WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

WIRELESS FLASH BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Here's a shocker: Classy Lauren Bacall has a real gutter mouth. According to "Parade" magazine, when Kirk Douglas asked Bacall to play a madam in the new film, "Diamonds," she was so offended she called him every name in the book -- but Bacall took the part anyway. -- OCEANSIDE, N.Y. -- The Goo Goo Dolls will soon be hanging out with the Muppets. On January 31, the band members will appear on "Sesame Street" with Elmo to perform a new version of their hit "Slide." The song has been retitled "Pride" with new lyrics like "You helped your mother bake a pie, you fell and didn't cry...You're feeling that pride." -- NEW YORK -- Michael Jordan may have retired from sports, but he's still king with kids. The readers of "Sports Illustrated For Kids" have just voted Jordan the No. 1 male athlete in the world. Soccer star Mia Hamm is the No. 1 female athlete. -- SAN FRANCISCO -- A lot of Americans are cheap dates if a new survey is correct. According to eCrush.com, 57 percent of Americans think a dinner at a fast food joint is an acceptable first date. -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Hank Williams, Jr. should score points with football fans on Super Bowl Sunday. He'll be singing a special "Super Bowl" version of "Are You Ready For Some Football?" that will be aired twice during the show.