THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 11, 1994 TAG: 9411110781
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BOB MOLINARO
LENGTH: Medium: 66 lines
Ms. Monarch: Medina Dixon, Nancy Lieberman and Inge Nissen may have been better players, but Hall of Fame nominee Anne Donovan has left the most lasting impression on the Old Dominion women's basketball program.
Quick hit: Nobody knows what the Dallas Cowboys players took in college, but chances are it wasn't driver's ed.
Muggsy wannabe: Oliver Purnell's first University of Dayton basketball team features freshman guard Keith Braswell, who stands 4-feet-11 1/2. I've heard about rebuilding programs from the ground up, but this is ridiculous.
Never say never: Now that Palm Springs politician Sonny Bono has been elected to Congress, nobody can snicker again at Charles Barkley's aspirations for the governorship of Alabama.
Another campaign: What about Mario Cuomo as the next commissioner of baseball? He could use the work, and baseball's image might benefit from an eloquent spokesman.
Dept. of Irony: The same Pete Sampras who lost in the U.S. Open because of severe fatigue, then forfeited a Davis Cup match with a pulled muscle has been honored by Fitness magazine as one of ``The 25 Fittest People of the Year.''
Comeback at 18: If she sticks with her tennis, there is no reason why Jennifer Capriati cannot become more popular than ever. America is a country of second chances.
Meanwhile: Continuing silence from Monica Seles' camp probably means only one thing. The former No. 1 tennis player has no more grunts to give to the sport.
Courting nonsense: If O.J. Simpson is going to be judged by his peers, Jim Brown and Walter Payton should be on the jury.
Blue bloods: Former North Carolina Tar Heel Michael Jordan, on NBA rookie Grant Hill: ``He's going to be a great player, even though he's from Duke.''
Add Grant: Hill's alley-oop dunks are the best reasons for watching the late-night highlights.
Pocket change: Because even a millionaire needs tip money, NBA players receive a $65 per diem while on the road. As salaries escalate, you'd think that the per diem would become less of an issue. Think again. The players are asking for $100 a day.
With a tip of the cap: Supermodels now know how big-time jocks feel. New York's top fashion houses are trying to limit what the runway talent can be paid for a show. Naturally, the models are rebelling. They don't see why they should have to work under a salary chapeau.
Letdown: In September, nobody could have guessed that Saturday's game between Notre Dame and Florida State would generate such relatively little interest.
A worthy career: James Worthy, who retired this week, is a prime example of a great athlete who played in the perfect system. Without Magic Johnson to pass him the ball all those years, could Worthy have realized his full potential? Probably not.
Conventional wisdom: Television appearances are the best recruiting tool for a college football team. Unless you're Purdue and have lost 25 of your last 26 games on the tube.
In passing: George Foreman should be Athlete of the Year, but the year is 1973.
Losing battle: Try as they might, the television image-makers can't give Nancy Kerrigan a personality.
Just asking: Is sending the clueless Los Angeles Clippers to Japan to open the season the best way to market the NBA? by CNB