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NAMES IN THE NEWS

          Packers QB BRETT FAVRE will become part-owner of DALE
     JARRETT's Busch Grand National team, with Jarrett sharing
     the driving duties with KENNY IRWIN, JR (ORLANDO SENTINEL,
     12/17)....NBC's BRIAN WILLIAMS, introducing the young-
     looking 27-year-old JEFF GORDON at the Smithsonian forum on
     auto racing: "Jeff has heard from several politicians,
     hoping to get his vote when he's old enough" (PHILADELPHIA
     DAILY NEWS, 12/17)....GREG NORMAN was presented with an
     honorary doctorate of commerce and management from Griffith
     Univ. in Australia on Monday (COURIER-MAIL, 12/15)....ESPN
     MAGAZINE names its NEXT athletes of '99: Vikings WR RANDY
     MOSS, Nets F KEITH VAN HORN, Red Sox SS NOMAR GARCIAPARRA,
     and Penguin RW JAROMIR JAGR (ESPN, 12/18 issue).

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