In Milwaukee, Tom Haudricourt writes that MLB
Commissioner BUD SELIG "slipped on the icy driveway" at his
home in Milwaukee and "broke his left kneecap, which will
require surgery to repair." Selig was admitted last night
to Sinai Samaritan Medical Center and was "scheduled to
undergo" surgery early this morning." MLB Dir of PR RICH
LEVIN, on Selig: "He wasn't happy that it happened,
obviously, but it sounded like the prognosis was good. I'm
sure he'll be on crutches for a while" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
SENTINEL, 12/18)....IOC VP ANITA DEFRANTZ has "apologized"
for giving recently-elected athlete members of the IOC a
written questionnaire on the "history and protocol of the
Olympic movement." DeFrantz: "I apologized and I continue
to apologize" (AP, 12/15)....Mavericks coach DON NELSON, who
has prostate cancer, will have surgery to "remove his
prostate" on January 4. The procedure will "sideline him
from six to eight weeks" (STAR-TELEGRAM, 12/16)....People's
ELIZABETH SPORKIN appeared on NBC's "Today" to discuss the
magazine's "25 MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE OF 2000." Sporkin, on
TIGER WOODS appearing in the list: "Already a superstar.
You'd think after his wonderful year last year it couldn't
get any better. He did." Sporkin, on VENUS WILLIAMS:
"She's the female Tiger Woods -- won the U.S. Open,
Wimbledon, two Olympic Gold medals." SS ALEX RODRIGUEZ is
also on the list ("Today," NBC, 12/16).
