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The ORLANDO SENTINEL's Scott Maxwell named Orlando City SC President & Founder PHIL RAWLINS to his list of Central Florida's "15 People to Watch In 2015." As the head of Orlando's newest major-league sport, Rawlins "is expected to have an exciting year -- but will also face expectations to draw crowds and sustain them." He "has vowed to prove that Orlando is a soccer town," and he will "have his chance to prove that" in '15 (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 12/31).

ON THE DOCKET: Kirkland, Wash., Municipal Court Judge MICHAEL LAMBO on Tuesday "delayed a ruling on whether to dismiss domestic-violence charges" against U.S. women's national soccer team G HOPE SOLO and "ordered city prosecutors to release their notes about the case to defense counsel by the close of the day" (SEATTLE TIMES, 12/31)....Ravens Senior Dir of Security DARREN SANDERS "was charged Tuesday night with committing a sex offense." Police obtained a summons for Sanders "on a charge of fourth-degree sex offense stemming from allegations lodged Dec. 14." Details of the case "were not immediately available" (BALTIMORESUN.com, 12/30).

NAMES: The Univ. of Oregon football coaching staff has $1.38M in bonuses "riding on the Ducks' performance" in the inaugural CFP, "more than the other teams combined." The coaching staffs from Florida State ($656,652), Alabama ($423,640) and Ohio State ($188,054) have a combined $1.26M "on the line in the next two weeks" (NORTHJERSEY.com, 12/31)....The Cure Starts Now, a cancer charity backed by Mount St. Joseph women's basketball player LAUREN HILL, "has used a final push to reach her goal" of $1M in donations by the end of '14. Hill, who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, "reached her goal just after 6 p.m. Tuesday, and as of 6:15 p.m., the charity ... had raised $1,113,419" (ESPN.com, 12/30)....TSN and RDS Founder GORDON CRAIG was named to the Order of Canada for his contributions to sports broadcasting and for his dedication to the Canadian TV industry (Bell Media)….In Boston, Matt Pepin profiled Celtics Senior PR Dir HEATHER WALKER, who said her favorite New England ski area is Sunday River “because I grew up skiing there since I was 3 years old." She rides the mountains using a Burton board and Salomon skis (BOSTON GLOBE, 12/31)….Spurs F TIM DUNCAN listed his Spicewood, Texas, home for $945,000. Duncan, “by way of a blind trust,” purchased the home in ’05 for $1.25M (LATIMES.com, 12/30).

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