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Jameis Winston Buys
Jim Brown Receives $600,000 Judgment To Dismiss Lawsuit Vs. EA
JIM BROWN
Former Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown re- ceived $600,000 from video game maker Electronic Arts to dismiss a case brought by the Pro Football Hall of Famer for his unauthorized appearance in the company's Madden video game.
The judgment, which was announced Tuesday by the Hagans Berman, the firm rep- resenting him, will be entered in the court record in the com- ing days.
"Big business should think twice before it turns players' hard-won identities and achievements into merchan- dise without permission or compensation," Brown's at- torney, Robert Carey, said in a statement.
Electronic Arts asked to use Brown in its Madden game as part of its feature that al- lowed gamers to play with fa- mous older teams, including Brown's Browns team, which won the title in 1964. Brown declined to be used.
To get around it, Brown alleged EA created a character in the game that was similar to Brown in height, weight, skin color, experience, position and ability level.
The $600,000 represents a significant sum to EA. Sources have told ESPN that the Mad- den cover athlete gets paid less than $500,000 for the en- dorsement every year.
The payment represents the end to a long battle between EA and Brown, who first sued the company in August 2008.
"I took a stand for all ath- letes and laid a framework for future plaintiffs with my great legal team. Hopefully, this is a step forward in getting com- panies like Electronic Arts to recognize the value that ath- letes have in selling their products," Brown said in the statement.
Michael Jordan Gives Back With $500,000 Investment
Mansion In Odessa
The Charlotte Hornets owner is investing half a mil- lion dollars in literacy pro- grams for youth. The money will go to child care and com- munity centers, and local li- braries.
According to The Charlotte Observer, Michael Jordan told reporters that he pur- chased the Charlotte Hornets to connect to the community. "When I took over majority control of the team, one of the biggest impacts I wanted ... was to reconnect back to the community. I felt (that con- nection) was lost a little bit with the previous ownership, and I felt it was very impor- tant."
Since purchasing the team, Jordan and the Hornets have donated more than $3 million to causes that give back to the community in-
Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback Jameis Winston has found himself a home in the Tampa Bay area.
Winston, who is heading into his second season as Buccaneers quarterback, purchased a $1.195 million mansion in Odessa last week.
The Mediterranean-style, two-story home with access to Lake Keystone has five bedrooms and 5.5 bath- rooms on 5,161 square feet. It also features 10-foot ceil- ings, a winding wooden staircase with iron rails, a pool and spa with a summer kitchen, a game room, the- atre room and a RV parking
pad, according to a home listing and property records. “The first-floor master bedroom beckons you as a private oasis with its elegant master bath complete with walk-thru shower with triple heads, a Jacuzzi tub and his and hers sinks,” the listing
reads.
The house, first built in
2008, was purchased by sell- ers Douglas and Youngmi Min for $935,000 in 2011. They listed the home at two different prices this year be- fore selling it to Winston on June 20.
Per RotoWorld.com, Winston is set to make $525,000 this season plus a $1,062,231 roster bonus.
Buddy Ryan, Former
Jameis Winston’s Odessa Home
MICHAEL JORDAN
cluding education, hunger, the military, and wellness.
Carolyn Hazeldine of Child Care Resources Inc., one of the organizations that will receive a portion of the $500,000, said, "He’s a local celebrity who can give to a lot of causes, but when he chooses to give to early liter- acy, it puts a face on the issue, It tells people in the commu- nity that this is important."
Sherwin-Williams Says
James (Buddy) Ryan, the renowned defensive guru and father of twin brothers, Rex and Rob, who continue to carry on his football coach- ing legacy with the Buffalo Bills, died Tuesday morning. He was 82.
Ryan had battled cancer in recent years, and attended one of Rex Ryan's Bills game last season in a wheel- chair. During Rex Ryan's tenure with the Jets, his fa- ther watched from luxury boxes as his son continued to instill his style of defense.
“On behalf of the entire Ryan family, we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their sympa- thies, prayers and warm thoughts with the passing of my dad," Rex Ryan said in a statement. "He was many
Iconic LeBron James
BUDDY RYAN
things to many people — out- standing coach, mentor, fierce competitor, father fig- ure, faithful friend and the list goes on. But to me and my brothers Rob and Jim, he was so much more. He was everything you want in a dad — tough when he had to be, compassionate when you did- n't necessarily expect it, and a loving teacher and confidant who cherished his family. He truly was our hero.
Banner Will Stay Put
LeBron James an- nounced last week that he has no intentions of leaving the Cavaliers this summer after winning the first pro championship for his city in 52 years. Now his likeness, shown on an iconic 10-story- tall Nike banner hanging from the Sherwin-Williams headquarters downtown, isn't going anywhere, either.
Sherwin-Williams an- nounced Tuesday that the James banner, which was originally scheduled to be re- placed by a new banner this summer commemorating the company's 150th anniver- sary, will continue to hang. In addition, Sherwin- Williams will donate $150,000 to the LeBron James Family Foundation.
The banner, located across the street from Quicken Loans Arena, has become a popular tourist destination for visitors to Cleveland. It was installed before the Cavs' home opener in October 2014 after James returned for a second stint with the team.
James himself posed in
LEBRON JAMES
front of it with his arms out- stretched during the Cavs' championship parade last week, a parade that Sherwin- Williams co-sponsored.
When word spread that James' banner was sched- uled to come down, more than 20,000 people sup- ported a petition on Change.org to keep it up. Pe- tition organizer Kathy Springer of Macedonia, Ohio, wrote, in part, "The banner is a symbol of persist- ence, promise and pride in the Cleveland Cavaliers and Northeastern Ohio. Remov- ing this banner will be a trav- esty to what we call Cleveland."
Pat Summitt, Winningest Coach In Division I History, Dies At 64
Eagles Coach And Dad To
Rob And Rex, Dead At 82
Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt, a pioneer of women's college basketball who guided the Tennessee Volunteers to eight national titles in her 38 seasons at the university, died Tuesday morning. She was 64.
Summitt led the Lady Vols to 1,098 victories -- the most in Division I college bas- ketball history (men or women) -- before stepping down in 2012, one year after announcing she had early onset dementia, Alzheimer's type.
PAT SUMMITT
Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tuesday morning saying his mother died peacefully at the Sherrill Hills retirement facility in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her most.
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