Former Islanders co-Owner PAUL GREENWOOD yesterday "was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Manhattan federal court ... for his role in a massive investment fraud, despite cooperating with prosecutors and helping recover money for five years" (NEWSDAY, 12/4).
CHARITY STRIPE: The Tarrant Area Food Bank yesterday "received a $150,000 Founder’s Grant" from Texas Motor Speedway "to purchase a 53-foot refrigerated tractor-trailer." Speedway Children's Charities "handed out more than $300,000 in grants" to North Texas charities that serve children, including the Ronald McDonald House of Ft. Worth and Denton Kiwanis Children’s Clinic." Grants "ranged from $4,000 to $150,000" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 12/3)....The Richmond (Calif.) High School basketball team "got a high-profile lift" from the Warriors in the wake of team captain RODNEY FRAZIER being "shot dead Nov. 7." Warriors coach STEVE KERR, assistant coach ALVIN GENTRY, F MARREESE SPEIGHTS, G SHAUN LIVINGSTON and C FESTUS EZELI "dropped in" before the team's game yesterday (S.F. CHRONICLE, 12/4).
NAMES: Worthridge's Fall Sports Auction includes late Pro Football HOFer WALTER PAYTON’s high-school letterman jacket. The opening bid is $2,000, and the auction “will run until Saturday” (SUNTIMES.com, 12/3)....Blackhawks C JONATHAN TOEWS purchased a five-bedroom, five-bathroom home in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago for $3.5M (SUNTIMES.com, 12/3)....MLB free-agent P FRANCISCO CORDERO sold his Newport, Ky., home for $1.2M (BIZJOURNALS.com, 12/3).
