Republican presidential candidate JEB BUSH on Wednesday revealed details of his campaign finances, and it "shows his reliance on family members and longtime Bush benefactors." Bush's expenditures include a "$153,000 payment to 'The Johnson Co.' that appears to be for the use" of NFL Jets Owner WOODY JOHNSON's private jet for a trip to Europe in June (POLITICO.com, 7/16).
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PARTY DECK: Norwegian Cruise Line and Sixthman Ltd. -- partners on a three-day party cruise featuring Patriots TE ROB GRONKOWSKI from Miami to the Bahamas -- "moved up the start of booking" to 6:00pm ET on Thursday and "reported brisk initial sales." Tickets "had been scheduled to go on sale July 29, but Web traffic jumped 10 times overnight" after the cruise was noted during the ESPYs, and organizers "wanted to take advantage" (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/17).
HOUSE OF CARDS: Int'l Tennis HOFer CHRISSIE EVERT is profiled in Friday's "House Call" feature in the real estate section of the Wall Street Journal. Evert lives in Boca Raton with her parents and siblings all "a half-hour away." She has a "12,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, Spanish-style house on 5 acres in a private development." Her tennis academy "is seven minutes away" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7/17).
THE GOOD STUFF: Buccaneers co-Chair BRYAN GLAZER on Thursday announced that the Bucs Care Foundation has "donated $350,000 over five years to the St. Petersburg hospital to fund a brain and neurological training curriculum for new doctors" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 7/17)....NASCAR's FRANCE family is "contributing" $2M and getting one of the galleries at the Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art "named in their honor" (Daytona Beach NEWS-JOURNAL, 7/17)....The Giving Back Fund, a nonprofit that provides consulting and management to professional athletes, will hold its 6th Annual Sports & Entertainment Philanthropy Summit in L.A. at the JW Marriott L.A. Live on July 25 (TGBF).
NAMES: Warriors G STEPHEN CURRY and daughter RILEY "stole the show" at Thursday's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards, which was "taped at the Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus" (VARIETY.com, 7/16)....NASCAR driver MARTIN TRUEX JR.'s longtime girlfriend SHERRY POLLEX was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday "on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance." Pollex, who "has battled ovarian cancer, met with members of Congress" (POLITICO.com, 7/16)....MLB Commissioner ROB MANFRED is scheduled to attend the '15 Cal Ripken World Series on July 30 for the U.S. semifinal round. The nine-day event begins July 24 (Ripken Baseball)....Predators C MIKE RIBEIRO and his wife have "settled a lawsuit in which their nanny accused the player of sexual assault" (AP, 7/16)....Basketball HOFer MICHAEL JORDAN headlines a list of nine basketball personalities from seven countries that make up the '15 class of inductees into the FIBA HOF on Sept. 19 (FIBA)....Wyoming men's basketball coach LARRY SHYATT has struck a contract extension with the university through the '19-20 season. Shyatt's salary "will be $210,000 next season, then rise to $230,000 through the remainder of the contract" (CBSSPORTS.com, 7/16).
