Names In The News

The Univ. of California-Berkeley Board of Regents agreed that KAREN MOE HUMPHREYS, a former Olympic Gold Medal-winning swimmer who became a coach and administrator at the school, will receive more than $3.5M to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit.  Humphreys alleged that she was laid off in ’04 “in retaliation for complaining about the treatment of women by the university’s athletic department” (L.A. TIMES, 7/20). 

Smith (with wife) Inks Endorsement Deal With Arthur Murray Dance Studios

SPOKEN FOR: Former NFLer EMMITT SMITH, the winner of the fall '06 season of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars," will be a celebrity endorser for Arthur Murray Int’l dance studios (Arthur Murray Int’l)....Jets coach ERIC MANGINI will serve as a spokesperson and coaching program adviser for USA Football (N.Y. POST, 7/20)....MSNBC’s KEITH OLBERMANN recently read for a part in a future episode of Fox’ “THE SIMPSONS.”  It marked the first time Olbermann had been on Fox’ L.A. lot since he worked for FSN (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 7/20). 

NAMES: CAA has signed RW PATRICK KANE, who was taken No. 1 in the NHL Draft by the Blackhawks, meaning CAA has landed the top pick in the NHL Draft for the third year in a row (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 7/20)....ESPN will be honored for its diversity efforts at this year’s Kaitz Dinner on September 19 in N.Y. (CABLEFAX DAILY, 7/19)....Commemorative CAL RIPKEN JR. HOF license plates went on sale Thursday in Maryland.  Proceeds from the $54.95 tags will go to the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, which promotes youth baseball and softball for disadvantaged kids (Baltimore SUN, 7/20)....SI’s Michael Silver writes Cardinals QB MATT LEINART is a “generous, genial star who copes with celebrity by surrounding himself with trusted friends and deftly blurring the line between business and pleasure.” The kickoff event for Leinart’s charitable foundation featured a bowling tournament and silent auction that drew stars such as MARIA SHARAPOVA and NICK LACHEY and raised more than $100,000 (SI, 7/23 issue).