ANNA KOURNIKOVA, when asked by Inside Tennis to "assess
how she believes" tennis will change in the 21st Century:
"The public wants to see more. We are the possession of the
public. They make us stars and that earns us money. In
about 10 years, every woman tennis player will play topless"
(SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE, 3/13)....In a Money section Cover
Story, USA TODAY's Bruce Horovitz profiles today's coaches
serving as motivational speakers to corporate America.
Horovitz notes that "just two decades ago, sports figures
had virtually no stake" in the meeting and convention
industry, but today, "the sports-talk business is a $500
million annual talk-a-thon" (USA TODAY, 3/14)....Giants DB
JASON SEHORN made a surprise marriage proposal to actress
ANGIE HARMON during her appearance last night on the
"Tonight Show." Harmon accepted (NBC, 3/14)...In Charlotte,
Henry Eichel profiled WILLIAM "TANK" BLACK in a front page
feature on Sunday and wrote that Black "is a man with a
reputation for doing good things." Black, who is facing
federal criminal fraud charges in FL, has "denied any
wrongdoing." Black: "There's no question that I will clear
my name on these criminal charges. I'm a really good
person. I've never done anything to hurt anybody. And I
don't bother anybody" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 3/12)....RDV
Sports Senior Exec VP PAT WILLIAMS appeared on CNNfn's
"Entrepreneurs Only," promoting his new book about mentors,
"A LIFETIME OF SUCCESS." Williams: "If you have nervousness
... about approaching someone about being an advisor or a
mentor to you, forget that, they're going to be thrilled to
death [to share their knowledge]" (CNNfn, 3/13).
