Just My Type

IT'S NICE to know that even stars get nervous around their idols. Before the 1992 Olympics, Chris Webber was one of the players on a practice squad that provided opposition for the Dream Team. He shared a limo from the airport in Barcelona with Larry Bird. "I was shaking, calling him Mr. Bird," Webber said. "He was very nice. It was a 10-minute car ride. I said, 'It was nice meeting you.' He was like, 'Yeah, you can grab my bag.'?" Webber left with more than just memories: "I got autographs, I stole socks out of their bags, I took everything, even jockstraps. I took one of Charles Barkley's shoes. I was just a kid in a wonderland."

For Love or Money

THE ARGUMENT for LeBron James staying with the Cavs is that he'll get to keep playing in a city that loves him. Does that matter? Jim Brown, who played his entire career with the Browns, would know: "LeBron should be careful because you might get what you ask for—more money. And then you have to hope that money will bring you happiness. Sometimes you sacrifice money so you can have quality of life. That young man is respected and loved in that city. If I were his agent, I would point out how fortunate he is."

THE FINE PRINT: Tough times for Evander Holyfield. First he loses to Nikolai Valuev, then the Nevada State Boxing Commission gives him 90 days to develop a grill.

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