North Carolina Gov. PAT MCCRORY's car was "rear-ended" last night while leaving Levi's Stadium following Super Bowl 50. California Highway Patrol Officer ROSS LEE said that McCory "complained of pain, but continued on to his destination and did not seek medical attention." Lee "did not have information about the other driver." He said that the collision "did not block the road" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 2/8). Republican strategist CHRIS LACIVITA "tweeted that he was on the phone with the governor when the accident happened." He said that McCrory "was OK and was asking about others in the car" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/8).
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Curry, a Panthers fan, banged the team's
"Keep Pounding" drum before Super Bowl 50 |
MAKING THE ROUNDS AT THE BIG GAME: Warriors G and Charlotte native STEPHEN CURRY "banged the 'Keep Pounding' drum" for the Panthers before Super Bowl 50 (CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.com, 2/7)....Thunder F KEVIN DURANT "served as a credentialed photographer on the Super Bowl 50 sidelines." He was "credentialed through The Players' Tribune, for which he carries the title of Deputy Publisher" (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 2/7)....Super Bowl 50 had a "panoply of celebrities" in attendance, including entertainers USHER, RYAN SEACREST, JAY Z, GWYNETH PALTROW, JEFF GOLDBLUM, AMY ADAMS and Apple CEO TIM COOK. Actor ROB LOWE was spotted "buying a PEYTON MANNING jersey" (MERCURYNEWS.com, 2/7)....Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT and girlfriend RICKI LANDER on Saturday attended the Fanatics Super Bowl party, which also drew rapper WIZ KHALIFA, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and JON BON JOVI (BOSTON GLOBE, 2/8)....Chef GUY FIERI yesterday held a “massive, Las Vegas-like tailgate behind the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency” (SFGATE.com, 2/7).
NAMES: 49ers WR ANQUAN BOLDIN won the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his “contributions off the field” (SACBEE.com, 2/7)....Seahawks Owner PAUL ALLEN is “cruising around on his 414-foot megayacht Octopus, just weeks after his other megayacht, the 300-foot Tatoosh, accidentally destroyed a large area of coral in the Cayman Islands” (N.Y. POST, 2/8)....The Indians have “started a campaign with the goal of awarding” late Baseball HOFer BOB FELLER with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A petition was filed last Wednesday at WhiteHouse.gov (OHIO.com, 2/7)....Mandalay Sports Media and MICHAEL RATNER's OBB Pictures "have entered into a co-production agreement" to develop and produce a "slate of sports-themed films, TV projects and multiplatform programming." The first project is "EMBIID," a documentary that focuses on 76ers C JOEL EMBIID and his "journey from Cameroon to Kansas, and ultimately the NBA" (DEADLINE.com, 2/5).
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Master correctly picked everything
except the score and winning ad |
AND THE WINNER IS...: MSG Senior VP/Legal & Business Affairs of Sports Operations JOHN MASTER is the winner of the SBD/SBJ Pick 'em. Master correctly prognosticated everything except the score and the winning ad, selecting Snickers instead of Hyundai.
IN MEMORY: SAM SPENCE, whose “energetic, muscular musical compositions were an integral part of NFL Films’ celebration of pro football, died Saturday” in Lewisville, Texas, at 88. Spence had “been in ill health for several months” (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/7).
