Fame

In a telling sign of the times, the reporter who broke the 1998 story about Mark McGwire using androstenedione today stands a better chance of making the Hall of Fame than McGwire and his famous foil from that season, Sammy Sosa. Steve Wilstein, the former Associated Press reporter who spotted a bottle of androstenedione on the shelf of McGwire's locker and got him to admit to using the then-over-the-counter, testosterone-producing supplement, has been nominated for the J.

So here's my latest brain burp: a new hall of fame devoted to sports fans, those abused, disgusted but completely devoted loyalists who won't give up on their teams no matter what.

Bruce Smith, Rod Woodson and Derrick Thomas. All top defensive players. And now all Pro Football Hall of Famers. The three were elected on Saturday along with longtime Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who at age 90 will be the oldest person ever inducted; former Minnesota Vikings guard Randall McDaniel; and the late Bob Hayes, a standout wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys and the 1964 Olympic 100-meters gold medalist.

Rickey Henderson received votes from 94.8% of the eligible voters for baseball's Hall of Fame. One who didn't vote for him was Corky Simpson, a retired Tucson Citizen sports columnist who now writes for the weekly News and Sun of Green Valley, Ariz.

Rickey Henderson sped his way into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot today, and Jim Rice made it in on his 15th and final try. Henderson, baseball's career leader in runs scored and stolen bases, received 94.

In a recent interview designed to gin up interest in her new webzine, the Daily Beast, Tina Brown -- former editor of such buzz-infused publications as Vanity Fair and the New Yorker -- offered a keen précis on the Gospel of Buzz.

One of the few fun things about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's job these days is choosing new inductees for the California Hall of Fame. His wife, Maria Shriver, dreamed up the hall two years ago.

A few days before his 90th birthday, Bebo Valdes contemplates his memories and melodies on a hotel terrace with a view of waves dancing in an African breeze.