THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, January 12, 1996 TAG: 9601120626
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Column
SOURCE: Bob Molinaro
LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
Hair apparent: Now that Jimmy Johnson has taken over the Dolphins' aquarium, some of the money Miami owner Wayne Huizenga might have spent on free agents will have to go for better haircare products.
Wondering: Why doesn't it surprise me that Johnson drives a red Corvette?
Name game: MVP or not, ``Favre'' looks like a misprint.
Fashion statement: The Colts' participation in the playoffs gives us an opportunity to appreciate those horseshoe helmets, the best-looking headgear ever.
Overkill: During the season, the Dallas Cowboys have 37 weekly television and radio shows.
Tubular: Reading juvenile promos for Fox's tawdry sitcoms must be the hardest thing Pat Summerall has ever had to do in a TV booth.
A ring to it: George Foreman, who turned 47 this week, insists that his bout against Michael Moorer in six weeks is his farewell fight. If you believe that one, George has a quick-loss diet plan he'd like to sell you.
Send in the clowns: The scariest idea to come out of baseball in a long time was revealed the other day when Yankees boss George Steinbrenner said, ``I'll be more involved than ever.''
The White Shadow: A lot of NBA fans might not know the name of Bullets backup Jim McIlvaine, much less realize that he leads the league in blocked shots per time on the court, with one every 7.7 minutes.
Baby blues: It should come as no surprise to anyone who saw him play at North Carolina that Bullets rookie Rasheed Wallace leads the NBA in technical fouls with 10.
Vox populi: The latest vote totals for the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team show Grant Hill with more fan support than Michael Jordan. It would be different if they counted the votes Jordan received for baseball's all-star game.
A three-letter word: From the It's-Never-Too-Soon-To-Panic Dept. comes this quote from Virginia guard Harold Deane: ``I don't want to go to the NIT.''
Flashback: Another player on this year's Hall of Fame ballot who hasn't gotten his due over the years is Tony Oliva, former Minnesota Twins outfielder and three-time American League batting champ. Nobody in his time had a sweeter swing. Picture Tony Gwynn with power.
Mixed message: Georgia Tech doesn't do much for the ACC's reputation when it comes off four nonleague losses in a row, including one to Mount St. Mary's, then races out to a 3-0 record in conference play.
In passing: Of the four Division I men's basketball teams still undefeated through Wednesday, two - Penn State and Clemson - represent football schools.
Traveling music: From watching college basketball games these days, you'd never guess that the rules call for only one pivot foot.
Beware UMass: Unlike the way it works in football, a No. 1 ranking midway through the season only seems to hurt a college basketball team's chances of winning the national championship.
Ego unchained: Charles Barkley thinks that if he's traded to the New York Knicks, ``It will be like Godzilla ending up in Tokyo.'' More like Jerry Lewis landing on Broadway. by CNB