In Seattle, Bob Finnigan wrote that Mariners SS ALEX
RODRIGUEZ said that he prepared for recent meetings about a
"possible contract offer" with "some winter reading - 'WHAT
THEY DON'T TEACH YOU AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL,'" by IMG
Founder MARK MCCORMACK (SEATTLE TIMES, 2/24)....NHL Rangers
LW ADAM GRAVES has been selected to receive the Third Annual
NHL Foundation Player Award of $25,000 from the NHL for his
commitment to community causes (NHL)....USA TODAY's Greg
Boeck writes that Bucks G RAY ALLEN noticed a championship
ring on PRESIDENT CLINTON's desk in the Oval Office, a gift
from the '99 Univ. of CT's NCAA men's college basketball
team which won the national championship. Allen "showed the
ring off" to his Bucks teammates, but left the White House
visit "scratching his head." Allen "mumbled": "He [Clinton]
has one and I don't" (USA TODAY, 2/25)....In Detroit,
Tenisha Mercer profiles Detroit-based National Motorsports
Association President CARMEN CARTER, who also publishes the
automotive racing journal "Michigan Post" (DET. NEWS, 2/25).
