BOB COSTAS appeared on the "Tonight Show" with JAY
LENO. Costas, on his appearance in last year's box office
flop "BASEketball": "Hindsight being 20/20, I probably
should have taken the part in 'Shakespeare in Love'
instead." On being run-over by DENNIS RODMAN on the
sidelines during a game last year: "When you body up with
Dennis Rodman, you've had indirect contact with about 1/5 of
the world's population. On the health-risk scale, a sweaty
Rodman in your lap is pretty much the equivalent of licking
Madison Avenue. Doesn't get much worse" (NBC, 3/26).
...Former MLB Deputy Commissioner STEVE GREENBERG is "in
talks" with agent ARN TELLEM and investment banking firm
ALLEN & CO. about "creating a sports and entertainment
conglomerate" (SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/29 issue)....Former
Nets coach JOHN CALIPARI is one of the nominees for GQ's
"Men of the Year" in its April issue (N.Y. POST, 3/28).
...China Premier ZHU RONGJI has requested a meeting with
Broncos QB JOHN ELWAY during his visit to Denver (DENVER
POST, 3/27)....EVANDER HOLYFIELD filed for divorce from his
wife JANICE on Friday. Janice oversaw some of Evander's
business dealings, including Holyfield Management and the
Holyfield Foundation (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 3/27).
