In Boston, Gary Washburn noted former NBAer LAMOND MURRAY wants to "educate current players on handling their money, making for a smoother transition to life without an NBA salary." Murray said, "I look back at, how can I help these guys save and retain as much of their hard-earned money as they have made over the years? ... I want to go back and help those guys maintain their financial independence" (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/20).
OH, THE PLACES YOU WILL GO! Nike Foundation President & CEO MARIA EITEL and LinkedIn Exec Chair and Greylock Partners' REID HOFFMAN spoke Saturday at Babson College's undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies (WELLESLEY.PATCH.com, 5/18)....Red Sox President & CEO LARRY LUCCHINO Saturday gave the commencement address at Bentley Univ. Lucchino said, "Try not to let the roar of information pouring through your phones and computers deaden your intuition, overwhelm your critical judgment, or drown out the beautiful notes of your own inimitable song. Reduce Facebook. Limit the tweeting. Take off the headphones. Listen for your song. Sing it out loud. Reconnect with people" (Red Sox)....Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT at Brandeis Univ.'s commencement Saturday accepted an honorary degree awarded posthumously to his late wife, MYRA (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/21).
ON THE PAYROLL: Federal documents indicated that Syracuse Univ. men's basketball coach JIM BOEHEIM was the school's top earner in '10, getting a 33% raise in his base salary and receiving total compensation of $1.9M. In Syracuse, Paul Riede notes most of Boeheim's base salary "was not paid directly by the university." Nearly two-thirds -- $1M -- was paid by IMG Worldwide, which "contracts with SU for the rights to market its sports teams through radio play-by-play programming, coaches' shows on radio and television, event marketing, game-day promotions, publications and Internet sponsorship, among other things." Another $194,000 of Boeheim's salary came from the Big Orange Basketball Camp. SU AD DARRYL GROSS earned $570,057 in '10 (Syracuse POST-STANDARD, 5/21).
CHARITY STRIPE: Lions QB MATTHEW STAFFORD made the "winning bid of $15,000 on a Lions-Bears Monday night football package" that he donated to send a Univ. of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital patient and her family to the Oct. 22 game at Soldier Field (DETROIT NEWS, 5/21)....NFL Panthers Owner JERRY RICHARDSON is the honorary Chair of the Charlotte Observer Summer Camp Fund, which raises money to send children from low-income families throughout the Carolinas to day and overnight camps. Richardson said, "I'm not aware of anything ... that's more helpful to a young person than going to a camp" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 5/20)....Dolphins Owner STEPHEN ROSS Friday donated $1M to the capital campaign for the Perez Art Museum Miami, which is under construction (MIAMI HERALD, 5/19)....The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday held the third annual Run-Walk to Home Base, a 5.6-mile run to benefit the Home Base Program. The program provides clinical care and support services to veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Approximately 2,000 participants "crossed home plate" at Fenway Park during yesterday's event, bringing in more than $2M (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/21).
NAMES: Free agent CB DOMONIQUE FOXWORTH told U.K. football website DBLcoverage.com that he "likely will retire before the upcoming season, two months after he was elected president" of the NFLPA. Foxworth would be able to remain president of the union until '14 despite retirement (ESPN.com, 5/18)....The Professional Basketball Writers Association named Lakers F PAU GASOL winner of the '11-12 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, named after the second commissioner of the NBA. The award is presented and given annually by the PBWA to the player, coach or trainer who shows outstanding service and dedication to the community (NBA)....Tennis analyst JUSTIN GIMELSTOB married psychotherapist CARY SINNOTT Saturday in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Gimelstob owns TV production company Without Limits Productions, and serves on the ATP BOD (N.Y. TIMES, 5/20)....A group led by Lightning Owner JEFF VINIK has been chosen as the top bidder for Tampa's Channelside complex. Vinik's concept is believed to be focused on "integrating the entertainment complex better with neighbors such as the Tampa Bay Times Forum and Florida Aquarium" (WTSP.com, 5/18)....Falcons GM THOMAS DIMITROFF Friday rode 40 miles from Buckhead to Flowery Branch, Ga. to celebrate National Bike to Work Day (AJC.com, 5/18).
