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8F DETROIT FREE PRESSTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 a i a aean 01 American League managers. The first manager to win a World Series in both leagues. The third-leading manager in all-time baseball victories. The Tigers' all-time victory leader. But Sparky Anderson's contract runs out soon.

When the Tigers conclude their home schedule this afternoon, will it Ci SPARKTS STAND? i. lllllll III II M(UII 1I.S5 The familiar figure of Tigers manager Sparky Anderson could disappear from Tiger Stadium before next season. He has been Tigers manager since June 12, 1979. His contract runs out in a few weeks and, although neither the Tigers nor Anderson will discuss his future, the sides appear poised to part ways. Photo by Julian Gonzalez Detroit Free Press I It ttiS tit i i It, i 5 i Among Anderson's famous moments: Above, a champagne bath with club president Jim Campbell after winning the 1984 World Series.

Right, Anderson reveals last spring why he would take a leave of absence during the baseball Strike. AP Photo (above); Julian GonzalezDetroltFree Press (right) 1 Anderson, 61, has become a baseball icon. Classic Anderson: Far left, he takes a little time to spread a little cheer. Left, he goes toe-to-toe with umpire Rocky Roe. Craig Porter Detroit Free Press (far left); Detroit Free Press file photo (left) MS 1 Tfc 1 111 RELATED TIGERS COVERAGE ON PAGE ID silliness Human sundaes Free press Names Faces CBS makes its moves; Tammy troubled Tracy Shelby of 4 Clarkston (left) IS IUIIMIJJV I If t's a done deal! The sale of WGPR-TV to CBS Inc.

was completed Wednesday and immediately following the transaction, Channel 62 became Vs- 'J 1 mi and Jennifer Pearson of Rochester Hills are covered with whipped cream i and Tuesday as part of a radio-station promotion in Southfield-What did they receive for this rank humiliation? turned-author Pamela Des Barres is working on a novel about biblical funseeker Mary Magdalene. Des Barres, who claims to have bedded every male ever to pick up a guitar (only a slight exaggeration), sees the religious figure as "the original groupie." Producerpal Beverly Camhe says Des Barres has done her homework. "She just went to the Holy Land and walked in Mary's steps." Somebody say Amen! IfWXiT Tickets and backstage passes for Friday's Travis wycd fm Photo Tritt show at the' Palace. WWJ-TV, mimicking corporate sister WWJ-AM. If this sounds familiar, old-timers remember the bad old days when Channel 4 was known as WWJ-TV under the ownership of the Evil Empire (The Detroit In other well-expected news, Jay B.

Newman was formally appointed VP-GM; he had been running the station since last fall. More non-surprises: CBS approved state-of-the-art equipment utilizing digital and non-linear (Names Faces loves non-linear!) technology at an interim facility in Stroh's River Place; proposals for permanent digs are under review. The Mother Angelica of Protestantism, Tammy Faye Bakker, is worried anew! Her previous preacher hubby, Jim, went down in flames, mewling and almost puking, in the PTL scandal. Now Tammy Faye's current hubby, Roe Messner, could wind up in jail just like Jim. Messner was indicted on Bakken Des Barres: Laughing if off Magdalene? bankruptcy-related fraud this year.

Sayeth Tammy: "Laugh and the world laughs with you cry and you cry alone." Gee, what book of the Bible is that from? CONTINUING our religious motif, the name John F. Kennedy Jr. can open a lot of doors mostly to young women's boudoirs. But not ALL portals. Pope John Paul II would be a "dream interview," the magazine-editor-hunk-in-chief told "CBS Evening News." The Vatican response: Keep praying.

Snarled a spokesman: "The pope does not need another magazine interview." Lets Stay In Church! Rock-grouPie- BRIEFLY IMAGINE wandering the cornfields of Warwick, N.Y. You look up and there's Michael Jackson! Yes, MJ was shooting a video for "Earth Song" in a cornfield that had been transformed into a devastated Brazilian rain forest, complete with Styrofoam tree trunks. (And people wonder why Rush Limbaugh calls 'em environmentalist wackos!) Proof it was really Jackson? A young male pal was nearby actor Emanuel Lewis. Between each take, Jackson who ignored local observers put on sunglasses, even though it was night. Said onlooker Julie Sacco: "I thought it was kind of weird." Julie, you hayseed, you! Jackster owns after 17 years.

Fined: American jazz singer Nina Simone, $4,000 plus a suspended jail sentence of two months for a 1993 hit-and-run accident in France. Earlier this summer, she did. her bit to Americanize France by plugging a couple of trespassers in the butt with a pellet gun. Compiled by John Smyntek from staff and wire reports Filed: A $30 million lawsuit in Pontiac, against TV talk mistress Sally Jessy Raphael by Renee Ann Doran of Waterford Township. She alleges her photograph was incorrectly used to portray a woman prisoner who was the subject of the show.

Foreclosing: Not-so-nice guy Jack Nicholson. He is said to be evicting ex-love Susan Anspach and their son, Caleb, 24, from the LA house the Re-Hearsed. Jack (Dr. Death) Kevorkian reclaimed the rusted old van in which Michigan's foremost Suicide Helper allegedly left a body near the Oakland County sheriffs office last spring. The sheriffs department said it needed the van for evidence but Kevorkian sued and won its return..