TV MONITOR: Last night, the 11:00pm ET edition of "Fox
Sports News Primetime" (Fox Sports South), ESPN's
"SportsCenter" and CNN/SI's 11:00pm ET "Sports Tonight" all
led with the Spurs-Lakers game. ESPN and FSN followed with
Pacers-76ers Game Four highlights, while CNN followed with
Cardinals-Dodgers highlights (THE DAILY).
WRESTLING TRAGEDY: WWF Wrestler OWEN "THE BLUE BLAZER"
HART died from a head injury sustained in a stunt accident
during a show in K.C., MO last night. WWF Chair Vince
McMahon: "We don't have any answers as to why this happened
... There is an ongoing investigation" (N.Y. POST, 5/24).
In K.C., Stearns & King report that "in what some fans said
was poor taste, the show went on as scheduled" (K.C. STAR,
5/24). NBC's "Today" and ABC's "Good Morning America" both
led with news on Hart's death this morning (THE DAILY).
NAMES: Duke men's basketball coach MIKE KRZYZEWSKI was
the school's highest paid employee for the second year in a
row with a salary of $390,000 (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/22).
...HarperCollins has published a new book written by former
Coca-Cola CMO and Z-Sports Founder SERGIO ZYMAN titled, "The
End of Marketing As We Know It" (N.Y. TIMES, 5/24).
...NEWSWEEK profiles Lakers G KOBE BRYANT and writes that
Bryant's moves "make him the envy of teenage boys," while
his "megawatt smile" makes him a "heartthrob for teenage
girls, ensuring his status as one of the NBA's premier
pitchmen" (NEWSWEEK, 5/31 issue)....A CO News Poll conducted
this month shows that JOHN ELWAY continues to be one of the
most popular figures in CO. A survey of 600 residents
conducted by Talmey-Drake Research and Strategy in Boulder
showed that 60% of state residents have a "very positive"
feelings toward Elway, another 23% had "somewhat positive"
feelings toward him (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 5/22).
