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Psychiatrist RICK LESKOWITZ and filmmaker JOEL LESKOWITZ are negotiating with MLB for licensing rights to use the Red Sox and game highlights in their documentary “THE JOY OF SOX: WEIRD SCIENCE AND THE POWER OF INTENTION” which uses the team “as an illustration of the power of subtle energy medicine and mass prayer.” The cousins wrote on their blog, “Who knew that we needed MLB’s official O.K. to put pictures on our Web site that show Fenway Park in the background? Or that even mentioning the phrase ‘the Boston Red Sox’ comes at a price?” (BUSINESSWEEK.com, 4/30)....In N.Y., Richard Sandomir profiles actor LIEV SCHREIBER, who is narrating HBO’s “BROOKLYN DODGERS,” a two-part documentary that debuts July 11, as well as HBO’s “DE LA HOYA-MAYWEATHER 24/7,” which has followed boxers OSCAR DE LA HOYA and FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. through their preparations for their fight on Saturday (N.Y. TIMES, 5/2)....A set of ten ANDY WARHOL silkscreens featuring all-time great athletes will be available for more than $31M at Martin Summers Fine Art in London on May 23. The set includes MUHAMMAD ALI, CHRIS EVERT, O.J. SIMPSON, JACK NICKLAUS, PELE, WILLIE SHOEMAKER, DOROTHY HAMILL, KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, ROD GILBERT and TOM SEAVER (London TELEGRAPH, 5/1).

Delaney To Be Subject Of Upcoming Book

ON THE SHELF: NBA referee BOB DELANEY, who was previously an undercover agent for the New Jersey state police infiltrating the mafia, will be the subject of a book, “Covert,” which will be released by Union Square Press February 15 during NBA All-Star Weekend (THE DAILY)....JIM BRUTON’s “A TRADITION OF PURPLE: AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE VIKINGS” will be published in July by Sports Publishing. Former Vikings coach BUD GRANT will write the foreword (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 5/2).

START YOUR ENGINES: MICHAEL JORDAN will serve as grand marshal for the May 19 NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (THE DAILY)....Actor PATRICK DEMPSEY, a co-Owner of the Vision Racing team, will drive the pace car for the May 27 Indianapolis 500 (AP, 5/1).

ON CAMPUS: The NCAA has approved a rule preventing players from attending prep schools for a year “to correct deficiencies in their academic transcripts following four years of high school.” The new rule states players can take just one additional core course at any high school recognized by the NCAA to achieve eligibility. The rule addresses the growing number of “diploma mills” (WASHINGTON POST, 5/2)....Penn State Univ. hired COQUESE WASHINGTON as women’s basketball coach Monday, making her the fourth African-American woman to fill one of the 18 head coaching vacancies this offseason, a hiring rate of over 20% (AP, 5/2).