Charges against Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES have been
changed from "fleeing or attempting to elude police" to
"interfering with the duties of an officer," following a
review of the case. Meanwhile, NFL VP/Communications GREG
AIELLO said that the league would "have no comment on Jones'
arrest" and "declined to respond when asked whether the NFL
office had a procedure in place to review any club owner or
official who is arrested" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 8/31). In
Ft. Worth, Randy Galloway, on Jones: "Jones may have
upgraded the team image by insisting nothing delay his visit
to a place of worship" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 8/31).
MORE NAMES: NBC's Joe Garagiola profiled Yankees
radio/TV announcer SUZYN WALDMAN on the "Today" show and
called her a "broadcasting pioneer" who is now "part of the
fabric" of the Yankees. NBC's Matt Lauer, on Waldman: "When
you listen to her broadcasts you do get a sense that you're
hearing a story from a member of their family. ... Thank
goodness that sports has opened its doors to more women"
(NBC, 8/31)....Cablevision Vice Chair & MSG Chair MARK
LUSTGARTEN passed away Monday morning after battling cancer.
Lustgarten was 52 (Mult., 8/31)....China national soccer
team player SUN WEN signed last week with CA-based
Globalsports Management Group's GARETT HOSHIJO (BRIDGE NEWS,
8/30)....Nuggets/Avalanche/Pepsi Center Owner DONALD STURM
and a CA partner have paid "about" $23.25M for a 165,000-
square-foot building in Denver occupied by the Bank of
Cherry Creek and the Land Title Guaranty Co. (DENVER POST,
8/31)....Mandalay Entertainment's PETER GUBER is profiled by
VARIETY's Charles Lyons and Guber discusses Mandalay Sports'
plans for minor league baseball in Dayton, OH, and a new
relationship with WCW (VARIETY, 8/23 issue).
