The showshoe hare, coyote and bear that will serve as
the mascots of the 2002 Winter Olympics were named POWDER,
COPPER and COAL, respectively. The names, chosen in a
national contest, "figure prominently in Utah history. Coal
and copper reflect mining heritage. powder refers to the
light snow that makes skiing [in UT] so good" (SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE, 9/26)....Giants DB JASON SEHORN and RB TIKI BARBER
taped an appearance for CBS's "Guiding Light" last week.
The two play themselves ("Sports Tonight," CNN/SI, 9/24).
...DENNIS RODMAN appeared on Friday's "Tonight Show" with
Jay Leno to promote his new film, "Simon Sez." TV actress
KIM RAVER followed Rodman as a guest and said to him, "You
know, I wanted to call you and make sure we weren't wearing
the same thing. But you're wearing pants. I thought you'd
be wearing a dress" ("Tonight Show," 9/24). In reviewing
"Simon Sez," the N.Y. TIMES' Lawrence Van Gelder called
Rodman "inescapably watchable" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/25). Rodman
will start filming "CUTAWAY" next month in Miami and will
play a drug dealer "pursued by" STEPHEN BALDWIN and TOM
BERENGER (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/27)....VANESSA WILLIAMS and
Lakers F RICK FOX "tied the knot in the Caribbean this
summer" and went public yesterday with their marriage (N.Y.
POST, 9/25)....Starzz G CHANTEL TREMITIERE has a recording
deal "in the works" with PERCY "MASTER P" MILLER (SALT LAKE
TRIBUNE, 9/26)....An album recorded by members of the
PREDATORS, called "CHECK PLEASE," is coming out next month.
Part of the album's proceeds will go to the Predators
Foundation (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 9/26)....The ANDRE AGASSI
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION raised $3.9M at this weekend's fifth
annual Grand Slam for Children benefiting at-risk youth
organizations in southern NV (AACF).
