In Boston, Stan Grossfeld profiles Goldklang Group Senior VP TYLER TUMMINIA , the wife of Red Sox GM BEN CHERINGTON , who "oversees the business operations of four minor league baseball teams, and co-owns a collegiate summer league team." Baseball "pulses through her veins." Her father, JOHN TUMMINIA , "is a 30-year scout" for the White Sox ( BOSTON GLOBE, 5/5 ).
IN THE ZONE : Michigan State basketball coach TOM IZZO "leads a group of 10 coaches participating in an online auction fundraiser to benefit the American Cancer Society." The "Beat Cancer" fundraiser was organized by Oakland Univ. coach GREG KAMPE . The highest bidder for each coach "wins dinner and a round of golf with that coach." Izzo as of yesterday afternoon "had the highest bid at $17,000." UCLA's STEVE ALFORD , West Virginia's BOB HUGGINS and North Carolina's ROY WILLIAMS "were tied for second at $15,000," and Michigan's JOHN BEILEIN "was next at $14,000" ( DETROIT NEWS, 5/5 ).
NAMES : A BETTE MIDLER concert at Philips Arena will be moved from May 13 to May 14 because the originally scheduled date is "being held at Philips if a Game 5 is needed" in the Hawks' playoffs series against the Wizards ( AJC.com, 5/4 )....Quicken Loans, founded by Cavaliers Owner DAN GILBERT , raised $1.25B on Friday "in its first-ever bond issue." All but $250M of those funds "will flow to the parent company he controls, Rock Holdings." Buyers are "demonstrating faith that Gilbert," who owns 77% of Rock Holdings, will "use the proceeds wisely" ( BLOOMBERG NEWS, 5/4 )....Posse Films, which is working on a biopic on late Pro Football HOFer MIKE WEBSTER , announced that HOFer FRANCO HARRIS is joining the team as an Exec Producer ( Posse )....Octagon Olympics & Action Sports Managing Dir PETER CARLISLE on Sunday was inducted into the Maine Sports HOF ( BANGOR DAILY NEWS, 5/4 )....Gold Medal-winning gymnast NASTIA LIUKIN will serve as the Grand Marshal for the May 24 Indianapolis 500 ( DALLASNEWS.com, 5/5 ).
