Cubs manager JOE MADDON had "scheduling conflicts" that prevented him from taping a new episode for the return of HBO's "CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM." Maddon was "asked to appear on Feb. 21," but that was the same day he had a Cactus League media event in Phoenix. The two sides "originally had agreed on a date, only to see the date changed" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 2/27).
NAMES: Today is the three year anniversary of the death of former Orioles Dir of PR MONICA BARLOW, and the team has made it a tradition for players and staff to "wear orange LUNGevity T-shirts that also say 'In Memory of Monica.'" The Orioles "wore the shirts" yesterday, and the entire team gathered on the field before pre-game activities and "told everyone about Barlow and her impact on the organization" (Baltimore SUN, 2/28)....Ravens TE BENJAMIN WATSON made a $10,000 donation to help build former Southern Univ. football player DEVON GALES a new home. Gales “fractured his C6 vertebrae" during a game against UGA in '15. Watson is a former UGA player (DAWGNATION.com, 2/27)....Shoes worn by the late ARNOLD PALMER in his first Masters victory were “sold for an astonishing $66,000 on Saturday by Texas-based firm Heritage Auctions” (ESPN.com, 2/27)....Patriots WR JULIAN EDELMAN last night “sat courtside" at the Hawks-Celtics game at TD Garden (BOSTON GLOBE, 2/28)....The NFL recently posted a job opening for the position of VP/Public Policy & Government Affairs to be based in DC (POLITICO.com, 2/28).
