The "hottest rumor" from this weekend's Cleveland Grand Prix
is that Renault, which announced it is "pulling out" of Formula
One racing, is designing an engine for IndyCar (INDIANAPOLIS
STAR/NEWS, 6/30)....Shaquille O'Neal, to David Letterman on what
kind of money he's after: "I don't know ... your salary."
Letterman: "Nobody's worth that kind of money" ("Late Show,"
CBS, 6/27)....Steve Halpren's MIAMI HERALD "Investor Digest"
column lists L.A. Gear as a "solid, lowpriced" stock (MIAMI
HERALD, 6/29)....Dennis Rodman, on the "Tonight Show," said he
didn't believe Michael Jordan would ever wear makeup: "Image is
everything -- you know, `I want to be like Mike.' We should
change that around: `I want to be like the Rod-man'" (NBC,
6/28). Rodman appeared at the 17th National Sports Collectors
Convention in Anaheim, and according to card company exec Darren
Prince, he "is hotter than Jordan" (USA TODAY, 7/1)....The ESPN
Club at Disney World is profiled in today's ORLANDO SENTINEL.
Disney Senior VP of Ops Lee Cockerell: "It's not going to be the
smoky sports bar that you wouldn't take the kids to" (ORLANDO
SENTINEL, 7/1)....Officials of Breeders' Cup Ltd. have announced
that GEAR for Sports has become official licensee of Breeders'
Cup merchandise (Breeders' Cup)..... Bengals RB Ki-Jana Carter is
profiled in the N.Y. TIMES on how he handles his finances (N.Y.
TIMES, 6/30).
