The Toronto GLOBE & MAIL released its fourth annual
List of Power and Influence in Canadian sport. The '97 list
"continues to reflect the importance of hockey in this
country." The Bruins SHELDON KENNEDY topped the list
followed by Blue Jays President PAUL BEESTON and NHL
Commissioner GARY BETTMAN (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 2/1)....
WAYNE HUIZNEGA and his auto venture AutoNation USA are
profiled by Donald Nauss in the L.A. TIMES (L.A. TIMES,
2/2)....MIKE TYSON will hand out special homework kits to 20
Harlem students in third and fourth grade and their parents
as part of his homework program, which is designed to get
students and their parents more involved in the educational
process (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 2/3)....GHADA SHOUAA, who won the
heptathlon at the '96 Games to become the first Olympic gold
medal winner in Syrian history, is featured in BUSINESS
WEEK: "Despite Shouaa's celebrity, there is no marketing
machine here for athletes. ... Today, Shouaa's world is
controlled more than ever by the state. ... [But] despite
the lack of endorsements or talk-show invitations, Shouaa
makes out just fine" (BUSINESS WEEK, 2/10 issue).
