1.   Barkley has been the subject of trade rumors all week in Phoenix.

2.   Biggest rumor this week is that Hulk Hogan is quitting WCW.

3.   Parcells has been at the center of rumors all week linking him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

4.   Rumors this week had Maier being sought by Colorado law enforcement officials after some after-hours shenanigans last November at a World Cup event in Aspen.

5.   Robitaille, along with Ray Ferraro, has been the subject of intensive rumors all week concerning Wayne Gretzky coming to New York.

6.   Mikhail Zadornov had been at the center of rumors all week, following his promotion from finance minister to deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs.

7.   Mikhail Zadornov had been at the center of rumors all week, following his promotion from finance minister to first deputy prime minister in charge of economic affairs.

8.   Trade rumors this week have linked Tkachuk with the New York Rangers, but the team has dismissed them as unfounded.