REMINDER: The History Channel presents "MODERN MARVELS:
BASEBALL PARKS," which looks at ballparks in the U.S.,
tonight at 7:00pm and 11:00pm PT (L.A. TIMES, 7/19).
WEEKEND WEDDING BELLS: Dolphins coach JIMMY JOHNSON
married his longtime companion RHONDA ROOKMAAKER on Saturday
in the FL Keys (MIAMI HERALD, 7/18)....Also on Saturday, WNBA
Comets G JENNIFER RIZZOTTI married WILLIAM SULLIVAN in
Glastonbury, CT. Sullivan is a teacher in Norwich and met
Rizzotti while at UConn (HARTFORD COURANT, 7/18).
NAMES: U.S. women's soccer team D CARLA OVERBECK threw
out the first pitch at last night's Mets-Orioles game.
Overbeck was wearing a "Fila Soccer" T-shirt (THE DAILY).
...Oakland Tribune columnist ART SPANDER will be inducted
into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a winner of the '99
Dick McCann Memorial Award for "long and distinguished
reporting in the field of professional football" (OAKLAND
TRIBUNE, 7/17)....Stars/Rangers Owner TOM HICKS is profiled
in BUSINESS WEEK under the header, "An Ambition As Big As
Texas: Tom Hicks Is Molding A Media Dynasty The Hard Way"
(BUSINESS WEEK, 7/26 issue)....US West agreed to merge with
PHILIP ANSCHUTZ's Qwest Communications in a $36.5B deal (USA
TODAY, 7/19)....ALONZO MOURNING's Zo's Summer Groove over the
weekend is expected to raise more than $200,000 for the
Children's Home Society of FL and 100 Black Men of FL (MIAMI
HERALD, 7/19). A basketball game held Sunday drew 8,000,
though all 12,500 tickets were sold (PALM BEACH POST, 7/19).
