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| | Tahoe Daily Tribune - News |
 | | He acts as a spokesman for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and, among many other things, is starting up the Joey Gilbert Foundation, which will provide mentoring and academic coaching to help young athletes and individuals to successfully study while pursuing their dreams. |
 | | Gilbert, who appeared in the NBC reality show "The Contender" earlier this year, resumes his quest for his first professional boxing title Saturday, when he takes on James North (7-7-1 with 2 knockouts), of Weston, W. Va., at Caesars Tahoe in a six-round super middleweight bout. |
 | | In addition to returning to Afghanistan in the near future, Gilbert said he would continue his media blitz (he has appeared on several radio and TV talk shows and can usually be found at a Nevada football game or speaking at local schools) as well as his pursuit of a movie career in Hollywood. |
| www.tahoedailytribune.com /article/20051104/NEWS/111040038 (890 words) |
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