Singer VANESSA WILLIAMS "denied rampant gossip" linking
her to MICHAEL JORDAN on Friday's "Entertainment Tonight":
"There's a gigantic rumor that Michael Jordan was going to
leave his wife for me, which I find fascinating since I've
never met the man" ("ET," 2/19)....In N.Y., Mitch Lawrence
writes that PERCY "MASTER P" MILLER's "deep pockets have
rival agents scared. He's shown he's not afraid to spend
money to steal players" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/21). Heisman
Trophy winner RICKY WILLIAMS, on why he dropped WOOLF
ASSOCIATES in favor of NO LIMIT SPORTS: "I wasn't happy with
my other agent. My mom didn't really like him too much.
She didn't tell me for a while. They kind of pushed her
over the limit and that made my life a lot harder. ... It
was the company. The individual was great, but the company
controlled the individual." Williams also said that he
"intends to report" to Rangers' spring training on March 9
(Tony Grossi, Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 2/20)....Former NHL
Kings co-Owner JEFFREY SUDIKOFF "pleaded guilty Friday to
insider-trading charges in connection with his now-defunct"
CA-based IDB Communications Group (L.A. TIMES, 2/20).
...Cincinnati-based Ovations Management group has hired
former Bengals RB ICKEY WOODS "as it tries to get a foothold
in player representation" (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 2/21).
...Actor MARTIN SHEEN attended a Raptors practice on
Saturday to research a future movie role as a basketball
coach (TORONTO SUN, 2/21)....GARTH BROOKS' spring training
tryout with the Padres was featured on ABC's "World News
Sunday," as ABC's CAROLE SIMPSON said, "He wants more hits
and he's taking a real swing at it" (ABC, 2/21).
