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'Mr. Warmth' warms up to college hockey team

LOS ANGELES -- Hey, hockey pucks!

Insult-spewing comic Don Rickles is the honorary captain of the University of Arizona's hockey team for the 2002-03 season.

"He became a friend of ours and we are honored to have him as part of our team," Arizona head coach Leo Golembiewski said Monday.

Besides serving as honorary captain, Rickles will be featured in the hockey team's card sets, which feature trading cards of team players, coaches and now, the man known as "Mr. Warmth" -- who often uses the phrase "hockey puck" in his insults.

"I'm pleased to have been chosen by Coach G. and the team. I know they'll do me proud," the 76-year-old Rickles said. "If not, I'm going to invite them to leave Tucson and come to one of my Las Vegas shows, and then make them sit outside in the desert and let them watch their skates melt."

Miramax co-chairmen receive fellowships

LONDON -- Gwyneth Paltrow presented an honorary British Film Institute fellowship to Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey Weinstein.

Weinstein received the award Sunday at the National Film Theater. His brother, Miramax co-chairman Bob Weinstein, was also honored, but didn't attend the ceremony.

Previous honorees include Orson Welles, Martin Scorsese, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, Akira Kurosawa, Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Altman.-- From wire reports

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