THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL; IT'S JUST THIS ONE GLARING PROBLEM.Byline: Tom Hoffarth The players dig it because it causes fewer shadows. The media remark about how it's so much easier to find their notes. Ushers don't have to whip out whip out or off Verb to take (something) out or off quickly and suddenly: she whipped off her glasses tiny flashlights to read ticket numbers. Vendors running up the steps aren't as fearful of tripping. Security can quickly identify obnoxious behavior in the stands. So if the floodlights overhead at the brand-new, fabulous Office Depot Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) is one of the world's leading suppliers of office products and services. The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines, computers, computer software and office furniture, while its business services encompass copying, Center please everyone, why is the first reflex of the fan in the stands to reach for sunglasses? It ain't a Hollywood thing. At the Forum, the crowd was comfortably in the dark, the action was in the spotlight. Now, we're left hallucinating hal·lu·ci·nate v. hal·lu·ci·nat·ed, hal·lu·ci·nat·ing, hal·lu·ci·nates v.intr. To undergo hallucination. v.tr. To cause to have hallucinations. from the halogen effect. L.A. might not have the smartest sports fans, but turning up the brightness in the arena isn't helping. Look up from the action to the scoreboard, and it's like that kid finding the spaceship on his lawn in ``Close Encounters.'' Theories range from the fact it's already dark in the luxury boxes so too bad for the rest of you, it's tougher to watch TV in the suites if it's dark outside, and they're thinking that this will boost the eye-black concession on the nose-bleed level. Our investigation has found one simple explanation: Laura Flynn Boyle. The aspiring vixen/talentless actress needs as many people to see her seated courtside court·side n. The area immediately bordering the official court of play, as in tennis or basketball. at Lakers games next to Crazy Jack, if only to exclaim ex·claim v. ex·claimed, ex·claim·ing, ex·claims v.intr. To cry out suddenly or vehemently, as from surprise or emotion: The children exclaimed with excitement. v. : ``What's she doing with him?'' If you have a better explanation, please enlighten us. Ted ``Take What You Can Get'' Nolan, considered a candidate for the Kings' head coaching job before Andy Murray's hiring, has landed as coach of the Canadian national Aboriginal under-18 team. . . . Let's end the debate as to when the controversial cutthroat gesture was first used in the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga . Research shows it was at the NFL owners' meeting a few months back when Bob McNair did it to Michael Ovitz Michael S. Ovitz (b. December 14 1946, Los Angeles, California) is a former talent agent and Hollywood powerhouse who served as the head of the Creative Artists Agency from 1975 to 1995. . . . . What if the future Mrs. John Fox said no?. . . . The new Michael Jordan This article is about the former basketball player. For other uses, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player. cologne - actually, it's called ``Jordan, by Michael'' - has at least one practical use. As a deterrent, it's a strong No. 3 to mace and pepper spray. . . . Charlotte guard Eddie Jones, telling the Winston-Salem Journal The Winston-Salem Journal is a daily newspaper primarily serving the city of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and its county, Forsyth County, North Carolina. It also features coverage of Northwestern North Carolina. The paper is owned by Media General. about his chances of making the U.S. Olympic basketball team: ``It's all about how many commercials you make. Sometimes I feel like I ought to get somebody like Sony or Sprite or McDonald's or somebody on my side to promote me.'' Start with your agent. . . . Hawaii bounces back from an embarrassing season-opening loss to USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. , qualifies for a bowl game, then finds out it's traveling all the way to . . . the Oahu Bowl! Break out the passports. . . . Oregon may be headed to the Sun Bowl and BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding seems to be motoring to the Motor City Bowl, but we're holding out for a matchup in what we'd call the Mr. Blackwell Bowl. The loser must burn its uniforms - BYU's lobster bibs vs. Oregon's motorcycle helmets. Aw, heck, throw 'em both in the bonfire. . . . The NFL proves every week that there's a fine line between parity and mediocrity, and too many teams are crossing it. Sometimes, both teams do it in the same game. . . . By the way, did we mention that the new Raiders billboard just outside Office Depot is really creeping us out? Surfing the tube TODAY Who cares that the 'Niners historically play great on Monday nights? The Pack has a walking, breathing, somewhat conscious experienced quarterback. NFL: Green Bay at San Francisco, Channel 7, 6 p.m. TUESDAY If this ACC-vs.