Names In The News
ESPN’s PETER GAMMONS was released from a Boston hospital on Monday, nearly
three weeks after suffering a brain aneurysm. His wife, GLORIA, said in
a statement that he was moved to an undisclosed rehab center (Mult., 7/18)....U.S.
Olympic Gold Medal-winning swimmer GARY HALL JR. and his younger sister,
BEBE, were attacked by a shark during a recent spearfishing trip off the
Florida Keys. Hall “emerged unscathed,” but Bebe received 19 stitches after being
bitten on her upper arm (L.A. TIMES, 7/18).
LEGAL MATTERS: BetOnSports CEO DAVID CARRUTHERS appeared Monday
in federal court in Ft. Worth, “a day after federal agents arrested him during
a layover” at Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport. He was indicted June 1 by a federal grand
jury in Missouri on charges of racketeering conspiracy. The indictment includes
three additional companies and nine other people, including BetOnSports Founder
STEPHEN KAPLAN (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 7/18)....Former Big Ten
football referee JAMES FILSON has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that
he was fired by the conference in ’05 because he has sight in only one eye (CHICAGO
SUN-TIMES, 7/18).
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PAYNE STAKING: Augusta National Golf Club Chair BILLY PAYNE speaking
before the Atlanta Rotary Club “challenged the community Monday to build a civil
rights museum and promote the teachings of MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. to the
rest of the world.” Payne, who served as CEO of ACOG, called the idea “even bigger
than Atlanta’s Olympics” (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 7/18).
MEATHEAD OF THE ORDER: The animated film “EVERYONE’S HERO,” the
story of a boy’s 1,000-mile journey to return BABE RUTH’s bat, “which was
stolen on the orders of the maniacal owner” of the Cubs before the deciding game
of the ’32 World Series, features voices including actor and director ROB REINER
as a talking baseball named Screwie, actress WHOOPI GOLDBERG as Ruth’s
bat, actor BRIAN DENNEHY as Ruth, and Yankees manager JOE TORRE
as the Yankees manager. The film, which was originally directed by the late CHRISTOPHER
REEVE, opens September 15 (USA TODAY SPORTS WEEKLY, 7/13 issue).
IN MEMORY: Former Chicago Sun-Times college sports reporter BOB PILLE
died at his home in Tucson at the age of 80. His 45-year career included 22 years
covering Big Ten sports for the Sun-Times before retiring in ’88 (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES,
7/18)....Former Angels investor STANLEY SPERO died at the age of 86.
Spero was involved in the team’s operations as the General Sales Manager and GM
of KMPC-AM and KABC, which aired Angels games (L.A. TIMES, 7/18).
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