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Phelps (r) Using Speedo Bonus To
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U.S. Olympic Swimmer MICHAEL PHELPS has established the Michael Phelps Foundation and made his first donation by committing the $1M bonus he received from Speedo for his performance at the Beijing Games to the foundation (Speedo). Speedo also said that it will donate $200,000 to the foundation (Baltimore SUN, 9/3).
IN THE TRENCHES: In N.Y., John Branch profiles CAA Sports' TOM CONDON and BEN DOGRA, who along with CAA's JIM STEINER and KEN KREMER, rep about 130 NFLers, including four of the top eight '08 draft picks. CAA Sports has repped four of the past five first overall draft picks and 48 first-round selections since '01, "far more than any competitors." Condon: "We went nine consecutive years where Kenny and I either had the most first-round draft choices or were tied" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/3).
SILVER SCREEN: The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER's Zeitchik & Goldstein report director DARREN ARONOFSKY's "The Wrestler," a profile of an aging athlete, is "one of the films most likely to snag a deal" at the Toronto Int'l Film Festival, which begins tomorrow. Meanwhile, the "presence and promotional support" of Cavaliers F LEBRON JAMES for "More Than A Game," about James' high school basketball team, "should help elevate the [documentary] beyond the category's recent, modest expectations" (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 9/3). The AP's Tom Withers wrote "More Than A Game" is "about much more than basketball," as at its "core is a story of friendship, loyalty and love" (AP, 9/2). Meanwhile, in Toronto, Jason MacNeil reports director JASON REITMAN and actors TIM ROBBINS, D.B. SWEENEY, ALAN THICKE and CAMERON BANCROFT are among a team of celebrities who Friday will take on current NHLers in the inaugural Festival Cup at the Air Canada Centre, a benefit for Right To Play (TORONTO SUN, 9/3).
HONORS & AWARDS: Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES last night received the Lamar Hunt Award during the Dallas All Sports Association banquet. Jones said of late Chiefs Owner LAMAR HUNT: "He was a mentor for me. I got to meet him when I was about 21, and he met me at the airport. We had lunch. I barely had enough money to fly to him and talk to him financially, yet he treated me like I was a rock star. I never forgot it." View a full list of the award winners from the event (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/3)....Jazz Owner LARRY MILLER, who also owns Miller Motorsports Park, Monday received the Lee Iacocca Award at the '08 Mustang Club of America Grand National meet in Park City, Utah. The award is given for "dedication to excellence in perpetuating an American automotive tradition" (DESERET NEWS, 9/2).
NAMES: Texans Owner BOB MCNAIR has sold Stonerside Stable to Darley, Dubai Ruler SHEIK MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM's global breeding operation. Approximately 80 horses in training and about 170 broodmares, yearlings and weanlings were included in the transaction (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 9/2)....IMG Chair & CEO TED FORSTMANN's Huggy Bear charity tennis tournament featured Tennis HOFers MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, BORIS BECKER, GUILLERMO VILAS and former ATPers LUKE and MURPHY JENSEN. The event raised about $1.5M (N.Y. POST, 8/31)....Sources said that boxer MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA last week signed a five-year promotional agreement with promoter DON KING, two months after severing ties with Golden Boy Promotions (ESPN.com, 8/31)....Former USOC Deputy Secretary General & Managing Dir of Business Affairs John Krimsky Jr., who was arraigned on child pornography charges in December, Friday asked a Connecticut judge for a "procedure called accelerated rehabilitation, a form of probation." Court filings on his request are due September 12 (EXAMINER.com, 8/18)....Univ. of Minnesota AD JOEL MATURI reportedly has signed a two-year contract extension with the school through 2010 (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 9/3)....WTAer ASHLEY HARKLEROAD is pregnant, but her agent, SAM DUVALL, said that Harkleroad "does plan to come back to the tour" (N.Y. POST, 8/31).
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