Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES was profiled on HBO's "Real Sports" last night, with host Bryant Gumble saying as an owner, Jones has "corralled as much power and influence as any owner in the league." But as a GM, "he has been woeful, building teams that have been noteworthy only for their record of mediocrity and underachievement." Jones said he was "envious" of the Patriots' success and the recent run by the Seahawks. He said of returning to the Super Bowl, "It’s almost all I think about when I get up in the morning." Jones: "No one would really want to know what I’d give financially or what I might give on a little year or two in the future" ("Real Sports," HBO, 9/22).
NAMES: Former MLBer DEREK JETER has invested in Blue Jeans Network, an "interactive video-conferencing company that streams events." Jeter, "alongside such Silicon Valley investors as Accel, Battery Ventures and Norwest Venture Partners, participated" in a $76.5M funding round (NYPOST.com, 9/23)....The National Football Foundation & College HOF named CONDOLEEZZA RICE the recipient of the ’15 NFF Gold Medal, making her the first woman to be recognized by the organization in its 69-year history. Rice will be honored Dec. 8 at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in N.Y. (NFF)....The Chattanooga Heroes Fund, established by Broncos QB PEYTON MANNING and Sen. BOB CORKER (R-Tenn.) for the families of victims of the July 16 shootings in the city, has raised more than $1M (ESPN.com, 9/23)....Former Houston Chronicle editor and reporter HARRY SHATTUCK, who covered more than 3,000 MLB games for the paper in the ‘70s and ‘90s, was recognized yesterday as a member of the Houston Baseball Media Wall of Honor at Minute Maid Park (CHRON.com, 9/23)....Minority leaders have initiated discussions with the Minority Youth Matters Movement to consider launching targeted boycotts of NASCAR sponsors’ products and services during the Christmas season (MYMM).
