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Eagles RB BRIAN WESTBROOK, who is "in a public contract dispute with the team," earlier this week reportedly hired FAME's TODD FRANCE for representation, but an Eagles source said that he had not heard from France as of 7:00pm ET yesterday. An NFL source said that Westbrook also "was in contact" with agent J.R. RICKERT "again last night even though it appeared [Rickert] had fallen out of the race" to rep Westbrook (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 7/24). Westbrook as of last night had yet to officially designate an agent. In Philadelphia, Les Bowen writes, "Is Westbrook changing his mind? (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 7/24).
FORTY UNDER 40: MULTICHANNEL NEWS presents its annual "Forty Under Forty" list, which includes the following: Fox Cable Networks Senior VP/Affiliate Sales & Marketing MICHAEL BAIRD, Disney and ESPN Senior VP/National Accounts JUSTIN CONNOLLY, Outdoor Channel Senior VP/Marketing & Research DENISE CONROY-GALLEY, NBC Cable Senior VP/Marketing & Sales Strategy BRIAN HUNT, Comcast Senior Manager, Video & Sports Marketing MATT LEDERER and CBS College Sports Network Exec VP/Content TIM PERNETTI (MULTICHANNEL.com, 7/21).
NAMES: Minneapolis-based book publisher BRIOprint LLC Owner JOHN MARINO is "willing to offer a 'six figure' deal" to former Packers QB BRETT FAVRE for a "tell-all book about his current situation with the team." Marino is a Packers shareholder (BIZJOURNALS.com, 7/23)....A beachfront cottage in Del Mar, California, owned by Padres Owner JOHN MOORES and his wife, REBECCA, "closed escrow this month for $16[M]." The couple, who bought the house in '99 for $3.425M, are in the midst of a divorce and are "keeping a low profile, but it appears they are liquidating some of their assets" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 7/24)....The ESPN Zone in Chicago on August 1 will hold an auction featuring memorabilia tied to Baseball HOFers BABE RUTH, LOU GEHRIG, HANK AARON, TED WILLIAMS and ROBERTO CLEMENTE, free agent LF BARRY BONDS and Pro Basketball HOFer WILT CHAMBERLAIN, among others. Tickets to the event, which is billed as the "world's most concentrated auction of high-end sports memorabilia," are selling for $100. Ticket and select memorabilia sales will benefit the 1st Touch charity established by Cubs 1B DERREK LEE (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 7/24).
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