NAMES IN THE NEWS

          On Sunday morning outside of S.F., LATRELL SPREWELL
     "lost control of his car and caused another to flip.  There
     were no major injuries, no tickets issued.  The accident is
     under investigation" ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 3/2)....The
     world premiere of "My Giant," starring BILLY CRYSTAL and
     Wizards C GHEORGHE MURESAN, took place Friday in DC ("ET,"
     3/2)....DON KING says that MIKE TYSON has been paid "every
     penny" due to him under contracts King has negotiated, and
     that he would welcome "a full and independent audit of every
     transaction" (Mult., 3/3)....GRANT HILL will tape scenes
     this weekend for an upcoming episode of "Home Improvement"
     (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 3/3)....VENUS WILLIAMS will be a guest
     tonight on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.  MARTINA HINGIS
     is Leno's guest Wednesday (ST. PETE TIMES, 3/3)....TARA
     LIPINSKI and her parents will appear live on CBS's "Public
     Eye with BRYANT GUMBEL," tonight at 9:00pm ET (Mult., 3/13).