1.   Alumni of The Hustler include Roy Blount, Jr., and noted sports columnist Skip Bayless, observes contributor Joe Bob Briggs, formerly of the Dallas Times Herald.

2.   Gary Roberts, a noted sports law professor at Tulane, said the new world order forced a long-overdue reality check for sports.

3.   He did say he has met with noted sports psychologist Harvey Dorfman, an arrangement made by Boras and, according to sources, reluctantly agreed to by Ankiel.

4.   Maybe Bob Rotella, the noted sports psychologist employed by many PGA Tour players, really does know something nobody else does.

5.   Noted sports psychologist Bob Rotella said the biggest adjustment most athletes have to make crossing over to golf involves their mental approach.

6.   Pickens, who is contemplating retirement because of a torn hamstring he suffered last season with the Tennessee Titans, visited noted sports physician James Andrews on Monday.

7.   Roque, a consensus All-American, said Thursday that he has selected noted sports agent Leigh Steinberg as his adviser.

8.   Frank Jobe, the noted sports surgeon from Los Angeles, recommended several days of rest.

9.   Steadman is a noted sports surgeon who most recently operated on the knee of two-time World Cup downhill ski champion and Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street.