USA TODAY's Christine Brennan, on CBS golf commentator
BOBBY CLAMPETT qualifying for the U.S. Open and shooting a
3-under 68 yesterday: "Moments like this simply do not
happen in sports. Dandy Don [Meredith] never left the booth
to throw three touchdown passes in the first quarter of a
[`MNF'] game. Bill Walton doesn't walk away from the press
table to go 8-for-12 from the field in the first quarter of
an NBA playoff game" (USA TODAY, 6/16). NBC's Jimmy Roberts
interviewed Clampett after his round and commented, "All he
wanted to know was whether he was going to get in trouble
being on NBC as a CBS employee" (NBC, 6/15)....Prolific golf
course designer ROBERT TRENT JONES SR. passed away yesterday
at his FL home. Jones was 93 (Ft. Lauderdale SUN-SENTINEL,
6/16)....The season's third episode of HBO's "ARLI$$" will
feature guest appearances by Rams RB MARSHALL FAULK, Lakers
G DEREK FISHER, Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES, Eagles Owner
JEFFREY LURIE and Bills coach WADE PHILLIPS (Arli$$)....The
76ERS added $25,000 yesterday to the $25,000 reward posted
by RDV Sports VP JULIUS ERVING and the Magic for information
that helps him locate his missing son CORY (PHILADELPHIA
DAILY NEWS, 6/16)....CBS' Dan Rather profiled MLS United's
BOBBY CONVEY, who is 16 years old. Convey, on his
education: "I'm definitely going to finish up. It's one
thing that my parents and my club and my agent have all
talked about and that's important to me, too." United GM
KEVIN PAYNE feels "the future's limitless for him" and he
"can end up being one of the best American players ever"
("Evening News," CBS, 6/15). Convey has an endorsement deal
with Nike (see THE DAILY, 5/4)....WNBA Sting G DAWN STALEY
was named the league's recipient of the Citizenship Through
Sports Award. The Citizenship Through Sports Alliance is
made up of ten organizations, including the WNBA, NBA, NHL,
NFL and MLB (Sting).
