OKSANA BAIUL appeared in court and asked to be admitted
to a special program for first-time drunken-driving
offenders. (HARTFORD COURANT, 1/28). Baiul also appeared on
the front page of USA TODAY, under the header: "Thin Ice"
(USA TODAY, 1/28)....HUBERT JOBSKI, the prosecutor in the
case of STEFFI GRAF's father, said that the investigation of
Steffi would proceed more quickly. He is examining evidence
to see if criminal investigations should be opened against
some of her sponsors (N.Y. POST, 1/28)....HENRY "QUE"
GASKINS, Reebok's "director of marketing" for ALLEN IVERSON,
on Iverson's transition to the NBA: "Everyone knew Allen
needed some structure in his life, and we're trying to
become the Nordstrom's of our industry in terms of service"
(PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 1/28)....Olympic downhill champion
TOMMY MOE underwent surgery after accidentally severing a
tendon in his right hand. He will be sidelined for up to
six weeks (U.S. Ski Team)....Decathlete DAN O'BRIEN has
moved to Phoenix, AZ, from Idaho (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 1/25).
