CBS's ED BRADLEY will report on Hawks C DIKEMBE
MUTOMBO's "push" for a new hospital in Kinsasha, Congo, on
an upcoming edition of "60 Minutes." Mutombo, on his fund-
raising efforts for the hospital: "I'm not raising really so
much from individuals as I thought I would. But there are
corporations who want to help me. Turner, Chevron, Mobil.
Other companies that have business in Africa. They want to
be represented" (ATL. CONSTITUTION, 10/10)....HILLARY
CLINTON spokesperson Howard Wolfson said that the First Lady
"has no plans" to attend the Red Sox-Yankees ALCS in N.Y.
But N.Y. Mayor RUDY GIULIANI spokesperson Sunny Mindel said
the Mayor will "probably be there" for the Yankees home
games, and he "may also take in a Mets game" (N.Y. POST,
10/12)....Ohio St. Univ. football coach JOHN COOPER signed a
contract extension through 2004 that increases his base
salary from $165,000 to $300,000 annually and "essentially
doubles his previous bowl bonuses." Cooper will receive
$40,000 for any bowl bid, $450,000 for his TV show, $310,000
annually from Nike, $25,000 for his radio show, $10,000 for
a one-day appearance with Coca-Cola of Kentucky and $5,000
for his summer camp (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 10/9)....Former
Vikings Chair JOHN SKOGLUND passed away Friday due to lung
cancer (Mult., 10/9)....In DC, Jerry Knight reported that
Snyder Communications stock has "slipped" to less than $20 a
share from $45 in the last 18 months. Knight, who noted
that the stock's price "probably has not been helped" by
DANIEL SNYDER's purchase of the Redskins: "The team is
viewed as a potential distraction that could keep the highly
regarded young entrepreneur from devoting full attention to
his day job" (WASHINGTON POST, 10/11)....In Boston, Gregg
Krupa profiled MASSACHUSETTS SPORTS PARTNERSHIP President
SOOSIE LAZENBY: "With a solid reputation in sports marketing
and events management, Lazenby brings a wealth of experience
and contacts to a job of attracting events." The agency
has an annual budget of about $950,000, with six full-time
and four part-time employees (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/10).
