Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit January 30, 2002, 00-5159 (Randall Craig Cobb, A/K/A Randall "Tex" Cobb v. Time, Inc., D/B/A Sports Illustrated)

OPINION

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Randall “Tex” Cobb, a former professional boxer and character actor, sued defendant Time, Inc. d/b/a

Sports Illustrated (“SI”)

for libel. The action arose out of an article that appeared in the October 4, 1993 edition of the publication

Sports Illustrated,

a prominent national sports magazine.