ABC has pre-empted Barbara Walters' "20/20" interview
with ALEXANDRA STEVENSON on Friday for coverage of the
memorial service in N.Y. for John F. Kennedy Jr. and his
wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy (USA TODAY, 7/22).
OTHER NAMES: The NBA has given a "polite warning" to
Grizzlies first-round draft pick STEVE FRANCIS for
"allegedly flashing a gang hand signal" in a pre-draft
photograph. Francis' hand signal was "similar" to the one
that Crips gang members use to "indicate a 'hit' on a rival
Blood gang member." NBA VP/Sports Media Relations CHRIS
BRIENZA: "The NBA was made aware (of the supposed hand
signal), we looked into it, talked to Steve and he insisted
he was just goofing around for a photo" (Vancouver PROVINCE,
7/21)....JESSE JACKSON's Rainbow/PUSH Coalition has asked
for Congressional hearings later this year into "minority
hiring practices in college football" (CBS SportsLine,
7/21)....Yankees P DAVID CONE said that "he didn't intend to
take a veiled shot" at First Lady HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON's
"supposed allegiance" to the Yankees when he called NYC
Mayor RUDY GIULIANI "a sincere Yankees fan." But Cone added
on the First Lady: "A true baseball fan or a true Yankees
fan? I don't know. I've never seen her at Yankee Stadium, I
know that. ... If [Hillary and President Clinton] ever want
to come here, we'd be glad to show them around" (N.Y. DAILY
NEWS, 7/22). Cone presented last night's "Top Ten Signs The
Pressure Is Getting To You During A Perfect Game." No. 9)
"You decide to leave after the seventh inning to beat the
traffic." No. 8) "You think, `Hey, maybe Dan Quayle
wouldn't be such a bad president.'" No. 6) "You start to
wonder if maybe Dr. J is your real father." No. 4) "Instead
of shaking off the catcher, you flip off the catcher." No.
2) "After each strike, you rip off your jersey and run
around in a black sports bra" (CBS, 7/21).
