Judge TODD EDELMAN yesterday said that attorneys for Redskins Owner DANIEL SNYDER "have until Aug. 1 to submit a response" concerning the Washington City Paper’s motion to dismiss Snyder's $1M defamation lawsuit against it. Synder "filed suit against the weekly newspaper and its Florida-based owner, Creative Loafing, in the spring, alleging that City Paper libeled him in a Nov. 19 article." Edelman "must decide whether Snyder is likely to succeed on the merits of his libel claim, which ultimately requires him to prove that the statements he objects to in City Paper’s article are false and were published with actual malice." Edelman said that he "will make a decision after a September hearing" (WASHINGTON POST, 7/21).
DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT: The AP's Dan Gelston profiled UFC President DANA WHITE, who along with UFC co-Owners FRANK and LORENZO FERTITTA have "clearly transformed UFC into a multi-billion dollar industry." White will "go any place to find new ideas." He has "no plans to submit to the grueling pace of working as the face of UFC." He said, "I'll keep going until I can't go any more. I've been running at this pace for 10 years" (AP, 7/20).
LOVE IS IN THE AIR: In Boston, Donna Goodison notes MySportsLove.com, "an online dating site for sports fans" that launches Aug. 15. As part of dating profiles, members "will be required to share their favorite sporting experience and what it meant to them." MySportsLove.com co-Founder FRED MINSKER: "There’s really no specific dating sites that cater to sports fans. And since we’re in the sports capital of America -- with all the championships that we have -- we thought why not give it a whirl" (BOSTON HERALD, 7/21).
NAMES: U.S. District Court Judge KENT DAWSON yesterday ruled in favor of Baseball HOFer REGGIE JACKSON "in a legal dispute with relatives over sports memorabilia, including a replica of his 1977 World Series championship ring" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 7/21)....Former MLB P BILL LEE has plans to turn his book, "HAVE GLOVE, WILL TRAVEL," into a film. He is "working with BRETT RAPKIN, who directed an earlier documentary about Lee," and also has spoken to writer and director RON SHELTON (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/21)....Mavericks G JASON TERRY is "shopping a reality show" (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 7/20).
