The Beat

NFL playbooks have been kept less secret than the details of Giants cornerback Jason Sehorn's wedding to actress Angie Harmon (below). Although it's known that the nuptials will be held on June 9 at the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in suburban Dallas, the time of the ceremony is being divulged on a strict need-to-know basis. Also, all arriving guests will have to knock on the church door and say a password to gain entrance. As for who those guests will be, the Giants confirm that Tiki Barber, Lomas Brown and Sam Games are on the list. No Ravens are expected to attend....

Richard Ben Cramer's controversial biography of Joe DiMaggio is headed for the big screen. Screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson, who wrote Nixon and the upcoming AH, will adapt Cramer's Joe DiMaggio, The Hero's Life for Universal. The pair plans to focus on Joltin' Joe's doomed romance with Marilyn Monroe. "What really sucked us in was his relationship with Monroe," says Wilkinson. "It's the lens through which we see him."...

Venus Williams's abrupt departure from the French Open last week led to speculation of a rift between her and sister Serena (page 90). Serena tried to downplay the sisters' withdrawal from doubles competition, saying she wanted to concentrate on singles. However, Venus reportedly has been annoyed with her sister because of Serena's much-rumored romance with Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington....

Now that his first full season as an NBA analyst is over, Charles Barkley can concentrate on more personal matters. When asked how he would handle his daughter Christiana's boyfriends once Christiana, now 12, begins dating, Barkley said, "I figure if I kill the first one, the word will get out." Sir Charles wasn't smiling.