The NFL and Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES in a court filing Thursday “asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit over Super Bowl XLV tickets, saying reimbursement offers to displaced ticketholders were legally adequate.” The class action lawsuit “was brought by fans either moved to new seats, delaying in being seated or made to watch the game on video screens because some temporary seats at Cowboys Stadium weren’t ready by kickoff.” Other fans said that they “were given seats with obstructed views after being promised better” (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/27).
MAKING WAVES: Octagon has signed Olympic Gold Medal-winning swimmer NATHAN ADRIAN. The former UC-Berkeley swimmer was a member of the 400m freestyle team at the ’08 Beijing Games and is the two-time reigning U.S. National Champion in the 50m and 100m freestyle. He will be represented by Octagon’s JANEY MILLER (Tripp Mickle, SportsBusiness Journal).
NAMES: NASCAR driver JEFF GORDON’s charitable foundation has committed to donate $1.5M over three years "to help children fight cancer in Africa.” The Jeff Gordon Children’s Foundation announced this week that it will “team up with Partners in Health and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to develop a comprehensive program in Rwanda” (AP, 5/26)….Uncork for a Cause has “designed and bottled” a private label wine for MLB Cardinals LF MATT HOLLIDAY. Proceeds from the '07 red wine, created by Hill Family Estate in Napa Valley, “go to the St. Louis chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.” The bottle features a drawing of Holliday at bat (BIZJOURNALS.com, 5/26)....NASCAR team Owner RICHARD PETTY will serve as the grand marshal and “give the command to start the engines” for the Sprint Cup Series STP 400 on June 5 at Kansas Speedway (K.C. STAR, 5/27)….The Aspen Skiing Co. has donated $100,000 “to the ice age fossil dig outside of Snowmass Village that’s being conducted by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science” (ASPEN DAILY NEWS, 5/26).