In Cincinnati, Neil Schmidt reports that Bengals' first
round draft pick WR PETER WARRICK, after dropping SFX
Sports, has signed with agent NORM NIXON, representing
Nixon's "biggest client" thus far (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER,
4/27)....Browns OL ORLANDO BROWN, whose right eye was
injured last season by an official's flag, has retained
attorney JOHNNIE COCHRAN for a possible lawsuit against the
NFL. Cochran "will spend the next couple of weeks
investigating" the incident to determine whether Brown
should file suit (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, 4/27). In
Philadelphia, Mike Bruton: "Just the mention of Cochran's
name in the same sentence with Brown and lawsuit probably
produced major anxiety at the NFL office" (PHILADELPHIA
INQUIRER, 4/27)....The GOP held a fundraiser in Washington,
DC, last night which raised a record $21.3M, and USA TODAY
reports that Reds Majority Owner CARL LINDNER was an event
co-chair, and pledged to raise $250,000 to help Republicans
get elected this fall (USA TODAY, 4/27)....Vikings Owner RED
MCCOMBS will be honored today in Dallas by the NFLPA of
Dallas as the Sportsman of the Year. Cowboys Owner JERRY
JONES will present the award (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE,
4/27).....NASCAR Winston Cup driver DALE EARNHARDT JR. is
profiled in ROLLING STONE by Toure, who calls him a "rock &
roll driver" and writes that "people see in him a kid from
the MTV generation invading one of America's most stubborn
subcultures" (ROLLING STONE, 5/11 issue). Meanwhile,
Earnhardt Jr. is scheduled to appear alongside NHRA driver
KENNY BERNSTEIN at the NYSE on May 4 as part of "Anheuser-
Busch Day," marking the company's 20th anniversary on the
stock exchange (NHRA)....BOB COSTAS' "Fair Ball: A Fan's
Case For Baseball," is No. 78 on USA TODAY's Best Selling
List, while Nets C JAYSON WILLIAMS' "Loose Balls: Easy
Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs & True Love In The NBA" is
No. 195 (USA TODAY, 4/27)....Purdue Univ.'s men's basketball
coach GENE KEADY appeared on the "Late Show" last night and
presented his "TOP TEN TIPS FOR LOOKING YOUR BEST." No. 10)
Shake head violently. If a single hair moves -- keep
spraying; No. 9) You can find some snazzy ties in the
stadium lost and found; No. 7) Yelling at your players makes
your face purple -- that's sort of like having a tan; No. 6)
Tight pants highlight the fact that you're a member of the
"Big Ten"; No. 4) I live by one simple rule -- try to look
better than Dick Vitale; No. 3) On special occasions, I like
to use a little eyeliner; No. 2) Never, under any
circumstances, go to Letterman's barber; No. 1) Forget "six-
pack" abs ... just go for the six-pack ("Late Show," 4/26).
