SEAN PENN tells TV GUIDE that he is a fan of free-style
motocross athlete and X Games gold medalist TRAVIS PASTRANA.
Penn: "Pastrana, maybe with MUHAMMAD ALI, is the greatest
athlete in the history of the world" (TV GUIDE, 12/3 issue).
...Tennis player GREG RUSEDSKI will marry fellow Brit LUCY
CONNOR and rights to cover the wedding went to British
celebrity magazine HELLO. All other media will be allowed
five minutes for pictures after the ceremony, but "no
questions will be permitted" (Toronto GLOBE & MAIL, 11/29).
...PHILADELPHIA magazine lists its "Power 100." Among those
on the list: Comcast's RALPH and BRIAN ROBERTS (14);
Comcast-Specator Chair ED SNIDER (20) --"His laser-like
glare is renowned as an intimidating force"; 76ers G ALLEN
IVERSON (27); YankeeNets Principal Shareholder LEWIS KATZ
(32) -- "A tough negotiator who's often a step ahead of the
pack"; and 76ers President PAT CROCE (39) -- "Behind the 'I
feel great!' hype is a street-smart businessman." Also in
PHILADELPHIA, Larry Platt profiles Reebok rep/Iverson
manager QUE GASKINS. While continuing to work with Iverson,
Gaskins "plans to start a hip-hop advertising agency as well
as a company to help athletes and entertainers establish and
operate charitable foundations" (PHILADELPHIA, 11/99 issue).
