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NBA agent Aaron Mintz testified in federal court today that he suffered headaches and was prescribed anti-anxiety medication after learning his former employer, Priority Sports, obtained access to his personal email account. Mintz, who left Priority for CAA Sports in March, was the first witness in a trial to determine what damages, if any, Priority should pay by hacking into his Gmail account (Liz Mullen, SportsBusiness Journal).

The Big East football championship game, starting in '13, will be "played between the East and West champions at the homefield of one of participating teams" (ESPN.com, 11/12).

Church & Dwight, the maker of the Arm & Hammer brand, has signed a 20-year naming-rights deal for the Double-A Eastern League Trenton Thunder's waterfront ballpark, which will now be known as Arm & Hammer Park (MILB.com, 11/13).

Churchill Downs Inc. today announced plans for a new Section 110 seating and hospitality venue for the '13 Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks. The section will be trackside along the first turn (CDI).

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