Sabres G DOMINIK HASEK said that he plans to become
more active in running his sports clothing business -- The
Dominator -- when he retires after next season (NATIONAL
POST, 7/30)....Both AROUND THE RINGS and the SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE report that the SLOC has billed Australian IOC
member PHIL COLES $42,000 for expenses he and his family
incurred on a UT ski trip paid for by the city's Olympic bid
committee. Coles has offered to repay those vacation costs,
but SLOC spokesperson Caroline Shaw said that SLOC "does not
believe Mr. Coles is legally obligated to repay those
vacation costs" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 7/30).....The WTA Tour's
JELENA DOKIC "confirmed that she would seek to terminate her
contract with" Advantage Int'l. She has hired former IMG
Senior VP PAUL GREGORY to "review all her contracts"
(Melbourne AGE, 7/30)....LUC LONGLEY will be the lead
investor in acquiring an interest in the Perth Wildcats, a
National Basketball League team in Australia (Melbourne AGE,
7/30)....SYLVESTER STALLONE plans to write, direct and star
in ROCKY VI. United Artists plans a "medium" budget of $30M
for the film (Mult., 7/29)....ESPN's Al Bernstein reported
that the HARD ROCK HOTEL in Las Vegas "will host its first
boxing card" on August 28. The card, featuring WBA super
welterweight titleholder DAVID REID, will be called "Rock
the Joint: The Inaugural Brawl" (ESPN, 7/29)....Reds P SCOTT
WILLIAMSON, who's a "longtime watcher" of the soap opera
"Days Of Our Lives," visited NBC's Burbank Studios Wednesday
and "was delighted with the friendliness and sincerity" of
the actors, "particularly" CHRISTIE CLARK. Williamson: "I
couldn't believe how nice she was and how she took time to
talk to me. It meant a lot to me, and it really made me
look at fans differently. Now I know how much it means to
them when they meet their favorite player and how crushing
it can be if the guy's a jerk" (CINCINNATI POST, 7/29).
