Brewers Owner MARK ATTANASIO and his wife, DEBBIE, last night at the Jewish Museum Milwaukee discussed "their family life and principal ownership" of the Brewers, "showing how the two meshed better than they could have imagined originally." The program, titled "Inside the Brewers," was attended by a "rapt audience of some 200 people." The Attanasios "shared personal stories as well as taking questions from the audience" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/9).
BACK TAXES: The IRS won $388M in a "settlement with the estate" of late Pistons Owner BILL DAVIDSON. The IRS had "asserted a deficiency" of more than $2B "in estate/gift/generation-skipping taxes" (FORBES.com, 7/8).
NAMES: The USGA named World Golf HOFers ARNOLD PALMER and JACK NICKLAUS honorary co-Chairs of next year's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 7/9)....MLB and the Reds "unveiled their renovations" to Howell All-Star Field in Dayton, which will serve as "the new home field for Chaminade Julienne High School." Writer and Baseball HOFer HAL MCCOY as part of the unveiling was "surprised to find out the new press box had been named after him" (ABC22NOW.com, 7/8)....A championship ring from the Bulls' '95-96 championship season "will be sold to the highest bidder, with a minimum bid of $2,500." Goldin Auctions said that the ring's "estimated sale price is $10,000-plus." The ring "belonged to former Bulls broadcaster TOM DORE, and his name is engraved on one side of the ring" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 7/9)....Bills DE JERRY HUGHES today "will make the first of an annual $15,000 donation" to the Ft. Worth North Side High School football program. He will "be at the school to present the donation and meet with players" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 7/9)....Singer JOSH GROBAN will perform "during the opening night ceremony at the U.S. Open tennis tournament" next month (AP, 7/9)....NFL Cardinals QB CARSON PALMER has joined both Facebook and Instagram (THE DAILY)....Indianapolis-based WFNI-AM host and former Indiana Univ. basketball coach DAN DAKICH yesterday married former Syracuse Univ. softball coach LEIGH ROSS. The 15-minute ceremony was streamed live on Periscope (INDYSTAR.com, 7/8).
