VP AL GORE stopped by Turner Field before last night's
Brewers-Braves game and joined the teams on the field during
batting practice (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 7/17)....ANNA
KOURNIKOVA, who withdrew from the A&P Tennis Classic in
Mahwah, NJ, showed up at the event yesterday and "schmoozed
with fans" before she "zoomed away for a late night out in
Manhattan with her 'friend' [Red Wings C] SERGEI FEDOROV"
(N.Y. POST, 7/17)....A gallery of about 2,000 followed SE RI
PAK at yesterday's JAL Big Apple Classic first round. In
N.Y., Dave Anderson: "Mostly they were people of Asian
backgrounds -- men, women, teen-agers and children -- but
there were many white and black men, women, teen-agers and
children" (N.Y. TIMES, 7/17)....In KY, Democrat KEN LUCAS is
"using a pair of innocuous legislative votes to paint" GOP
State Sen. JAY WILLIAMS as "Anti-NASCAR" in the congressional
district race. Williams voted against two bills honoring
NASCAR's "legends," including DARRELL WALTRIP. Williams says
there was a "clerical error" made when the votes were taken.
Ground is being broken on JERRY CARROLL's new $130M KY track
on Saturday (CINCINNATI ENQUIRER, 7/17).
