Former Blues/CFL Argonauts Owner HARRY ORNEST is in a
L.A. hospital "after apparently suffering a massive stroke."
Ornest is in intensive care at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
in L.A. (TORONTO SUN, 7/21)....JACQUES VILLENEUVE could be
confirmed as the British American Racing team's No. 1 driver
"as early as tomorrow." A report said BAR, a new F1 racing
team, had offered Villeneuve $15M a year plus bonuses and a
share of the company to join the team (TORONTO STAR, 7/21).
...The first item sold at the gift shop at MICHAEL JORDAN'S
STEAKHOUSE, which opened yesterday in NYC's Grand Central
Terminal, was an autographed basketball. It went for $900
(N.Y. TIMES, 7/21)....Gold medal gymnast KERRI STRUG is a
summer intern at "Entertainment Tonight" (ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY, 7/24 issue)....In N.Y., London Times columnist Brian
Glanville writes on rumors that RONALDO was forced to play
in the World Cup Final despite being ill. Glanville: "The
word is that RICARDO TEXEIRE, ... president of the Brazilian
Soccer Confederation and son-in-law of ... ex-President of
FIFA, JOAN HAVELANGE, insisted on Ronaldo playing, at Nike's
behest. That, of course, has been denied" (N.Y. POST,
7/21)....ZAPATA CORP., which is run by the GLAZER FAMILY,
has acquired S.F.-based BiancaTroll Productions, a World
Wide Web site featuring the "Smut Shack" for the
"alternative online community." The purchase is the 24th
Internet site by Zapata this month, but the ST. PETERSBURG
TIMES reported the "Smut Shack" is "racier" than Zapata's
other offerings (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 7/21).