National Media Group Co-CEO PETER KAPLAN passed away
January 17 after a battle with liver cancer. He was 57 (THE
DAILY)....Raptors F VINCE CARTER, on allegations his agent,
WILLIAM "TANK" BLACK, was involved in an "alleged fraud
scheme that bilked more than a dozen NFL players of million
of dollars": "Regardless, it has nothing to do with me. I'm
very happy with him and plan to stick with him to the end"
(TORONTO SUN, 1/26)....RENA MERO, formerly known as WWF
wrestler SABLE, is set to star in "The Consultants," a
syndicated TV show that features DENNIS RODMAN as a villain
(See THE DAILY, 1/24) (Mult., 1/26)....PGA golfer NOTAH
BEGAY was sentenced yesterday to a week in jail following
his second "drunken driving offense." Begay must also pay a
$1,000 fine and "not drink alcohol for one year" (ST. PETE
TIMES, 1/26)....During last night's Celtics-Heat game,
Miami-area resident DAN BLONSKY, who last week became the
second contestant to win $1M on ABC's "Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire?," was "brought out from the stands to answer
six questions about the Heat." Blonsky "needed two
lifelines," but answered all questions correctly and won
$1,000 for charity (BOSTON GLOBE, 1/26)....STAN KROENKE, who
owns a 40% stake in the Rams, is "close to breaking ground"
in a St. Louis suburb on a $140M building and condominium
development through his company THF Realty (WSJ, 1/26).
