Indiana Ice Job Fan, Donate To Charity To Distract

((HT: IndyStar/Spalding)

We've all seen this before...

Shoot a ball, puck, or whatever element is related to the sport you're attending at the time into a very small space- win a great deal of money...

Unless you do, and you don't get it...

Like in Indianapolis...
((HT: youtube))


Richard Marsh thought he got $50-grand for sinking this 175-footer, but because of what the USHL's Indiana Ice are calling a "technicality," he's not...

You saw the team's rationale in the video above...

Ice officials said that Marsh was told more than once that he needed to be behind the red line. Team owner Paul Skjodt said it was an "innocent mistake" on everyone's part, and that the team will work to "make it right."

Whatever that means...

Ice owners Paul and Cindy Skjodt announced plans to make a donation of an undisclosed sum to St. Vincent's Cardiovascular and the American Heart Association in recognition of the accomplishment.

Bully for them...

Boots Kicked Again

Pete Carey in the San Jose Mercury-News adds another name to the list of folks the former San Jose Sharks/Nashville Predators part-owner William "Boots" Del Biaggio can't keep on any Fave 5 list for the forseeable future...

Former Los Angeles Kings superstar Luc Robitaille...

Robitaille has sued Del Biaggio for fraud stemming their involvement in a bank loan that Robitaille claims was used, partly, for Del Biaggio's "extravagant lifestyle."

The pair had done business before everything fell apart for Del Biaggio- including the joint purchase of the United States Hockey League ((USHL)) franchise in Omaha, Nebraska- the Omaha Lancers.

((Unrelated sidebar- the Lancers and Robitaille are putting corporate sponsorship opportunities for the upcoming USHL season on Ebay through the 29th of September))

((Go here if you're interested- http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170263970189))

Robitaille and Del Biaggio apparently picked up a US$2-million line of credit to invest in real estate and some other things. Now Robitaille says Del Biaggio "tricked him" in to signing for the credit line, and is asking to be relieved of his part of the full amount credited since he "received no benefits" from it.

It is also Robitaille's belief that Del Biaggio maxed out the credit line at the end of 2008 without telling Robitaille he had done that.

Remember who owns the Los Angeles Kings ((the team Robitaille played for most of his career))...?

AEG...
Remember what AEG has to do with all of this...?

Just thought we'd remind you...