting on gloves
an getting into the ring? Nobody's seen two 60-year olds
fight in a long time. It would be good entertainment and we
could give all the money to charity. To the indigenous
actors' home" (VARIETY, 6/15)....NOLAN RYAN, on taking an
elected state post in TX: "A lot of people are talking to me
about being Commissioner of Agriculture. I am visiting with
people about it" (N.Y. TIMES, 6/15)....The Raptors' MARCUS
CAMBY was arrested on drug charges on Friday when CT police
found marijuana in his car. NBA Dir of Marketing
Communications Peter Land, on any league action: "No
decisions will be made until we gather all the facts of the
case" (HARTFORD COURANT, 6/14)....TONY BANKS, Britain's new
Sports Minister, will give the keynote on the opening day of
Kagan World Media's eighth European TV Sports conference
June 17-18 at Claridge's Hotel in London (KWM)....SPIKE LEE
will begin production of the film "He Got Game" about a
convicted murderer and his son, a high school basketball
star. DENZEL WASHINGTON will star (VARIETY, 6/13).
