Dan Bickley has some very weird news today out of Beijing. The ARIZONA REPUBLIC columnist (via AZ SPORTS HUB) reports that Jason Kidd told him he will give his (sure) Gold Medal away to the wife of a Vegas casino owner.

(Joumana Be Kiddin’ Me!)

More specifically, Elaine Wynn. She’s the wife of billionaire Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn.

Now, if this were Charles Barkley, I think we’d all know the reason why. With Kidd, it’s going to hard to pin down.

So does Kidd own the Wynns money? Is Mrs. Wynn the sufferer of a terminal disease? Is Kidd paying off a debt incurred by some NBA Wives Charity event? No, no and no (apparently). Read more…

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• Manny Ramirez socks the Sox’s traveling secretary over ticket troubles.

• A conservative website runs news of sprinter Tyson Gay by referring to him as Tyson Homosexual.

• Spain’s Euro 2008 success was bad news for Madrid’s erotic film festival.

• Now that Charles Barkley is all paid up, who’s Steve Wynn to sue now? Answer: The NBA & Alonzo Mourning’s charity organization.

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Steve Wynn, owner of Wynn Las Vegas (among other casinos), has a lot of lawyers on retainer. Lawyers that don’t file aren’t working. Therefore, Steve Wynn’s lawyers file. A lot. Ask Charles Barkley.

(Then again, this type of work isn’t cheap; please don’t look directly into the teeth)

This week’s litigants? The NBA (via NBA Entertainment and NBA Properties) and Alonzo Mourning Charities. The former rented convention space and donated it to the latter to hold a fundraiser, according to Wynn’s lawyers. Unfortunately, no one got around to paying the $50,000 bill. Therefore, Wynn’s lawyers get to make themselves useful. Everyone wins!

(By which we mean, “rich people and their lawyers on retainer”.)

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