ESPN's KARL RAVECH said he was "lucky" after undergoing
an angioplasty last week to clear a blocked artery after
suffering a heart attack. The 33-year-old Ravech was
playing pick-up basketball last week when he experienced
pain in his chest and arms. Ravech: "I was lucky. I went
from a heart attack to angioplasty in 45 minutes to an hour"
(USA TODAY, 11/10)....EARL WOODS, appearing at the Nation's
Capital Distinguished Speakers Series in DC with his son,
TIGER, and IMG Founder MARK MCCORMACK, said that ADOLF
HITLER's "Mein Kampf" was a book that "inspired him." Earl
then "quickly added he was joking" and said later that he
never read the book and "apologized to anyone he may have
offended" (WASHINGTON POST, 11/11)....PERCY MILLER, aka
MASTER P, on his intention to play professional basketball:
"My plan is to handle my business and whenever the lockout
is over get ready to go to some big NBA team. I have a lot
of teams interested" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 11/10).
...PRINCE NASEEM HAMED is "about to dump promoter" FRANK
WARREN and negotiate his own fight deals (USA TODAY, 11/11).
