THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, October 21, 1994 TAG: 9410210756
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BOB MOLINARO
LENGTH: Medium: 68 lines
Deadskin report: If you don't think the NFL is a watered-down product, consider that Norv Turner's Turnovers have led at the half in four of their six losses.
Tough job: The person I feel sorry for is the guy in charge of putting together the Redskins' season highlight film.
No misprint: Amazing statistic of the week - the Norfolk State University football team has run the ball 173 times this season for 173 yards.
Quick hit: The fistfight between Andre Rison and Deion Sanders last Sunday in Atlanta was held to determine who is pound-for-pound the NFL's most obnoxious player.
Over the long haul: If proximity were the sole criterion, Hampton Roads' favorite Big East football team would be Temple (275 miles away in Philadelphia), not Virginia Tech (313 miles away).
Football bandits: Auburn, Texas A&M and Washington, all on NCAA probation, are a combined 18-1 and take up three spots in the Top 10, proving that crime pays very handsomely.
Uptight leprechaun: Lou Holtz's job is not in jeopardy. But after reading his juvenile, ``I will be happy to help you transfer'' threat, I'm thinking maybe it should be.
Sports Inc.: While the headlines scream of obscene amounts of money for untested rookies, Lakers veteran James Worthy has very quietly become this season's highest paid NBA player at $7.2 million. Better that the big bucks go to has-beens than wanna-bes.
Taken for Grant-ed: Class does not make news, so it's not surprising that contract squabbles by Anfernee Hardaway, Glenn Robinson and others have overshadowed the exciting start of Detroit Pistons rookie Grant Hill.
Credit is due: Speaking of class, Redskins quarterback John Friesz could not be handling a very difficult situation any better.
Going hog wild: The secret behind the San Diego Chargers' undefeated season could be the size of the offensive line. Chargers GM Bobby Beathard, who brought us the Hogs of the Potomac, has assembled a group of mastodons, the lightest being 281 pounds.
Tax dollars at work: What does it say about the state of the world that the United States is ready to spend more than $20 million for security for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta? What does it say about us that we're willing to let our taxes be spent on playground police?
A little late: Dallas Maverick No. 1 draft pick Jason Kidd missed most of the NBA's rookie orientation program - aimed at showing young players how to stay out of trouble - in order to be in court to answer charges on hit-and-run driving and assault.
Hanging tough: NBA exhibition games are fairly meaningless, unless you are Bobby Hurley and you're coming back from a life-threatening auto accident. In 22 minutes of the Sacramento Kings' first preseason game, Hurley had 21 points and five assists.
The hype: If CBS is silly enough to call its made-for-TV figure skating show ``Ice Wars,'' the least it could do is bring in Tonya Harding to supply the ammunition.
In passing: The next guy Florida State interviews for the job of athletic director should not say, ``All I need is a roof over my head.''
UFO: Darryl Dawkins, the man from Lovetron, is making a comeback at 36 for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the Continental Basketball Association. Not to say that Dawkins is a space cadet, but if the National Enquirer covered this story, the headline would read: ``Alien signs with CBA.''
Self destruction: There is a certain delight in knowing that Nevada-Las Vegas is doing more damage to itself than the NCAA ever could. by CNB