Blue Jackets D JACK JOHNSON has "reached a settlement in bankruptcy court with six of his eight creditors" more than two years after "news of his personal financial crisis rocked the hockey world." Johnson has "liquidated two homes ... as well as a Ferrari valued at $125,000." One creditor said he will be “the lowest-paid player in the NHL for the next two seasons.” Johnson will "turn over" most of his $5M annual salary from the Blue Jackets "both this season and next, keeping only a negotiated sum for 'living expenses.'” Johnson said that he was "unaware that his parents were using the financial power of attorney he granted them to borrow millions of dollars at astounding interest rates" (COLUMBUS DISPATCH, 11/12).
NAMES: The 76ers on Sunday “took a field trip" to see Space Center Houston as part of coach BRETT BROWN’s practice of “taking his team to sites around the country throughout the season” (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 11/15)....Six Arizona State students are the "subjects of a new documentary" on their recent e-sports dominance in the Blizzard game "Heroes of the Storm." Blizzard Entertainment made the film, and a few sports figures "appear in the documentary to talk about the parallels" between traditional sports and e-sports, including Mavericks Owner MARK CUBAN, former NBAer RICK FOX and Giants RF HUNTER PENCE (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 11/15)....More than 1,500 people -- including former MLBer TREVOR HOFFMAN -- "pushed a cancer research fundraiser toward" $2M over the weekend during the Padres Pedal the Cause event (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 11/14).