-Big Ten Challenge is supposed to at the very least gauge conference superiority, why aren't Indiana or Ohio State involved? Does Bobby Knight know (or care) about this? ACC-Big Ten Challenge: Wisconsin-Wake Forest, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , 4 p.m.; Iowa-Maryland, ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.; Duke-Illinois, ESPN, 6 p.m.; Virginia-Minnesota, ESPN2, 6 p.m. (Wednesday's matchups: Michigan-Georgia Tech, ESPN, 4 p.m.; N.C. State-Purdue, ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.; Michigan State-North Carolina, ESPN, 6 p.m.; Florida State-Northwestern, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m.) WEDNESDAY It's opposite ``Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer'' on another channel, so your kids might have to show you the remote. It's also edited for network TV - so sue 'em. ``Jerry Maguire,'' Channel 11, 8 p.m. THURSDAY The greatest athlete of the last 100 years? As he's told us many times, how can Muhammad Ali not be? This month, he'll be the toast of the century as year-too-soon, end-of-the-millennium awards shows shower more praise upon him. The Sports Illustrated special might be worth grazing upon for at least a few minutes if you can get past the commercialization and cross-promotion. And make sure you have your commemorative SI issue handy - now available in the unnecessarily leather-bound edition. Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards, Channel 2, 9 p.m. (Also: ESPN begins its final 10 ``SportsCentury'' athlete countdown Friday at 4 p.m. with Nos. 10 and 9). FRIDAY Shaq, remember, took himself out of the game with a couple of technical fouls last time these two met. The Lakers have issued a restraining order restraining order: see injunction. against Jermaine O'Neal, hoping to keep Sabonis in this contest as long as possible. Portland at Lakers, FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. , 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY The computers say Nebraska really has to beat up on Texas to have any shot at No. 2 in the BCS (1) (The British Computer Society, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, www.bcs.org) The chartered body for information technology professionals in the U.K., founded in 1957. ranking, but Virginia Tech shouldn't be worried. One of the computer rankings used in the BCS computation is run by a Hokies graduate student - really. College football: Big 12 title game (Texas vs. Nebraska), Channel 7, 1 p.m.; SEC title game (Florida vs. Alabama), Channel 7, 5 p.m. (Also: ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. has the Bowl Championship Series selection show Sunday at 12:30 p.m., while ESPN has the rest of the bowl picture filled out Sunday at 3 p.m.) SUNDAY The best-selling book by Detroit Free Press The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep". Some still refer to it locally as "The Friendly" -- a slogan from an ad campaign in the '70s. sports columnist Mitch Albom is now presented in movie form by Oprah Winfrey that'll only make the book an even bigger seller during the holiday season. ``Tuesdays With Morrie,'' Channel 7, 9 p.m. Yesterday in L.A. A.D.'s TDs GIVE IRISH HEEBIE-JEEBIES As the year 2000 approaches, here's a look at some of the interesting anniversaries that will occur this week in Los Angeles sports history (followed by the ranking of the event from the book ``Unforgettable: The 100 Greatest Moments in Los Angeles Sports History'' in parenthesis parenthesis: see punctuation. The left parenthesis "(" and right parenthesis ")" are used to delineate one expression from another. For example, in the query list for size="34" and (color = "red" or color ="green") , where applicable): Nov. 30, 1974: USC 55, Notre Dame 24 is the final score. And the Irish led 24-6 at halftime. Senior tailback Anthony Davis returns the second-half kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown, and the Trojans score six more times in the first 16:44 of the second half. (3). Nov. 30, 1987: On ``Monday Night Football “MNF” redirects here. For other uses, see MNF (disambiguation). Monday Night Football (MNF) is a live television broadcast of the National Football League. ,'' Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson sets a team record with 221 yards rushing and scores three touchdowns in a 37-14 win against Brian Bosworth and Seattle. One of Jackson's carries was for 91 yards that ends with him running into a Kingdome tunnel. (93) Dec. 1, 1988: The Kings' Bernie Nicholls sets a team record for points in a game - eight - with two goals and six assists against Toronto. Dec. 2, 1972: USC's Davis, then a sophomore, single-handedly