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To: Mark who wrote (898)	6/10/1998 8:18:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45645

Around 3 years ago or more me & some guys from the office walked up to Barnes & Noble on 5th Ave in Manhattan. Darryl Strawberry was scheduled to be there signing his book that was just released at the time. Anyway, the dude never shows! I don't know why but all I could think of was how typical.

To: Mark who wrote (898)	6/11/1998 9:01:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45645

PACKERS' REGGIE WHITE TO OPEN FILM STUDIO (AP) - Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Reggie White is making noise again off the field. The NFL's career sack leader and ordained minister will announce plans Wednesday to open a $100 million film studio that will produce TV movies and cable programming, a Denver newspaper reported. The Rocky Mountain News said White is teaming up with Richard Monfort, Colorado Rockies vice chairman, and Denver businessman Rodney Linafelter. Reggie White Studios in downtown Denver will produce major motion pictures, made-for-television movies and original cable television programming, company spokesman Tate Shetterly said. Linafelter is a former portfolio manager for Berger Associates, the Denver-based mutual fund company. He recently helped finance the film "Reggie's Prayer," starring White. The movie is about a professional football player who leaves the game to teach history and coach a high school football team. White, 36, a defensive end, retired in April but changed his mind two days later. After a long career with the Philadelphia Eagles, he finally won a Super Bowl ring in 1997 with Green Bay. The Packers lost last season's Super Bowl to Denver. A sermon he delivered to the Wisconsin State Assembly in March created controversy because he condemned homosexuality and used several ethnic stereotypes.

To: Mark who wrote (898)	6/12/1998 8:49:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45645

SEAU BACK IN CAMP, OFFERS INTERESTING APOLOGY (AP) - Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau returned from a family vacation and reported to the Chargers' summer school workouts on Thursday, then tried to explain his two-day absence that angered team officials. The workouts technically are voluntary, but the Chargers wanted everyone present as they try to rebound from a disastrous 4-12 season. "Vacation was great," Seau said. "The fact is that they're disappointed that I wasn't here. I understand why. This was a voluntary-mandatory workout and I forgot the mandatory at the end of it." Team sources said Seau's absence was financially driven. He signed a $27.1 million, six-year contract last September. But he lost his stature as the NFL's highest-paid linebacker when Pittsburgh's Levon Kirkland signed an extension that averages more per season. Seau denied that was the reason for skipping the first two days of workouts. General manager Bobby Beathard and coach Kevin Gilbride were critical of Seau when he was a no-show at Tuesday's opening workout, with Beathard saying Seau was being "selfish." Said Seau on Thursday: "I love Bobby. Bobby and I, we're boyfriend-girlfriend. That's my girlfriend and I'll go apologize to her and we'll get back together. It's quite all right. My head coach? That's my other girlfriend. They get kind of temperamental, you know?"

To: Mark who wrote (898)	6/24/1998 8:32:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45645

JETS SET TO RELEASE O'DONNELL, SIGN TESTAVERDE? (AP) - Neil O'Donnell is about to become a former New York Jet, and free agent Vinny Testaverde is close to returning home to replace him. If a meeting between Jets coach Bill Parcells and Testaverde's agent, Michael Azzarelli, goes well on Wednesday, Testaverde is ready to sign, and the high-priced O'Donnell will be released after two mostly unproductive seasons. "Yes, we have spoken to the Jets recently," Azzarelli said Tuesday night from his home in Tampa, Fla. He also confirmed Wednesday's planned face-to-face meeting with Parcells in New York. Meanwhile, O'Donnell's agent, Leigh Steinberg, was told on Tuesday by Parcells that since the quarterback was unwilling to rework his contract for 1998, his services are no longer needed. This season, $6.65 million of O'Donnell's five-year, $25 million deal was to count against the salary cap. "Neil expressed sadness that he wouldn't be able to continue to play for the Jets," Steinberg said Tuesday. "If this comes to pass, it'll be interesting to look around at teams in the NFL who need a quarterback." Even if the quarterback shuffle comes off, the Jets are still counting on Glenn Foley to be their starter. Foley became the Jets starter at midseason when O'Donnell's production tailed off. A knee injury to Foley brought O'Donnell back, but he was not impressive enough to satisfy Parcells. O'Donnell came to the Jets as a free agent after leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to four straight playoff berths, including a trip to the Super Bowl after the 1995 season. Testaverde, the 1986 Heisman Trophy winner from Miami-Florida, was waived earlier this month by the Baltimore Ravens after the team signed Jim Harbaugh from the Indianapolis Colts. The 34-year-old Testaverde, who is from Elmont, N.Y., is entering his 12th NFL season. He signed with the Cleveland Browns in 1993, and moved with the team when it relocated to Baltimore two seasons ago. After making the Pro Bowl two years ago by passing for 4,177 yards and 33 touchdowns, his numbers dropped off to 2,971 yards passing and 18 TDs in 1997.