Lions S GLOVER QUIN "added to his portfolio over the offseason by purchasing a piece of both DraftKings and FanDuel." An NFLer such as Quin, "investing in an industry that is propped up by his own performances, adds another layer to the complicated relationship between fantasy and professional sports." Quin said that he is "not sure how his investments are faring." He is "on an investment team that handles the particulars of the relationship, which frees him up to focus on football." But his investment "could be viewed by some as creating a perceived conflict of interest, because it's so reliant on what he and his teammates do on the field" (MLIVE.com, 10/21).
STUDY SESSION: First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA and Cavaliers F LEBRON JAMES appeared at the Univ. of Akron yesterday for a campaign to "encourage more young people to seek post-secondary education." More than 2,400 youth and adults "waited more than two hours for James and Obama to appear at the James A. Rhodes Arena." Obama "told the youths how much she and PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA admired James" (CLEVELAND.com, 10/21). JOHN KING, who will succeed ARNE DUNCAN as the U.S. Secretary of Education in December, "was also present" (ESPN.com, 10/21).
DOING A GOOD DEED: Texans DT VINCE WILFORK on Saturday "will visit" with the family of the late COREY JONES, a housing inspector from Boynton Beach, Fla., who was "killed early Sunday by a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer after his car broke down on the southbound exit ramp from Interstate 95 at PGA Boulevard." Wilfork "knew Jones and his family well," as they attended Santaluces High School together in Lantana, Fla. (PALMBEACHPOST.com, 10/21).
NAMES: Virgin Sport Global CEO MARY WITTENBERG will be the first recipient of the AKTIV Against Cancer Award on Oct. 27 at the Blue Water Grill in N.Y. (AKTIV)....Texans Owner BOB MCNAIR "donated $10,000 this week" to opponents of Houston's "embattled equal rights ordinance." McNair is a "frequent GOP donor" (CHRON.com, 10/21)....Simon & Schuster Canada announced that former NHLer TIE DOMI will publish his memoir, "SHIFT WORK," on Nov. 2 (Simon & Schuster)....Patriots President JONATHAN KRAFT, former NFLer JOE ANDRUZZI and WEEI-FM's GLENN ORDWAY attended the 30th anniversary party last night of Davio's restaurant in Boston, where FRENCH LICK played, with Celtics Managing Partner & CEO WYC GROUSBECK "on drums" (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/22)....Hockey HOFer CHRIS CHELIOS and PEARL JAM front man EDDIE VEDDER "dropped by" The Lodge in Chicago following the Cubs' NLCS Game 3 loss to the Mets. A spokesperson for the bar said that both Chelios and Vedder "got behind the bar and served drinks to customers" (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 10/21).
IN MEMORY: Former Charleston Post & Courier sports columnist KEN BURGER, who "turned his prostate cancer into an awareness campaign," died Tuesday night, "two days shy of his 66th birthday." He worked at the paper from '84-'11 (Charleston POST & COURIER, 10/21).
