Wizards G CALBERT CHEANEY, a Univ. of IN alum, donated
$630,000 to fund property and construction costs of the
Greater St. James Missionary Christian Education and
Recreation Center in Evansville, IN (AP/INDIANAPOLIS STAR-
NEWS, 8/9)....Jazz F KARL MALONE is profiled by Ric Bucher
of the WASHINGTON POST. Noting Malone's signing of DWIGHT
MANLEY, Bucher writes that the Jazz sent Malone a letter
notifying him that if he were hurt during his appearance in
a pro wrestling match, NBA rules stipulated that the final
year of his contract, worth $6M, "could be voided." Malone:
"That's why I signed with Dwight. I don't need that. LARRY
[MILLER, the Jazz's Owner], to me, had a great thing for
years. Now you pick up the phone and call me, I'm calling
Dwight because that's against the rules" (WASHINGTON POST,
8/11)....Broward County's new homeless shelter will be named
after WAYNE HUIZENGA, whose Family Foundation donated $1M of
the facility's $7.9M construction cost (Ft. Lauderdale SUN-
SENTINEL, 8/11)....No. 2 on DAVID LETTERMAN's "Top Ten Signs
MADONNA Is Getting Old": "Goodbye NBA players -- Hello, PGA
Golfers" ("Late Show," CBS, 8/10).
