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Celtics G KYRIE IRVING "will star in and executive produce a currently untitled horror movie with Imagine Entertainment about an Oklahoma hotel that has a reputation of being haunted." The Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City is "frequented by traveling NBA teams, but some players refuse to stay there because of its reputation" (VARIETY.com, 1/28)....Actors MICHAEL JAI WHITE and GINA GERSHON are "set to star" in the upcoming MMA/WWE sports drama "CAGEFIGHTER." Cameos in the film from the MMA world are "due to include" ANDERSON SILVA, GEORGES ST. PIERRE, ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON, DAN HARDY and TYRON WOODLEY (DEADLINE.com, 1/28).
NAMES: Cubs Chair TOM RICKETTS has "thrown his financial support behind" former U.S. Commerce Secretary BILL DALEY's campaign for Chicago Mayor with a $25,000 donation (CHICAGOTRIBUNE.com, 1/28)....U.S. Sen. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) as she assembles her '20 presidential campaign team is "pulling wisdom" from SI senior baseball writer TOM VERDUCCI's book "THE CUBS WAY," which focuses on THEO EPSTEIN's leadership. Warren's campaign has "emphasized the need to hire the right people and not necessarily 'the best people'" (SI.com, 1/28)....Spurs coach GREGG POPOVICH on Sunday evening got an "early start to his 70th birthday" with a celebration at the Maverick Texas Brasserie in San Antonio. Popovich's actual birthday was yesterday (MYSANANTONIO.com, 1/28)....Chiefs K HARRISON BUTKER announced the birth of his son JAMES on Sunday (TWITTER.com, 1/27).
