Friday's poll question on ESPN.com asked, "Which [pro
sports] owner irritates you the most." The results showed
36.6% chose Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES; 22.7% Yankees Owner
GEORGE STEINBRENNER; 13.4% Redskins Owner DANIEL SNYDER;
9.0% Braves/Hawks/Trashers Owner TED TURNER; 7.3% Orioles
Owner PETER ANGELOS; 6.5% Rams Owner GEORGIA FRONTIERE; 2.1%
Mavs Owner MARK CUBAN; and 2.0% 76ers President PAT CROCE
("SportsCenter," ESPN, 11/17)....Multiple reports over the
weekend had U.S. Davis Cup Captain JOHN MCENROE resigning.
In DC, Rachel Alexander reports that McEnroe met with USTA
President JUDY LEVERING recently to discuss his future, but
has not made a "final decision" yet (WASHINGTON POST,
11/19). Levering denied that McEnroe has quit: "There is
nothing that I can comment on there. John and the USTA are
great. There is nothing there that is the least bit
controversial at all" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 11/19)....Edmonton
Journal NHL writer JIM MATHESON, on being inducted into the
Hockey Hall of Fame: "I guess I spelled WAYNE GRETZKY's name
often enough to get here. Put it this way: If I'd been
covering the Washington Capitals for the last 30 years, I
don't think I'd have got in the door" (Mult., 11/19)....In
VA, Rea McLeroy wrote that DALE and KELLY JARRETT will
present a $33,000 check to the SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER
FOUNDATION (RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, 11/18). ...Attorneys
for the estate of the late GREG MOORE have filed a wrongful
death suit against ISC and CART in San Bernardino Co., (CA)
Superior Court (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 11/18)....BOYZ II
MEN and JESSICA SIMPSON will perform during the halftimes of
the Thanksgiving Day NFL games in Detroit and Dallas,
respectively (NFL)....Royals Owner DAVID GLASS was presented
the CIVIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the Jewish Community Center
10th Anniversary Gala Sportsnite in K.C. Saturday night
(K.C. STAR, 11/19)....NBC's Jay Leno, on VP AL GORE and his
family playing touch football: "They're pretty good. In
fact, this past weekend they beat the SAN DIEGO CHARGERS"
("Tonight Show," NBC, 11/17).
