Saints and Pelicans Owner TOM BENSON is "selling off his majority stake" in New Orleans-based WVUE-Fox. The company has "reached an agreement to sell its majority ownership to Raycom Media," which has been operating the Fox affiliate since '13. Financial details of the agreement have not been disclosed. Benson "plans to retain partial ownership" (NOLA.com, 4/4).
FEEDING FRENZY: Defending Masters champion DANNY WILLETT said that he "hoped to add an English flavor as host of the annual Champions Dinner" last night. Willett served a "traditional English family meal with Yorkshire flavor, reflecting his Sheffield upbringing." The opening course included "cottage pie (ground beef, onions, carrots and cheese), served with Henderson relish, followed by roast beef and classic Yorkshire pudding with gravy trimmings." Dessert was "apple crumble" (AUGUSTA.com, 4/4).
NAMES: N.Y.-based marketing agency Fast Traffic, which was founded by former NFL Senior VP/Events FRANK SUPOVITZ, announced the launch of Fast Traffic Australia, which will be based in Sydney (Fast Traffic)....Bulls G DWYANE WADE was in N.Y. recently to "talk fashion, making a personal appearance at Saks Fifth Avenue to unveil his capsule collection" with DEAN and DAN CATEN of Dsquared2. The Dsquared2 x Dwyane Wade collection "includes joggers, jeans, graphic T-shirts, a leather biker jacket and a sparkly Lurex jacquard tuxedo jacket" (WWD.com, 4/4)....Senators Owner EUGENE MELNYK was announced as one of the 10 inductees in the Canadian Horse Racing HOF's Class of '17 last night. He will "be entering in the builder's category" (OTTAWA CITIZEN, 4/5)....The Orioles Charitable Foundation and CF ADAM JONES made a $75,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Baltimore for the fourth consecutive year (Orioles)....Univ. of South Carolina women's basketball coach DAWN STALEY today was profiled in a front-page piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer (THE DAILY).
