The Red Wings will reportedly host the Maple Leafs in the NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2013, at Michigan Stadium. The Red Wings will not get to "announce that they're hosting the Winter Classic until next month, but that's only because logistics won't allow it" (FREEP.com, 1/18).
Broncos QB Tim Tebow “will become part-owner” of the D1 Sports Gym in Tampa. Tebow, who “trained at the company’s Nashville center prior to the 2010 NFL Draft,” became part-owner of D1 Sports Gym locations in Savannah, Ga., in April (“In the Loop,” Bloomberg TV, 1/18).
German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich has agreed to a five-and-a-half-year sponsorship with energy company Imtech, which will "become a second-tier premium sponsor and the club's energy efficiency partner" (SPORTSPROMEDIA.com, 1/18).
USANA Health Sciences today announced that it will be extending its sponsorship of U.S. Speedskating. USANA, which first partnered with the NGB in '99 as its official supplier of nutritional supplements, is the longest-standing sponsor of the Olympic team (USANA Health Sciences).
GNC today announced that U.S. women's soccer team members Alex Morgan and Heather Mitts have joined the GNC LiveWell Team as brand ambassadors (GNC).
Paciolan today announced that the Univ. of Oklahoma has renewed its partnership with the company. The school has worked with Paciolan since '83 (Paciolan).
The Orlando Magic Youth Fund (OMYF) today announced the donation of $1M to 19 organizations in the Central Florida market. It is the second consecutive year the OMYF has donated $1M to local organizations (Magic).
