The wife of NHL Kings President LUC ROBITAILLE said that PRESIDENT TRUMP once "became 'aggressive' while propositioning her" in an MSG elevator. STACIA ROBITAILLE yesterday tweeted, "He was aggressive & told me I was coming home with him. I laughed, stating I was married to a Ranger. He guaranteed me my husband didn’t make as much money as him. #ThisIsOurPresident." In a follow-up tweet, Robitaille said, "I’m not a liberal lefty and I’m not looking for attention. Just felt bad keeping it to myself" (N.Y. POST, 12/13). She added that she "felt bad in the current climate that she hadn't spoken up" (L.A. DAILY NEWS, 12/13).
NAMES: Former Vancouver Province columnist TONY GALLAGHER has been selected for induction into the B.C. Sports HOF as part of its class of '18 (THEPROVINCE.com, 12/12)....Mavericks F HARRISON BARNES on Monday “helped unveil a new sports court” at the Oak Cliff Boys & Girls Club in Dallas. Barnes had a “surprise-Santa Claus-inclusive unveiling” of the new refurbished basketball court (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 12/12)....New Texas AD CHRIS DEL CONTE “paid for a full-page ad” in yesterday’s Ft. Worth Star-Telegram sports section to “say goodbye to his TCU ‘Horned Frogs family’” (STAR-TELEGRAM.com, 12/12)....Google’s top searches in ’17 included “Super Bowl,” “MAYWEATHER vs MCGREGOR Fight” and “AARON HERNANDEZ” (POLITICO.com, 12/12)....GWEN STEFANI will play at Club Nomadic, a “temporary event venue being built at Mystic Lake Casino” in Prior Lake, Minn., on the eve of Super Bowl LII (BIZJOURNALS.com, 12/11)....MLB VP/Government Relations JOSH ALKIN was among those that donated to the campaign for incoming U.S. Sen. DOUG JONES (D-Ala.). Jones last night defeated Republican challenger ROY MOORE (POLITICO.com, 12/12)....Fox' JOE BUCK and ESPN's MICHELLE BEISNER are expecting twin boys this spring (INSTAGRAM.com, 12/12).
IN MEMORY: Former Bengals Senior VP/Player Personnel PETE BROWN passed away yesterday at the age of 74. Brown, along with his late father PAUL and brother MIKE, co-founded the Bengals in the mid-'60s. Brown led the team's player personnel department for many decades and later founded strength training machines company Hammer Strength (Bengals).
