NFL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SCHOENFELD: There will be a
moment of silence in NFL press boxes across the country
Sunday and Monday in honor of late SportsLine.com Senior
Writer STEVE SCHOENFELD, who was killed Tuesday evening in a
hit-and-run automobile accident in AZ. SportsLine.com
Senior Writer LEN PASQUARELLI, on Schoenfeld: "Never an ax-
grinder, he rarely permitted opinion to infringe on
delivering the facts. ... It is, I promise you, an
incredible loss for all of us" (CBS SportsLine, 10/25). NFL
Commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE, on Schoenfeld: "He was an
insightful reporter, and as hard working and enthusiastic as
anyone who covered us" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 10/26).
NAMES: VENUS and SERENA WILLIAMS "are staging their
first charity fundraiser" in FL next April, "perhaps in part
to counter the nasty things JOHN MCENROE says about them."
The sisters have also linked-up with tennis entrepreneur
SARA FORNACIARI, who will handle their fundraising efforts
"for at least the next three years" (N.Y. POST,
10/26)....Marlins Owner JOHN HENRY, manager of his
investment company, John W. Henry & Co., has announced a
plan to consolidate his firm's operations by closing its
office in Westport, CT. Poor performance and investors'
withdrawal of funds have caused the assets of his company to
drop from $2.4B a year ago to about $1B today. Henry, on
the deadline of divesting his minority stake in the Yankees:
"I think I've passed that. Something will probably get done
in 2001" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/26)....Devils F SCOTT GOMEZ,
Canadians D SHELDON SOURAY, Coyotes F JEREMY ROENICK, Flyers
D CHRIS THERIEN and Lighting G KEVIN WEEKES all guest-
starred on ABC's "ONE LIFE TO LIVE." Gomez: "The ratings
are going to go skyrocketing when this is on TV." Roenick
said he "studied" his hair "for the last couple of weeks and
tried to perfect [it] for this role." Dir Joe Cotugno:
"They were attentive, they took notes and they were just a
pleasure to work with" (ESPN, 10/25).
