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San Diego Superior Court Judge JOHN MEYER, the judge in former San Diego State women's basketball coach BETH BURNS' wrongful termination trial, has "issued tentative rulings that deny motions from California State University system attorneys requesting" the $3.35M verdict "be abandoned." Burns was fired in April '13 with "four years remaining on a contract" that paid her $220,000 plus bonuses and benefits. She "sued for wrongful termination and whistleblower retaliation for complaining about potential Title IX violations" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 12/2). 

THE AWARD GOES TO: Women in Sports & Events announced its nominees for the '16 WISE Women of the Year Award. The winner will be announced June 22, 2017 in N.Y. The nominees are: ESPN's DORIS BURKE; Under Armour Chief HR Officer KERRY CHANDLER; TeamWork Online President BUFFY FILIPPELL; NASCAR Senior VP & CMO JILL GREGORY; Arent Fox Law Firm Counsel MAIDIE OLIVEAU; National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators CEO PATTI PHILLIPS; Dodgers Senior VP/Planning and Development JANET MARIE SMITH; CBS Sports Network's AMY TRASK and Ketchum Sports & Entertainment Partner and President ANN WOOL (WISE)....Roush Fenway Racing co-Owner JACK ROUSH was named the '16 recipient of the Buddy Shuman Award. The award is awarded annually to recognize individuals and organizations that have played vital roles in the growth of professional stock car racing (RFR)....Former Virginia Tech football coach FRANK BEAMER will be inducted into the TaxSlayer Bowl HOF on Dec. 30 (JACKSONVILLE.com, 12/1).

NAMES: Basketball HOFer CHARLES BARKLEY is donating $1M to Alabama A&M. Barkley recently donated $1M to Clark Atlanta Univ. Both universities are "historically black colleges" (THEUNDEFEATED.com, 12/1)....NASCAR drivers JIMMIE JOHNSON, JEFF GORDON and DANICA PATRICK “have roles in Disney’s Junior’s new animated series, ‘MICKEY AND THE ROADSTER RACERS.’” The series “will debut Jan. 15 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior” (ESPN.com, 12/1)....Former MLBer DAVID ORTIZ is “selling ugly Christmas sweaters.” The $34 sweaters “feature snowflakes, a Big Papi caricature and the immortal words ‘This Is Our (you-know-what) Christmas'” (BOSTONHERALD.com, 12/1)....Former NBAer KEVIN GREVEY’s eponymous restaurant and sports bar in Virginia “will close its doors” next week (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 12/1)....Patriots WR JULIAN EDELMAN flew to L.A. on Wednesday to “meet his new daughter” after Swedish model ELLA ROSE “gave birth at Cedars-Sinai Hospital” (BOSTONHERALD.com, 12/1). 

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