Paul was joined at the charity event by several other notable athletes, including Mookie Betts (r)HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Rockets G CHRIS PAUL on Thursday "played host to his 10th annual CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by Go Bowling!" The proceeds from the event "benefit the Chris Paul Family Foundation." Paul was joined at the event by "several other stars around the world of sports," including Rockets F P.J. TUCKER, Bengals CB WILLIAM JACKSON, Red Sox RF MOOKIE BETTS, NASCAR driver ARIC ALMIROLA and Pro Football HOFer TERRELL OWENS. PBA stars taking part in the event included PETE WEBER, CHRIS BARNES, ANDREW ANDERSON, JASON BELMONTE, TOMMY JONES, SEAN RASH, E.J. TACKETT and KYLE TROUP (HOUSTONCHRONICLE.com, 1/17).
NAMES: Pistons F BLAKE GRIFFIN has "reached a settlement" with ex-fiancee BRYNN CAMERON, who "claimed he dumped her to start dating KENDALL JENNER and left her and their two young children 'homeless and cash-strapped'" (MERCURYNEWS.com, 1/17)....DeadCenter Film said that Thunder G PATRICK PATTERSON's teammates STEVEN ADAMS and JERAMI GRANT will "give him an assist with his 'Pat Presents Oklahoma Student Film Contest'" (NEWSOK.com, 1/17)....Author NICK HORNBY's '17 novel "SLAM" -- which includes TONY HAWK as a character -- is being "developed as a Broadway musical, with Hawk along for the ride as a producer and skate choreographer" (DEADLINE.com, 1/16)....Fordham professor JOHN FORTUNATO released his latest book about the PGA Tour entitled, "MAKING THE CUT: LIFE INSIDE THE PGA TOUR SYSTEM" (THE DAILY).
