Andrew Shue

The interview is 52 minutes old and Andrew Shue says he has to run. "To be honest, I've really got to get going," he says. "This is the longest interview I've done in a year." Oh. Well, hey, I just wanted to ask you one more thing: What's better--being a celebrity or being an athlete? He doesn't take any time to answer because he has been both. Andrew Shue was an Ivy League soccer standout at Dartmouth, played professionally in Zimbabwe, competed for the indoor soccer L.A.

ELISABETH SHUE took a deep breath. It was still early in the media push for her new film "Gracie," an indie drama based on her own soccer-obsessed youth, and she was clearly still grappling with what she called the "sacredness" of her past, the "nerve-racking" aspect of making it public. The film, which opens Friday, tells the story of a feisty 15-year-old girl (played by Carly Schroeder) growing up in a middle-class home in late-1970s New Jersey.

Those who played with Andrew Shue previously said he was scrappy, that he wasn't afraid to mix it up. Shue himself said he was an emotional player. And Shue, the "Melrose Place" star playing the first of two games for the Splash, was in the middle of a scrap Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory over the Washington Warthogs in front of 4,368 at The Pond of Anaheim. Washington's Troy Snyder kicked Shue in the chest after the two had tumbled to the turf.

Those who played with Andrew Shue previously said he was scrappy, that he wasn't afraid to mix it up. Shue himself said he was an emotional player. And Shue, the "Melrose Place" star playing the first of two games for the Splash, was in the middle of a scrap Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory over the Washington Warthogs in front of 4,368 at The Pond of Anaheim. Washington's Troy Snyder kicked Shue in the chest after the two had tumbled to the turf.

ELISABETH SHUE took a deep breath. It was still early in the media push for her new film "Gracie," an indie drama based on her own soccer-obsessed youth, and she was clearly still grappling with what she called the "sacredness" of her past, the "nerve-racking" aspect of making it public. The film, which opens Friday, tells the story of a feisty 15-year-old girl (played by Carly Schroeder) growing up in a middle-class home in late-1970s New Jersey.

Charity Players: The popular quiz show "Jeopardy!" will break new ground later this month by bringing on 15 celebrity participants who will play the game for their favorite charity, a first for the top-rated show that normally features non-pro contestants. During the week Oct. 26-30, host Alex Trebek will be facing Ed Begley Jr.

The monthlong World Cup soccer tournament comes to a climax Sunday when Brazil and Italy play for the championship at the Rose Bowl, beginning at 12:30 p.m. on ABC (Channels 7, 3, 10 and 42). Tonight at 6 on cable's TNT, Grammy winner Toni Braxton, Andrew Shue ("Melrose Place"), CBS' Pat O'Brien, Sinbad and All-4-One will appear on "Hollywood Backstage at the World Cup," broadcast live from the back lot of Paramount Studios in Hollywood.

Now that the "90210" remake has been renewed for a second season, the CW is moving ahead with plans for a remake of "Melrose Place," which was originally a spinoff of "Beverly Hills, 90210." This week, the CW greenlighted the pilot, which was co-written by "Smallville" producers Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin, and hired Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth") to direct it. On Wednesday, the network cast the first actor, Michael Rady, who recently appeared on CBS' "Swingtown."

Andrew Shue, the actor who plays Billy on the television series, "Melrose Place," signed a contract Wednesday to play two games for the Splash, Anaheim's entry in the Continental Indoor Soccer League. Shue, a midfielder, was one of two local amateurs protected by the Splash, which opens the season Friday at The Pond at Anaheim against the Las Vegas Dustdevils. Shue competed for Ivy League-champion Dartmouth. * The Rams announced the signing of sixth-round draft pick Rickey Brady of Oklahoma.

Tracey Milburn of Moorpark High, who averaged 16.6 points and 7.2 assists to lead the Musketeers to a 24-1 record and Frontier League championship, has been selected to the Southern Section Division III girls' basketball team. Second-team selections include Tina Milburn and Damaris Hinojosa of Moorpark, and Ashly Ritter and Stacey Phillips of Notre Dame.

The interview is 52 minutes old and Andrew Shue says he has to run. "To be honest, I've really got to get going," he says. "This is the longest interview I've done in a year." Oh. Well, hey, I just wanted to ask you one more thing: What's better--being a celebrity or being an athlete? He doesn't take any time to answer because he has been both. Andrew Shue was an Ivy League soccer standout at Dartmouth, played professionally in Zimbabwe, competed for the indoor soccer L.A.

Madonna, with child: Singer/sex bomb Madonna announces she's four months pregnant with the child of her personal trainer, Carlos Leon: * "He has his own exercise video, 'Bedsprings of Steel.' " (Alex Kaseberg) * "There should be a lot less head-butting and ref-roughing in the NBA now that paternity has been claimed." (Kaseberg) * "Her announcement prompted fashion designers around the world to create lines of infant tassels."

Today Dr. Drew Pinsky; Andrew Shue; Gene Simmons; Dave Mizejewski. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Joannie Rochette; Emeril Lagasse; Friday Faith roundtable. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Live With Regis and Kelly Guest co-host Kyle MacLachlan; Edie Falco; Joseph Fiennes. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Jason Wu; Kristi Yamaguchi; Evan Lysacek. (N) 10 a.m. KABC The Martha Stewart Show Toni Collette ("United States of Tara"). (N) 2 p.m. KNBC The Bonnie Hunt Show Lisa Kudrow; Nick Kroll; author Laurie Ann Levin.