AL PACINO visited the 49ers last week in preparation
for his upcoming OLIVER STONE film "On Any Given Sunday"
(S.F EXAMINER, 9/12). In Boston, Will McDonough wrote that
Pacino "is studying" Jets coach BILL PARCELLS, having "spent
some time with Parcells at a Jets practice and in his
office" (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/12)....Former Cowboys TE JAY
NOVACEK is opening a 1,500-acre hunting resort this fall in
NE (AP/S.A. EXPRESS-NEWS, 9/12)....In MN, One on One Sports
has filed a suit against T-Wolves F KEVIN GARNETT and his
agent, ERIC FLEISHER, for "allegedly failing to provide
enough merchandise for a Mall of America store that bore
Garnett's name," which the store claims resulted in its
closing and losses in excess of $500,000 (ST. PAUL PIONEER
PRESS, 9/11)....Financial advisor and player agent GREG
FESTE was profiled by Margie Mason in the FL TIMES-UNION,
who wrote that Feste has steered some of his clients,
including Jaguars QB MARK BRUNELL and OL TONY BOSELLI, "into
promoting companies that he owns." Mason also wrote that
Feste is a "close friend" of Champions For Christ President
GREG BALL, and the ties between the two "led the NFL to make
inquiries about their relationship and critics to question
whether money, not religion, is the driving force in Feste's
life" (FL TIMES-UNION, 9/13)....Yankee Stadium Vendor
KENNETH SPINNER, on Yankees SS DEREK JETER: "I've been here
42 years and I've never seen girls go fanatical about a
ballplayer like this" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/13).
