ALEXANDRA STEVENSON tells ABC's BARBARA WALTERS on
Friday's "20/20" that RDV Sports VP JULIUS ERVING appeared
"kind of stupid" when he first denied he was her biological
father. Stevenson: "I thought that was kind of stupid of
him. It did appear to make him look stupid." Asked if she
felt any bitterness toward Erving, Stevenson says, "a
little. I just don't think he showed great character when
he denied it at first" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 7/21)....Yankees P
DAVID CONE "threw a beanball" at First Lady HILLARY RODHAM
CLINTON while accepting a Key to the City from NYC Mayor
RUDY GIULIANI yesterday. Cone referred to Clinton donning a
Yankees cap at a White House reception for the team several
weeks ago while "claiming she was a closet Yankees fan for
life," thanked Giuliani for his "sincerity as a Yankee fan."
Cone: "I mean, there's a lot of politicians that say they're
baseball fans and put on the cap" (N.Y. POST, 7/21). ...Jets
WR KEYSHAWN JOHNSON's role as part of a team of developers
planning to turn a 23-acre site in the South-Central L.A.
neighborhood into a $53M shopping center and commercial
project is profiled in today's N.Y. TIMES. Johnson: "This
will allow me to better understand who I am and where I came
from. This will also give people a better idea that there's
more to me than just football." Johnson would not say how
much he is investing, but it "is believed" to be in the
$250,000-500,000 range (N.Y. TIMES, 7/21)....In S.F., Matier
& Ross report that 49ers co-Owner EDDIE DEBARTOLO JR. was
"planning a quiet going-away bash for himself and his family
last night." Invitees included "a few" 49ers staffers.
"Word" has that DeBartolo has sold his Atherton, CA, home
for "upwards of" $5M (S.F. CHRONICLE, 7/21)....Pacers G
JALEN ROSE has "dismissed" agent NORM NIXON and hired DAVID
FALK (INDY STAR-NEWS, 7/21)....BUD GREENSPAN's CAPPY
PRODUCTIONS and the EDWARD R. PRESSMAN FILM CORP. acquired
the worldwide motion picture rights to the life story of
LANCE ARMSTRONG. Film details have yet to be determined
(DAILY VARIETY, 7/21)....Penguins RW JAROMIR JAGR opened the
first in his chain of sports bars yesterday, as the Jagr
Sports Bar opened in Prague. Additional Jagr Sports Bars
are set to open in other Czech cities (CP,
7/21)....Compuware Corp. Chair & CEO and Hurricanes Owner
PETER KARMANOS made $85M from stock options in FY '99 on top
of his $600,000 salary and $1.6M bonus (DETROIT NEWS, 7/21).
