Names In The News
TNT NBA studio analyst CHARLES BARKLEY yesterday was sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to a DUI charge, stemming from a December 31 arrest. Five of the days in jail will be suspended if Barkley completes a "court-approved alcohol program" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 2/24).
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Weber Receives Praise
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WHAT A BUZZ: In New Orleans, Jimmy Smith writes under the header, "Hornets Thrive Under President HUGH WEBER." Weber has "unite[d] the Hornets' employees toward the goal of solidifying the team's presence in the New Orleans marketplace, increasing season-tickets sales to all-time highs and maintaining the folksy charm of a family business in a realm of progressive corporate conglomerates" (New Orleans TIMES-PICAYUNE, 2/24).
NAMES: NBA VP/Basketball Communications TIM FRANK said that NBA Commissioner DAVID STERN will attend late Jazz Owner LARRY MILLER's funeral on Saturday (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 2/24)....Red Sox P JON LESTER, a cancer survivor, will serve as a spokesperson for the Jimmy Fund's fourth annual Rally Against Cancer on April 6, when the team opens the MLB season at Fenway Park. The campaign encourages fans to "partner with their companies and schools to raise as much as they can" for the Dana-Farber Institute (BOSTON HERALD, 2/24)....Brewers P TREVOR HOFFMAN, who pitched for the Padres from '93-08, Sunday "expressed his gratitude" to Padres fans in a full-page, color ad in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Hoffman, pictured in the ad with his family, also thanked Padres personnel (SIGNONSANDIEGO.com, 2/23)....Bobcats Managing Member of Basketball Operations MICHAEL JORDAN and girlfriend YVETTE PRIETO purchased a 5,500-square-foot Miami-area house for $281,000 (PALMBEACHPOST.com, 2/23)....Steelers WRs SANTONIO HOLMES and HINES WARD, LBs JAMES HARRISON and LAMARR WOODLEY and RB WILLIE PARKER yesterday gathered at the AMC Loews Waterfront 22 theater near Pittsburgh for the VIP screening of the Super Bowl XLIII DVD, which arrives in stores today (Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 2/24).
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