Names In The News
Pistons President of Basketball Operations JOE DUMARS and NBPA Exec Dir BILLY HUNTER are among new donors to the Presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL). Other Obama donors include Indians Exec VP & GM MARK SHAPIRO, MLSPU Exec Dir BOB FOOSE, NFL Exec VP & CLO JEFFREY PASH, White Sox & Bulls Owner JERRY REINSDORF, ESPN Senior VP/Content Development & Enterprises KEITH CLINKSCALES and ESPN.com Editor-at-Large JOHN PAPANEK. Meanwhile, donors to the Presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ) include NBC Sports & Olympics Chair DICK EBERSOL, NFL Commissioner ROGER GOODELL, Patriots Owner ROBERT KRAFT, Suns Chair JERRY COLANGELO and Suns Owner ROBERT SARVER (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 6/19).
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Evert And Norman Gearing Up For
Their Upcoming Wedding In Bahamas |
WEDDING BELLS: Golfer GREG NORMAN and Tennis HOFer CHRIS EVERT before their planned June 28 wedding on Paradise Island in the Bahamas "must pass an interview about their relationship" with officials at the Registrar-General's office in Nassau (Melbourne HERALD SUN, 6/19)....English Premier League club Chelsea Owner ROMAN ABRAMOVICH is engaged to his girlfriend, DARIA ZHUKOVA (NEWSFROMRUSSIA.com, 6/19).
BOSTON GLEE PARTY: Celtics CEO & Managing Partner WYC GROUSBECK and his wife CORINNE, Celtics coach DOC RIVERS and his wife KRIS, Boston-based restaurateur PATRICK LYONS and his wife, KRISTINA and Red Sox DH DAVID ORTIZ celebrated the Celtics' NBA Championship at Boston-area restaurant Scampo (BOSTON HERALD, 6/20). Celtics Managing Partners STEVE PAGLIUCA, PAUL EDGERLEY and JIM PALLOTTA and their wives, JUDY, SANDY and KIM, and Red Sox Owner JOHN HENRY, also were in attendance (BOSTON GLOBE, 6/20).
NAMES: Georgia Tech AD DAN RADAKOVICH Thursday signed a five-year contract extension, effective July 1, which will pay Radakovich $300,000 annually with bonuses that could raise his salary to $560,000 per year (ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION, 6/20)....The IRL, which this weekend is holding two races at Iowa Speedway, is donating $60,000 to the American Red Cross to aid flood victims in the state (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 6/19)....Golden Boy Promotions and Arena Box have signed a co-promotional agreement for Cuban boxers YAN BARTHELEMY and ERISLANDY LARA (Golden Boy).
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