ATP Down To Three To Succeed Helfant

Sources said the choice for the next leader of the ATP World Tour is down to three execs from within men’s tennis -- Richard Krajicek, Mark Young and Brad Drewett. The BOD could choose a successor to outgoing Exec Chair & President Adam Helfant at its meetings in London late ...

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Sources: ATP Has Three Candidates For Top Job

The choice for the next leader of the ATP World Tour is down to three execs from within men’s tennis –  Richard Krajicek ,  Mark Young  and  Brad Drewett  – multiple tennis sources said. The BOD could choose a successor to outgoing Exec Chair & ...

ATP Seeking Reimbursement Of Legal Fees

The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday scheduled oral arguments between the ATP and its German tournament for Nov. 17 to debate whether the event has to pay legal fees to the organizing body that top $20M. The German event sued the ATP in ‘07 for demoting the tourney as part ...

UFL, Cuban Hope To Settle Without Court

The UFL and Mark Cuban told a federal court this morning that they hope to work out their differences without any further input from the court. Cuban’s HDNet sued UFL Founder Bill Hambrecht in January for an unpaid $5M loan plus interest. Cuban loaned the UFL the money on April 7, 2010, in exc ...

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NFL CMOs Getting Together This Week

NFL team CMOs will gather Wednesday in Glendale, Ariz., for their first conference organized by the league. While the league has had business summits before, the NFL is now hosting more focused, smaller conferences under VP/Club Business Development Brian Lafemina. A ticketing conference is sch ...

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NFL Shakes Up Committee Positions

The NFL shook up the ranks of its committees, moves the league said had been anticipated but were put on hold until the labor strife was settled. Perhaps the biggest change is that Texans Owner Robert McNair will take over as Chair of the finance committee from Saints Owner Tom Benson . Chargers ...

Tennis Agent Ken Meyerson Dies Unexpectedly

Lagardere tennis agent KEN MEYERSON died last night in his sleep at the age of 47 from an apparent heart attack. “We are all just in a state of shock,” said JOHN TOBIAS , who ran the tennis division with Meyerson. “He was a big personality and was loved by so many people.” ...

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Kei Nishikori Could Be One Of Top Paid Tennis Players This Year

Kei Nishikori will surpass No. 46 in the ATP Tour rankings when they come out Monday, ensuring he becomes the highest-ranked Japanese player ever. That will trigger bonus provisions in all of his contracts , which could make him one of the top paid tennis players this year. “It is a very si ...

NFL To Continue Playing U.K. Games

NFL owners this afternoon approved continuing playing regular-season games in the U.K., though contrary to expectations the league did not specifically approve playing more than one game per year there. Instead, the owners' resolution, according to the NFL, "enables the league to determine the appro ...

NFL Promotes Joe Siclare To CFO

The NFL has promoted JOE SICLARE to CFO, a league source said. The news was announced internally within the league in recent weeks. Siclare designed the widely-heralded financial structure in the new CBA in which revenues are divided into three buckets: local, media, and NFL Ventures. The revenues ...

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