Indiana University must accept a $10,000 fine levied by
the Big Ten for coach BOBBY KNIGHT's remarks after last
month's Illinois game, or suspend him from Thursday's NCAA
tournament game against Oklahoma. It "appears the
institution will pay the fine" (STAR-NEWS, 3/11)....SEAN
"PUFFY" COMBS, who has contacted the NFLPA about
requirements for becoming a certified agent, "hasn't yet
submitted an application," but ROLLING STONE reports his
first client "will likely be" Heisman winner CHARLES
WOODSON. NFLPA spokesperson Carl Francis said Combs'
celebrity status "is not a concern." Francis: "An agent is
an agent. Half of the (team executives) probably don't know
who Puff Daddy is, except through their kids" (ROLLING
STONE, 4/2 issue)....USA Networks' BARRY DILLER "clinched a
deal" yesterday to "acquire the rest of" the Ticketmaster
Group Inc. with a bid "worth at least" $380M (REUTERS,
3/11)....Boxing promoter BOB ARUM was profiled by Royce
Feour of the Las Vegas REVIEW-JOURNAL. Feour: "Of all his
major promotions and legendary fighters, Arum is proudest of
his 15 years of doing weekly ESPN cards" (REVIEW-JOURNAL,
3/10)....RAY CLARK, Marketing Manager of TX-based The
Marketing Arm, is the subject of AD AGE's "On a Roll"
section. Clark's "Tip": "Use athletes to capture attention,
but sell the product with your own message" (AD AGE,
3/9)....The MD Court of Appeals yesterday suspended the law
license of ROBIN FICKER, "chief heckler at Washington
Bullets games" when the team played at USAir Arena. The
unanimous ruling gives Ficker one month to notify clients
and stop practicing law (Andrea Siegel, Balt. SUN, 3/11).
