Sabres Chair & CEO JOHN RIGAS will undergo heart bypass
surgery today at MN's Mayo clinic (Sabres)....Vikings Senior
VP/Football Operations JEFF DIAMOND will receive The
Sporting News' NFL Exec of the Year Award at today's NFL
owners meetings in Phoenix (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 3/17).
...TIME magazine profiles CHAMIQUE HOLDSCLAW and writes that
her endorsement options are "unlimited," as Nike and adidas
have "already made their interests known." Estimates of her
"earning potential, including marketing, range upward to"
$2M-$3M a year (TIME, 3/22 issue)....Universal Pictures will
release KEVIN COSTNER's baseball film, "FOR LOVE OF THE
GAME," on September 17 (Universal Pictures)....Motivational
speaker TONY ROBBINS addressed the NETS on Tuesday about the
"importance of focusing one's thoughts." Robbins
demonstrated the "powers of a concentrated mind by breaking
a wooden board in two" and "seven Nets players followed and
did the same" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/17)....DENNIS RODMAN hired CA-
based publicist BAKER, WINOKUR & RYDER (N.Y. TIMES,
3/17)....PHIL JACKSON says there is a "strong possibility"
that he will work for BILL BRADLEY in his bid for the
presidency. Jackson: "There's a good chance I'll go with
Bill. ... Bradley has the kind of convictions I feel we need
from a leader in this country" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 3/17).