Former MLBers CLIFF FLOYD and RONDELL WHITE yesterday filed a lawsuit against Kolinsky Hill Financial Group claiming that the New Jersey-based firm recruited six baseball players into an "alleged multi-million-dollar securities fraud and real estate scam." All six players involved in the scam, being investigated by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, "are or were represented" by agents SETH and SAM LEVINSON , who said that they are "cooperating with the government proceedings" ( SI.com, 5/4 ). SWAT TEAM : Rams LB DAVID VOBORA , who was "suspended for four games in 2009 after testing positive for a banned steroid," yesterday filed a federal civil suit in St. Louis against supplement maker Swats claiming that he "inadvertently used a contaminated supplement." Vobora said that he began using Swats' "The Ultimate Spray" in '09, and that he "researched the spray, talked to colleagues and Swats endorsers and satisfied himself that the spray did not contain any banned substances." The suit "seeks compensation for Vobora's loss of income and other damages" ( ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/5 ). BOBBY GOES TO WASHINGTON : Braves manager BOBBY COX yesterday was honored by the U.S. Congress, as Sen. JOHNNY ISAKSON (R-GA) and Sen. JOHN ROCKEFELLER (D-WV) presented Cox with "framed copies of the official Congressional Record recognizing his achievements." U.S. Senate Majority Leader HARRY REID (D-NV) "stopped by to give his best wishes," as did Senate Minority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY). Baseball HOFer and Sen. JIM BUNNING (R-KY) also "gave remarks." Cox, who has been to the White House twice, said, "Everybody goes to the White House if you win something. But they're honoring me because I've been in the game for so long" ( ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 5/5 ). MEDIA MINUTE : The North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee yesterday brought a small film crew to Cowboys Stadium to "make a 'scripted' golf video for the Sting concert on May 22." Pro Football HOFers ROGER STAUBACH , TROY AIKMAN and TONY DORSETT and former NFLers DREW PEARSON and DARYL JOHNSTON "were the subjects of a 2 1/2-minute video, which will provide a humorous introduction later this month at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas," where Sting will play the "second of a three-part concert series for the first Super Bowl to be held in North Texas" ( FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/5 )...." SONICSGATE ," the documentary about the "demise and departure of Seattle's NBA franchise, has won a Webby award for Internet achievement in the sports-video category, as voted by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences" ( SEATTLE TIMES, 5/5 )....Nets President ROD THORN , Senior VP & Chief Relationship Officer LEO EHRLINE and trainer TIM WALSH make appearances in the film " JUST WRIGHT ," which premiered last night in N.Y. and opens nationwide next Friday ( Bergen RECORD, 5/5 )....Spike TV is working with actor DENIS LEARY and producer JIM SERPICO on a scripted-show, " REBEL LEAGUE ," about the defunct World Hockey Association. The pilot is based on the book, " THE REBEL LEAGUE ," by ED WILLES ( DAILY VARIETY, 5/4 ). NAMES : N.Y. officials yesterday confirmed that they "threw their support behind" awarding $19.8M in federal tax-exempt financing to former NFLer EMMITT SMITH 's "plan to build a hotel in Harlem" ( WALL STREET JOURNAL, 5/5 )....Bobcats TV analyst DELL CURRY and his son, Warriors G STEPHEN CURRY , yesterday announced the creation of the inaugural Curry Celebrity Classic, a charity golf tournament that will take place June 21 at River Run Country Club in Davidson, North Carolina. The tournament will be hosted by Athletes United for Youth, a non-profit led by Dell Curry and college basketball analyst JAY BILAS ( Octagon )....Magic BOD member DICK DEVOS , and his wife, BETSY , have donated $22.5M to The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the "largest private donation" in the venue's history ( AP, 5/3 )....Taste of the NFL Founder WAYNE KOSTROSKI yesterday was named the recipient of the '10 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year award ( Taste of the NFL )....The PGA Tour HP Byron Nelson Championship has selected TOM WATSON as the recipient of this year's Byron Nelson Prize, awarded for charitable efforts ( FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 5/5 ).
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