Devils C SCOTT GOMEZ, D SCOTT STEVENS and LW JAY
PANDOLFO took the Stanley Cup trophy to the NYSE yesterday
to ring the closing bell. CNBC's Ron Insana, after the
players rang the bell: "I guess they did [that] to the
Dallas Stars, as well. They rang their bell" ("Market
Wrap," 6/13). Members of the Devils then made an appearance
on CBS' "Late Show" last night, as Stevens carried the
Stanley Cup through the studio hall. DAVID LETTERMAN: "I'm
no marketing genius, but what about this: What if we ask
if they could put the Stanley Cup in the CBS Store for like
an hour" ("Late Show," CBS, 6/13)....The WNBA permanently
named its sportsmanship award after late Comets G KIM
PERROT, who died of cancer in August '99. WNBA marketing
partner American General will be the presenting sponsor of
the KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (WNBA)....In Denver, Mike
Chambers wrote that "judging from" the autograph lines of
19-year-old IRL driver SARAH FISHER, which have been "much
longer than any other driver's in her five previous IRL
races, she has a reputation to uphold. But she insists her
wild ride isn't a circus act or public-relations ploy for
Cummins, her title sponsor." Fisher: "My age and gender is
bringing a new crowd of fans to the IRL, and I think that's
great" (DENVER POST, 6/13)....CHARLES BARKLEY, on Dodgers
players going into the stands at Wrigley Field in an
altercation with fans: "I want to commend the Dodgers.
Number one, 99.9% of the fans are terrific. Unfortunately,
that 1%, we need to go in the stands and beat them down. ...
Some of these fans are just not good people and they deserve
to get beat down" ("Last Word," 6/13).
OTHER NAMES: WBBM-CBS sportscaster TIM WEIGEL, who is
one of Chicago's "most popular and recognizable sports
figures," is facing surgery "as early as this weekend" after
doctors discovered "what appears to be a brain tumor"
(CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/14)....In L.A., Larry Stewart reported
that sports and political "dignitaries" attended Monday's
funeral service for former sports exec DON KLOSTERMAN, who
died last Wednesday of heart failure. Among those
delivering eulogies were U.S. Senator TED KENNEDY, JACK
KEMP, BILL WALSH, FRANK GIFFORD and AL MICHAELS. Others
attending the service included former CBS Golf Producer
FRANK CHIRKINIAN, Chiefs Owner LAMAR HUNT and PETE ROZELLE's
daughter ANN and his brother DICK (L.A. TIMES, 6/13).
....76ers President PAT CROCE will receive the Community
Service Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress on June
21. The award is presented to the "individual, business or
organization that has done the most to contribute to the
quality of life in Philadelphia through sports"
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 6/14)....In Philadelphia, Michael
Blowen reviews IRA BERKOW's new book "COURT VISION:
UNEXPECTED VIEWS ON THE LURE OF BASKETBALL," and writes that
Berkow "has transformed a collection of celebrated all-stars
-- in this case, producing a lively, coherent collection
that not only provides fascinating insights into the game,
but reveals surprising information about the celebrities"
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 6/14)....BRANDWEEK's Terry Lefton
profiles new CT-based Clarion Sports Marketing Senior VP
JOHN GRIFFIN, who discussed the company: "We're positioning
[the company] as a place that can support a lot of different
client needs, and do a good job with the basic areas of
matching products to properties and supporting them with
well-integrated promotional efforts" (BRANDWEEK, 6/12).
