Ravens WR STEVE SMITH "was honored Tuesday for his work fighting homelessness and domestic violence" at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty in DC. He was presented with the Stewart B. McKinney Award at "a special ceremony." Smith and his wife, ANGIE, "created the Steve Smith Family Foundation to help victims of domestic violence and homelessness" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 10/1).
AWARDS & HONORS: CBS' VERNE LUNDQUIST and BILL RAFTERY "will be the recipients of the second annual Fairfield University Basketball 'Stags Lifetime Achievement Award: Leader of the Herd' for long and meritorious service" on Oct. 22 in N.Y. (TVTECHNOLOGY.com, 9/29).
POWER COUPLE: TIGER WOODS is developing a Jupiter, Fla., restaurant that will be called The Woods Jupiter: Sports & Dining Club. It is "anticipated to open" in early '15. Details "are not finalized, but the restaurant's original design encompasses 5,900 square feet, with outdoor seating" (GOLFWEEK.com, 9/30)....The IOC yesterday announced that skier LINDSEY VONN will reprise her role as Ambassador to the Games, which takes place in February '16 (IOC).
NAMES: Items from the estate of Golf HOFer SAM SNEAD that were sold by Texas-based Heritage Auctions "included his Wanamaker Trophy from the 1942 PGA Championship ($143,400), his 1952 Masters trophy ($113,525), a 1939 Ryder Cup trophy ($31,070) and his gold medal for winning the 1946 British Open ($25,096)" (ESPN.com, 9/29)....Former Duke Univ. trustee GARY WILSON and his son, DEREK, are providing $2M to enhance and support athletic facilities at the school (Duke)....A Pepsi Max ad featuring NASCAR driver JEFF GORDON in disguise, which was created by ad agency Davie Brown Entertainment, earned a Clio Award (DAILYNEWS.com, 9/30)....Former NHLer SEAN AVERY will star in the CHRISTY SMITH-SLOMAN play “NEGATIVE IS POSITIVE” beginning Nov. 6 at the Theater for the New City (N.Y. POST, 10/1)....Lakers investor PATRICK SOON-SHIONG is featured in a cover story for the Sept. 29 issue of Forbes under the header, “Can Patrick Soon-Shiong, The World’s Richest Doctor, Fix Health Care?” (THE DAILY)....Suns Senior VP/Communications & Public Affairs TANYA WHEELESS has launched Tanya Wheeless Executive Leadership, which is aimed at helping execs and entrepreneurs navigate organizational growth and transition through her coaching and leadership consulting (THE DAILY)....Former college football coach HOWARD SCHNELLENBERGER has penned a book called “PASSING THE TORCH: BUILDING WINNING FOOTBALL PROGRAMS … WITH A DOSE OF SWAGGER ALONG THE WAY” (NEWSOK.com, 9/30)....Clippers coach DOC RIVERS has listed his Beverly West Residences in Westwood condo for $6.595M (LATIMES.com, 10/1).
