EVANDER HOLYFIELD had a private preview gathering on
Saturday for his New South Grill restaurant in Atlanta. The
restaurant officially opens on Wednesday (ATLANTA
CONSTITUTION, 4/19)....USA TODAY's Earle Eldridge profiles
ROGER PENSKE and his bid to control "struggling" UnitedAuto
Group, writing that Penske's "already strong portfolio" and
a "track record of turning around troubled businesses have
industry analysts giddy over his potential in new car
selling" (USA TODAY, 4/19)....Vikings Owner RED MCCOMBS
donated $100,000 to the Univ. of MN women's athletic
department (Minneapolis STAR-TRIBUNE, 4/17)....Dallas 2012
Bid Chair TOM LUCE and former Cotton Bowl Chair MIKE BAGGETT
plan to head a Dallas Regional Sports Commission that will
be "devoted to attracting a range of sports events to North
Texas." The group is targeting June for an announcement of
details about the commission and its members (DALLAS MORNING
NEWS, 4/17)....Twins Owner CARL POHLAD gave PAUL MOLITOR a
membership to the INTERLACHEN COUNTRY CLUB as a retirement
gift. A membership to the club costs $42,000 (Minneapolis
STAR-TRIBUNE, 4/17)....FIFA President SEPP BLATTER denied
allegations published in a recent book that he paid $50,000
to selected delegates on the eve of last year's FIFA
presidential election. Blatter has obtained an injunction
to prevent the book, "HOW THEY STOLE THE GAME," by DAVID
YALLOP, from being published in Switzerland, where FIFA is
headquartered (ESPN.com, 4/16).
