Names In The News
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Avery's Name, Number Appear
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BALCO founder VICTOR CONTE is writing a "tell-all book spilling the juice on BALCO." The book entitled, "BALCO: THE STRAIGHT DOPE ON BARRY BONDS, MARION JONES AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO SAVE SPORTS," is set for release in September and was co-written with NATHAN JENDRICK. The book "promises to share 'the dirt, the drugs, the doses, the names, dates and places, and a 'prescription' for a brighter future" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/31).
BLACK BOOK: Rangers LW SEAN AVERY was named in madam KRISTIN DAVIS' "little black book -- and blamed his 'enemies' for planting his private cell phone number." Avery's name and cell phone number were in a client database for Davis' business. Avery: "Oh, I certainly have a lot of enemies -- I know that -- as much as I have a lot of people that like me" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 3/30).
SEE YOU IN COURT: Ducks RW TODD BERTUZZI has launched a lawsuit against his former Canucks coach MARC CRAWFORD alleging Crawford "urged his players, including Bertuzzi, to make [former NHLer Steve] Moore 'pay the price' when Crawford knew or ought to have known this was likely to result in injury to Moore." Moore "originally filed a lawsuit against Bertuzzi and the Canucks, seeking up to $38[M],'' but court documents show Moore is naming Crawford in the suit as well. Bertuzzi in his suit claims that his NHL contract "compelled him to 'take direction from his coach in all matters related to his role as a player" (TORONTO SUN, 3/29).
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Frank Robinson Receives Beacon Of
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CASE DISMISSED: Circuit court judge GARFIELD HOOD "granted summary judgment'' to the defendants Wednesday in a two-paragraph decision that dismissed a lawsuit over the exhumation of the remains of GEORGE GIPP. The decision said that KARL and RONALD GIPP "did not have the standing to bring their claims." The cousins had claimed they were subjected to "extreme shock, fright, humiliation and mortification'' through what they called the "illegal'' exhumation of Gipp. MICHAEL BYNUM, who is writing a biography of Gipp and who was accused in the lawsuit of "conspiring with" Gipp's great nephew RICK FREUH, said he and Freuh and "hopefully many of the defendants, will soon seek legal sanctions against Karl and Ron Gipp and their families" and lawyer TORGER OMDAHL. Omdahl said he would appeal the dismissal of the case. The Gipps also sued ESPN, the medical examiner, the Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department, a funeral home and a cemetery (N.Y. TIMES, 3/29).
MENS ROOM: VINNY MILANO is being featured in Headblade's above-urinal advertising campaign in Yankee Stadium. Milano began sitting in Section 39 at Yankee Stadium in '97 and was one of four cast members on YES' baseball reality show "Ultimate Roadtrip" (N.Y. POST, 3/30).
NAMES: Wirtz Beverage Group is creating the largest wine and spirits distribution company in Illinois, taking over Union Beverage Co. operations in July (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 3/29)....MLB presented its Beacon of Life award to Baseball HOFer FRANK ROBINSON. A separate award was given to White Sox Chair JERRY REINSDORF "for his enduring contributions to equality both on the field and in the front office" (MLB.com, 3/29).
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