THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, August 5, 1994 TAG: 9408050705
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BOB MOLINARO
LENGTH: Medium: 65 lines
Generation gap: Was former Redskins quarterback-turned-TV-personality Sonny Jurgensen a little ticked off? His first question for Heath Shuler at the instant millionaire's post-signing press conference was, ``What's next? Are you going to Disneyland, or just going to buy it?'' Jurgensen says that his total income for 18 years in the NFL came to $988,000.
Quick hit: The only way to make the tedious Whitewater hearings worth watching is to have Roger Altman delivered to Capitol Hill in a white Ford Bronco driven by Al Cowlings.
At it again: When it comes to promoting the cause of millionaire players, major league baseball owners are the best public relations tool available to Donald Fehr and the union.
Bad timing: Ken Griffey Jr., on the impact of a strike on his and Frank Thomas' seasons: ``We picked a bad year to have a good year.''
Table for two: Celtics boss M.L. Carr said he'd be willing to surrender a No. 1 draft pick just to talk with Michael Jordan. Makes you wonder how much he'd give up to eat dinner with Michael.
McTeam: Best I can tell, the only real reason for this summer's Dream Team II is to advertise large plastic soda cups.
Barry's best buddy: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn't putting much pressure on Barry Switzer. All he's doing is going around telling everyone that this year's Cowboys team is more talented than the last two Super Bowl editions.
No false signals: Michael Jordan says that as much as he'd like to, he won't play in Scottie Pippen's Sept. 9 charity exhibition, the final basketball game in Chicago Arena. He thinks people would mistake his appearance on court as a sign that he is coming back to organized basketball. ``I don't want to create those expectations,'' he says.
Fan favorites: The popularity of the Chicago Cubs proves that America will love a loser as long as the loser owns its own cable TV network.
Save your money: The top-priced ticket for the opening ceremonies at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics will be $600, $100 more than it cost at the '92 Games in Barcelona. Tickets for the finals in men's basketball will go for $250 and $125.
Futurewatch: Bud Grant's admission to the football Hall of Fame means that Marv Levy has a better-than-average chance to be voted in. The Bills' coach is Bud Lite.
Numbers game: In a poll appearing in the upcoming issue of College Sports magazine, 55 percent questioned favor a college football playoff. Only 55 percent? Goes to show that a lot of the huff and puff over a need for football playoffs is created by the media.
See ya: Gotta like the style of Brazil World Cup coach Alberto Parreira, who took all sorts of grief from his country's fans and media. He won it all and got out clean. I can think of some American coaches who should have pulled a Parreira.
Isn't it rich: Lou Holtz, whose Notre Dame football team is picked by some as the preseason No. 1, says, ``Every season they overrate us early in the year and under evaluate us at the end of the year.'' August is a little early to whine, even for Lou.
Stuck in the past: Wade Phillips' decision to kick an extra point when Denver trailed the Raiders, 22-21, with less than two minutes to play in an exhibition is a reminder that the two-point conversion will be used in the NFL about as often as proper grammar. by CNB