takes apart Notre Dame with a six-touchdown effort, two of them on kickoff returns of 97 and 96 yards, to highlight a 45-23 win before 75,243 at the Coliseum. (32) Dec. 3, 1948: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX defeats Santa Barbara College 43-37 in the first game - and first of 767 wins - for head basketball coach John Wooden. Dec. 3, 1966: Lew Alcindor scores 56 points and grabs 21 rebounds in UCLA's 105-90 victory over USC. Dec. 4, 1987: Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had scored in double-figures for 787 straight regular-season games over 10 years until his former team, Milwaukee, holds him to seven points (on 3-of-10 shooting) in an 85-83 Bucks win in Milwaukee. Dec. 5, 1973: The Angels make a deal with the Chicago Cubs for All-Star third baseman Ron Santo - but he vetoes it. Santo is the first to invoke the ``10-and-5'' rule that was added to the Basic Agreement 10 months earlier. A week later, Santo approves a trade to the Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the White Sox have played in U.S. . Birthdays: Today: Dodgers Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully (72). Tuesday: Former USC basketball star Paul Westphal (49) and former L.A. Raiders and Angels star Bo Jackson (37). Saturday: Former Kings great and current GM Dave Taylor (44) and former USC tennis star Stan Smith (53). Sunday: Former L.A. Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett (52). Cybersport NO NEED TO READ THE FINE PRINT Did you know that Al Davis' claim to owning NFL territorial rights to Los Angeles is just one big fraudulent contradiction, aside from the fact he has a lease with Oakland that runs through 2011 and most likely won't be able to weasle out of it? Or the reason the family of an auto racer who dies during an event, such as Greg Moore's death at the Marlboro 500 CART race last month in Fontana, usually can't sue the track for liability is because an implied doctrine of assumption of risk serves as a defense, even if it can be shown track officials or another driver was at fault? Or that you can't start a Web site with a URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. like www.LADodgers.com because of the Lanham Act The Lanham Act of 1946, also known as the Trademark Act (15 U.S.C.A. § 1051 et seq., ch. 540, 60 Stat. 427 [1988 & Supp. V 1993]), is a federal statute that regulates the use of Trademarks in commercial activity. , a general trademark law that many courts are using to interpret cases against cybersquatters? As legal issues in sports push their way more to the forefront, interpreting their impact becomes more essential, and a site maintained since July by a Fordham School of Business professor in sports law The laws, regulations, and judicial decisions that govern sports and athletes. Sports law is an amalgam of laws that apply to athletes and the sports they play. It is not a single legal topic with generally applicable principles. tries to help. ``Mark's Sportslaw News'' site (www.sportslawnews.com) is actually an extension of the class taught by Mark Conrad to graduate and undergrads This article is about the television show. For the educational term, see undergraduate education. This article or section does not cite its . You can Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. at the New York university New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , updated each Monday with analysis of the sports law issues he finds most interesting. ``I think sports fans and students have become aware of legal issues in sports to a far greater degree than in the past,'' Conrad said. ``As the business has become larger, more lucrative and more a part of U.S.'s and other nations' societies, the legal issues are hard to ignore.'' The focus on the site this week, for example, is more fallout from Title IX - a group of male students at the University of Miami-Ohio are suing the school, claiming certain men's sports were eliminated to make way for more varsity teams. All of Conrad's essays are archived on the site, as is an update glossary of legal buzzwords Below is a list of common buzzwords which form part of the business jargon of Corporate work environments. General Conversation
``I want to be Mr. Sports Law in cyberspace, and my site to be the first place to go for everyone interested in sports and law,'' Conrad said. The 100th renewal of the Army-Navy football game has spawned a site (army-navy100.com) generated by TotalSports.net that will have what they call ``TotalCast'' Internet coverage of Saturday's contest from Philadelphia. In addition, there is plenty of historical information, trivia, schedule of events this week and an auction center. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO no caption (Muhammad Ali standing over opponent) BOX: TV Today |
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