Carr will intern for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as part of the NFLPA's "externships" programGETTY IMAGES
Giants S MICHAEL THOMAS, Saints WR AUSTIN CARR and Chiefs OL RYAN HUNTER are interning on Capitol Hill this spring as part of the NFLPA's Externship program. Hunter, who is interning for Sen. JOSH HAWLEY (R-Mo.), said he has been able to "sit in on meetings with foreign policy administrators from the Middle East, whether it be constituents from the state of Missouri and the city of Kansas City, St. Louis.” Thomas, who interns for Rep. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-Texas), said players can be “change agents and translate that leadership on the field into making a difference.” Carr is interning for Sen. RAND PAUL (R-Ky.) who said, “It's good to see another side of our athletes” (“Face the Nation,” CBS, 3/17). The Externship program has "placed 66 players in 27 organizations this year," including Congress, the L.A. Police Dept., Fox Sports and more (NOLA.com, 3/18).
ON THE UP & UP: The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Jared Diamond profiles A's Scouting Coordinator HALEY ALVAREZ for the paper's "How'd You Get That Job" feature. Alvarez, 26, said she oversees the "international amateur and pro sides of scouting." On the biggest thing she has learned on the job, she said: "I’m going to be way wrong on players more than I am right and that I have to just write what I see for that day." Alvarez said her ultimate goal is to be GM of a baseball team. She said, "I want to represent women well. You want to make sure that you’re not ruining other opportunities for women moving forward within the game" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 3/20).
INSIDE BASEBALL: An excerpt from BOB KLAPISCH and PAUL SOLOTAROFF's upcoming book, "INSIDE THE EMPIRE: THE TRUE POWER BEHIND THE NEW YORK YANKEES," takes a look at the feud between Marlins CEO DEREK JETER and Yankees Senior VP & GM BRIAN CASHMAN, which "festered for years" before the GIANCARLO STANTON trade (NYPOST.com, 3/20).
NAMES: DAN MARINO is joining the Miami Super Super Bowl LIV Host Committee to help attract and recruit 10,000 volunteers for the festivities (Dolphins)....A 2.2-acre tract of land in Baton Rouge “has been sold” for $2M to a corporation associated with Saints and Pelicans Owner GAYLE BENSON. The land will “reportedly become an Oschner Health Systems clinic” (THEADVOCATE.com, 3/19)....Rapper MACKLEMORE and Pearl Jam’s MIKE MCCREADY “will each perform” before the Mariners’ home opener on March 28 against the Red Sox (SEATTLETIMES.com, 3/19)....SHAQUILLE O’NEAL will bring his “over the top carnival-themed festival, ‘Shaq’s Fun House,’” to The ToeJam Backlot in Wynwood March 29 for Miami Music Week (MIAMIHERALD.com, 3/19)....Nonprofit Underdogs United is auctioning off a KYRIE IRVING No. 11 Celtics jersey, with the proceeds going to initiatives for schools in rural Kenya through a partnership with Impact Water (NBCSPORTSBOSTON.com, 3/18)....The Hawks will partner with nonprofit Shoes that Fit to “give away shoes to 65 children in the Decatur Family YMCA after-school program” (AJC.com, 3/19).
