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Reddit co-Founder ALEXIS OHANIAN said he has had a "front-row seat over the last three years to greatness" with wife SERENA WILLIAMS. He added, "It’s a humbling experience seeing really what high-pressure situations actually look like professionally, seeing just what it takes to actually be that great. It is a work ethic on another level." On how that transitions to the business world, Ohanian said, "One thing that I have always respected in sport is it is so pure in its success metrics." He added, "There’s a winner and a loser, and you can’t delude yourself into thinking there’s some other way to compare or measure. You’re the best or you’re not" (N.Y. TIMES, 4/4).
A TRUE PIONEER: A documentary about late Tapout co-Founder CHARLES LEWIS JR. called "MASK," was released yesterday on "multiple platforms, including Amazon, iTunes and Google Play." It will "make its way to Netflix later this year." The film "chronicles the life of Lewis," who turned Tapout into a "multimillion-dollar enterprise." The film's distributor is Gravitas Ventures. BOBBY RAZAK, who wrote, directed and produced the film, "partnered with multiple investors." However, Razak said that the project was "heavily self-funded" (ESPN.com, 4/3).
NAMES: Buccaneers QB JAMEIS WINSTON unveiled his first "Dream Room," a "technology center at Alexander Elementary School in Tampa." It is the "first big investment by Winston's Dream Forever Foundation." The learning center includes a "table full of iPad computers, numerous electronics, software, 3D printers, robotics and other materials" (TAMPA BAY TIMES, 4/4)....The Ravens announced a $1.5M partnership with nonprofit Up2Us Sports that will "deploy hundreds of sports coaches and youth mentors" throughout Baltimore over the next five years (BALTIMORESUN.com, 4/3)....Alabama football coach NICK SABAN is the "highest paid public employee in the country." With an annual salary of $11.1M, Saban's pay "far exceeds that of the country's second highest paid public employee," Kentucky basketball coach JOHN CALIPARI, who makes $7.5M (NOLA.com, 4/3)....Saints QB DREW BREES has "filed a lawsuit" accusing San Diego-based CJ Charles Jewelers Owner VAHID MORADI of "cheating him out of" $9M through jewelry purchases (ESPN.com, 4/3)....Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES is “returning to his oil roots” with a sizable investment of $75M in Frisco-based Comstock Resources (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 4/3)....Univ. of Kentucky AD MITCH BARNHART will “perform a tandem parachute jump” on April 11 with the Army Golden Knights as the team “returns to middle Tennessee” (LEX18.com, 4/3)....Nike COO ERIC SPRUNK will be the commencement speaker for the Univ. of Montana on May 12 (MISSOULIAN.com, 4/3).
