MN Gov. JESSE VENTURA has "no problem" with scalpers
illegally selling tickets to sports events: "I find it's a
victimless crime. Everyone walks away with a smile on their
face. Then who's the victim?" (AP, 1/9)....Former
Georgetown Univ. men's basketball coach JOHN THOMPSON cited
personal reasons for his resignation on Friday: "I am going
through a divorce which has become a problem and I have to
address that" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/9). A WASHINGTON POST
editorial, on Thompson: "Over a quarter a century his
players had a nearly perfect graduation rate, and until
recently none had ever left early for the pros. A bluff,
outspoken, sometimes difficult man, Mr. Thompson had the
sort of forceful personality needed to make academics a
serious matter in his program" (WASHINGTON POST, 1/9).
...Devil Rays Managing Gen. Parnter VINCE NAIMOLI was named
outstanding business leader of the year by Northwood (FL)
Univ. (USA TODAY, 1/11)....USA Hockey National Team
Development Program Manager of Communications & Marketing
BRIAN FISHMAN, 28, passed away Thursday at his home in MI.
His death has been ruled accidental and appears to have been
caused by carbon monoxide poisoning (USA Hockey).
