Reigning F1 Champ JACQUES VILLENEUVE has signed an
agreement to drive next year for British American Racing
(Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 7/24). In Toronto, Dan Knutson
reports that "it's speculated" that Villeneuve's new one-
year deal will pay him US$15M next season (TORONTO SUN,
7/24)....In Washington, DC, U.S. Sen. JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ)
opened debate on the proposed MUHAMMAD ALI BOXING REFORM ACT
yesterday and said that the bill would curb "exploitative
and coercive" practices by the sport's promoters (N.Y. POST,
7/24)....Legendary boxing announcer DON DUNPHY died
Wednesday night in NY at the age of 90. Over his career,
Dunphy called more than 2,000 fights, including 200 title
bouts and 50 heavyweight championships (N.Y. TIMES, 7/24).
MSNBC's KEITH OLBERMANN, on Dunphy: "His style was spare,
almost austere, so when it would crest into excitement you
knew the excitement was genuine and not hype" ("The Big
Show," 7/23). Olbermann, on former Blues/CFL Argos Owner
HARRY ORNEST, who died Tuesday at age 75: "[He] was one of
the last of the sports owners who believed more in the
sports than in the owning. A wonderful, generous man with
10,000 stories from two countries, four pro sports, and
numberless friends" ("The Big Show," CNBC, 7/23).
