I had a great evening in a suite at Tropicana Field watching the Rays pull out a close victory over the Blue Jays.  I was joined by Patrick and Holly Wright, recording artist David Nail, Vincent Dolan, President and CEO of Progress Energy, and John Heltzer.  The game was auctioned off at a fundraiser a few months ago for the Payton Wright Foundation for Cancer Research, which is very near and dear to my heart.  Country star, David Nail, has become close friends with the Wright family after hearing about their tragic loss of their 4 girl old daughter, Payton, to cancer.  David performed at a fundraiser for the Wright Foundation and joined us in the box for the Rays game!  It was a terrific evening and I can't thank Vincent and the generous people at Progress Energy enough for their support!  

I had a great meeting with V Foundation CEO, Nick Valvano, the Dick Vitale Gala Coordinator, Mary Kenealy-Barbetta, and Gala Co-host, Joe Barbetta.  We are working hard on next year's event honoring Roy Williams and John Calipari.  Reserve your tickets now - May 20, 2011.  It will be a SELL OUT, just like previous years!

I had a great time in Boston for two days.  My wife and I took in all the wonderful sights of this terrific city!  I always enjoy spending time in Boston and of course, I had to make a stop at Fenway Park to see the Red Sox.  We shared time with Larry Lucchino, CEO and President of the Red Sox.  I also had the chance to catch up with Mark Herzlich, All-American football player from Boston College, who is a cancer survivor.  Mark was honored at my gala for the V Foundation in May.  He is a terrific guy!  My good friends, Howie Schwab and Mike Soltys, from ESPN met us at the games and we saw the Red Sox battle the Angels.  We had a terrific dinner at the EMC Club, arranged by Jon Dienstag of the Red Sox.  Fenway is such a special place to watch a game - a true baseball lovers ballpark!