TV MONITOR: Last night's 11:00pm edition of "Fox Sports
News Primetime" (Fox Sports South), ESPN's "SportsCenter"
and CNN/SI's "Sports Tonight" led with the Blazers-Jazz.
CNN/SI followed with Raptors G Vince Carter being named
Rookie of the Year. FSN followed with the Red Sox-Yankees
and ESPN followed with Sabres-Maple Leafs (THE DAILY).
NAMES: Predators President & COO JACK DILLER "was in
good spirits" after undergoing quadruple bypass heart
surgery in a Nashville hospital. Diller: "It was absolutely
successful." Diller hopes to return to work in a few weeks
(Nashville TENNESSEAN, 5/26).....Univ. of FL police searched
the office of agent TANK BLACK last week, "seeking clues" as
to whether he "gave money and cars" to four former Univ. of
FL football players (SUN-SENTINEL, 5/26).....TED TURNER, on
running for President: "I thought about it a number of
times. But my wife, who was married to a politician before
[Tom Hayden], said she would leave me. ... It takes a lot of
energy and I don't have it" (USA TODAY, 5/26)....Kings
VP/Basketball Operations GEOFF PETRIE was named The Sporting
News' NBA Exec of the Year (Mult., 5/26).....GENE and JOE
SILVERBERG, who operate MICHAEL JORDAN'S RESTAURANT in
Chicago, are SAMMY SOSA's partners in his Chicago restaurant
venture. Sosa, on the menu: "There will be Spanish and
American food. It will be international with a little of
everything. I like chicken and rice" (SUN-TIMES, 5/25).
...SMI CEO BRUTON SMITH is launching an on-line site for
NASCAR collectibles, SoldUSA.com (BUSINESS JOURNAL, 5/21).
