Names In The News
Capitals Owner TED LEONSIS has teamed with AOL Founder STEVE CASE on Revolution Money, a “kind of combination credit card/debit card and online payment system.” The company in September launched the RevolutionCard, and today is launching Revolution MoneyExchange, which aims to “take on … PayPal by offering free money transfers online” (USA TODAY, 11/7).
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Samsung Chair Lee Kun Hee Being
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UNDER FIRE: TOP sponsor Samsung Chair LEE KUN HEE is being targeted in a corruption investigation amid allegations of “bribery, slush funds and other financial crimes” by former chief attorney KIM YONG CHUL. Kim said, “Samsung instructed me to commit crimes.” No allegations involve Lee’s role as an IOC member (AROUNDTHERINGS.com, 11/6).
STEEL RESOLVE: A special “Town Meeting” with Steelers Chair DAN ROONEY and former Steelers TERRY BRADSHAW, JOE GREENE and FRANCO HARRIS was held in conjunction with the team celebrating its 75th anniversary. Rooney said he decided to write his autobiography, “DAN ROONEY: MY 75 YEARS WITH THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS AND THE NFL” because he is the "last man standing” of the early founders and pioneers of the NFL. Rooney: “I wanted this to be a history book” (FSN Pittsburgh, 11/6). Rooney said, "I talked to (NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL) and told him that I think we really ought to do something to capture this history, and he agreed" ("Mike & the Mad Dog," YES, 11/6).
READY TO RANT: Versus debuted “SPORTS UNFILTERED WITH DENNIS MILLER” last night, and Miller began the broadcast by saying, “I’m sure some of you are wondering, ‘So Dennis, why the hell are you hosting a sports talk show on Versus?’ Well listen, I’m a good fit for this network. Not only because of my 6-2 record as an amateur cage fighter, or, of course, my passion for bow hunting, but also because its programming captures the heart -- the essence -- of sports.” Red Sox P CURT SCHILLING, NBC’s AL MICHAELS and sports handicapper BRANDON LANG appeared on the show (Versus, 11/6).
NAMES: The N.Y. Post's Page Six reports free agent 3B ALEX RODRIGUEZ is buying Heat C SHAQUILLE O'NEAL's Miami mansion for $25-27M. O'Neal paid $18.8M for the house in ’04 (N.Y. POST, 11/7)....DONALD TRUMP is in "serious negotiations" to take over the Meadowlands EnCap golf and housing project. Trump "would develop a single high-end golf course" on the site comparable to Trump National Golf Club. Additionally, a scaled-down residential housing plan is in discussions to replace the planned 2,500 units (Bergen RECORD, 11/7)....Wizards G GILBERT ARENAS, Mavericks Owner MARK CUBAN, Red Sox P CURT SCHILLING and Trump are finalists in the ’07 Weblog Awards for the Best Celebrity Blog (BOSTON HERALD, 11/7).
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