Names In The News
Duke Radio Network men's basketball play-by-play announcer BOB HARRIS, who has called the team's games since '76, Friday received the annual MARVIN "SKEETER" FRANCIS Award by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. The award honors "outstanding contributors to coverage of ACC sports" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 3/14).
PAYING TRIBUTE: The Penguins prior to last night's game against the Bruins showed a video tribute to Penguins Senior Adviser of Hockey Operations EDDIE JOHNSTON for his "25 years with the club," which also included stints as GM and coach. Penguins C SIDNEY CROSBY presented Johnston's wife, DIANE, with flowers, while co-Owner MARIO LEMIEUX presented Johnston with a crystal penguin (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 3/16).
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Brandon Bass Signs With
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NAMES: NHL Rangers GM GLEN SATHER Friday posted a $1M bond to bail out former Oilers Owner PETER POCKLINGTON from jail after he was arrested on bankruptcy fraud charges (EDMONTON JOURNAL, 3/14)....ATP World Tour player ROGER FEDERER and his longtime girlfriend, MIRKA VAVRINEC, are expecting their first child (PEOPLE.com, 3/12)....F1 Management Chair BERNIE ECCLESTONE and his ex-wife SLAVICA last week officially settled for divorce, and Slavica is set to receive the "world's most expensive divorce payout," which could be as high as US$1.4B (DAILYMAIL.co.uk, 3/11)....Rays P JOE NELSON's team last week won the Rays Charity Golf Tournament, during which the team expected to raise "more than $100,000 for local charities." Rays President MATT SILVERMAN's team finished third (ST. PETERSBURG TIMES, 3/12)....Mavericks F BRANDON BASS has hired Dutt Sports Services Inc. President & Founder TONY DUTT for representation, effective after this season, when Bass enters free agency (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 3/15)....San Antonio-based construction company Holt Cat, for which Spurs Owner PETER HOLT serves as CEO, last Wednesday laid off about 12% of its workforce (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 3/15).
IN MEMORY: Former Southern Conference Commissioner DAVE HART died Saturday at the age of 83. Hart previously served as the AD for both the Univ. of Louisville and Univ. of Missouri, and was the Univ. of Pittsburgh's head football coach. Hart most recently was a consultant to Univ. of North Carolina-Asheville athletics (AP, 3/15).
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