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NAMES IN THE NEWS

          Freestyle motocross athlete TRAVIS PASTRANA appeared on
     last night's "Late Show" with DAVID LETTERMAN.  Pastrana was
     to perform some stunts live, but during rehearsals, he
     crashed his bike, so the show instead showed highlights from
     rehearsals.  Pastrana, who participated in both the X Games
     and the Gravity Games, on which event was better: "They were
     both very good events, but the Gravity Games was a much
     better track and everyone was really cool. ... Providence,
     [RI], was probably the best freestyle event we've ever been
     to."  Pastrana, on launching his bike into the S.F. Bay
     during the X Games competition: "Yes, that would have been
     where the EPA got a little upset" (CBS, 11/11).  
          Buffalo native and film director ROBERT LIEBERMAN is
     directing the TNT movie, "SECOND STRING," in which a
     "fictional group of second-string" Bills win the Super Bowl
     in New Orleans.  Liberman: "It may be the only way they win
     one."  Bills Owner RALPH WILSON has approved of the film and
     some players will make appearances.  It will air sometime
     next fall (BUFFALO NEWS, 11/11)....MICHAEL JORDAN is listed
     as No. 80 on ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY's list of the 100 Greatest
     Entertainers of the Century (EW)...The NBA has created the
     2000 in 2000 Partnership, a joint effort between the league
     and Youth Service America, the Corporation of National
     Service and America's Promise -- The Alliance For Youth to
     help provide resources to youth who work in community
     service.  The partnership is an extension of the NBA TeamUp
     2000 in 2000 Pledge, where each team plans to motivate 2,000
     young people to conduct community service (NBA). 

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