Names In The News

The Denver Business Journal named AEG Chair PHIL ANSCHUTZ as its Corporate Citizen of '07 in recognition of donating $91M over eight years from his foundation to support the Univ. of Colorado's medical campus. Anschutz said, "The idea is creating something on par with the Mayo Clinic, with Johns Hopkins, with the M.D. Anderson cancer facility in Houston with research and patient care expertise at a world-class level" (DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL, 10/5 issue).

Globetrotters Visit Harlem For First Time In 20 Years

NAMES: TIGER WOODS Sunday missed daughter SAM's baptism in Stockholm, the home of his wife, ELIN NORDEGREN. A Woods spokesperson declined comment, but a source said, "Everybody was very surprised over the fact that Tiger did not show up" (LONDON TIMES, 10/8)....The HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS yesterday visited Harlem for the first time in 20 years, giving school kids a preview of their 150-city "Magic as Ever" national tour (SEATTLE TIMES, 10/10)....MLB broadcaster STEVE STONE will support early voter registration in a series of PSAs for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/10)....Former NBAer SCOTTIE PIPPEN today plans to end a "long-running dispute" with former financial adviser ROBERT LUNN with a $1.5M settlement.  Pippen had sought over $20M from Lunn, alleging that he "steered him to bad investments, failed to account for funds and diverted money to himself." Lunn has been sued by other former clients (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 10/10).