TV MONITOR: Last night, the 11:00pm edition of "Fox
Sports News Primetime" (Fox Sports South) and ESPN's
"SportsCenter" led with the 76ers-Pacers game, followed with
an update of the Lakers-Spurs game. The 11:00pm ET
"SportsCenter" was on ESPN2 due to an MLB game. CNN/SI's
11:00pm ET "Sports Tonight" led with the Reds-Rockies,
followed with the Pirates-Braves (THE DAILY).
NAMES: WWF Owner VINCE MCMAHON is "planning to take"
his company public and has hired Bears Stearns as the lead
underwriter. McMahon is "expected to sell a minority stake"
in the company to raise about $150M (DAILY VARIETY, 5/20)...
The NFLPA filed a disciplinary complaint against agent TANK
BLACK, who "plans to petition" the U.S. Attorney's office to
investigate the union's action. The NFLPA alleged that
Black "provided improper cash payments" to college players
in '97 and '98 before their eligibility was completed (PALM
BEACH POST, 5/20)....Prospective Capitals Minority Owner JON
LEDECKY is starting an investment firm that will fund and
advise start-up Internet ventures. The firm, called
E2ENet.com Inc., "hopes to grow quickly" by selling $138.5M
in stock to the public (WASHINGTON POST, 5/20)....In
Chicago, Janet Kidd Stewart examined the role of women in
pro sports and wrote, "There is some scant evidence,
however, that women are making inroads beyond the locker
room and into the front office." N.Y.-based Women in Sports
& Events, founded by SUE RODIN, is "growing quickly" with
1,000 members (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 5/19)....DOUG FLUTIE will
sign copies of his autobiography, "Flutie," at the Boston
College Bookstore May 22 (Sports Publishing)....On "60
Minutes II," Bob Simon profiled boxer OSCAR DE LA HOYA, and
said, "If ever the sport needed a savior, the Golden Boy,
it's now. ... He is a champion. He is a star. ... He's not
only the hottest boxer today, but he's the hottest property
in boxing and quite possibly, with the retirement of MICHAEL
JORDAN, in all of sports" ("60 Minutes II," CBS, 5/19).
