USA Water Polo Signs With Capital One

USA Water Polo has signed a seven-year deal with Capital One that makes the bank the NGB's official credit card. As a result of the deal, Capital One will issue three themed USA Water Polo credit cards that offer rewards for everything from membership in the organization to merchandise. The dea ...

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Sales Exec Van Zelst Leaving NASCAR

NASCAR officials on Friday notified staff that sales exec Ted Van Zelst is leaving the organization. Friday was Van Zelst's last day as Dir of Corporate Marketing. NASCAR already has begun searching for a replacement. It announced Thursday it plans to hire multiple high-level sales execs. Van Zels ...

NASCAR Hires Steve Herbst As VP/Broadcasting

NASCAR Thursday announced a significant restructuring designed to streamline its business operations and position it for its upcoming television rights negotiations, CEO BRIAN FRANCE said. The organization hired STEVE HERBST as VP/Broadcasting & Global Media Strategy, filling a position that ...

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NASCAR Hires Steve Herbst

NASCAR today announced a significant restructuring designed to streamline its business operations and position it for its upcoming television rights negotiations, Chair CEO Brian France said. The organization hired Steve Herbst as VP/Broadcasting & Global Media Strategy. Herbst, who will be ...

George Greenberg To Be Named Fuel TV GM

Fox today is expected to name longtime Fox exec GEORGE GREENBERG as the new Exec VP & GM of Fuel TV. The move comes days after the resignation of Fuel TV GM C.J. OLIVARES , who held the position since '07. The selection of Greenberg is another signal that Fox intends to strengthen and diver ...

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NASCAR.com To Offer RaceBuddy For Nationwide Race

NASCAR.com plans to offer complementary coverage of its first Nationwide Series race this Friday for the Bubba Burger 250 at Richmond Int'l Raceway. The race is being broadcast on Speed because of scheduling conflicts on ESPN, which owns the broadcast rights to all Nationwide Series races. Turn ...

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Speed Lanching Social Media Effort

Speed today announced an expansive social media initiative that will see talent from Kyle Petty to Kenny Wallace answer fan questions on its website, Twitter and Facebook over the next three weeks. The Fox-owned network will launch the Speed Social Scanner during its pre-race coverage of Saturda ...

Medallion Financial Launching Sports Group

Less than six months after acquiring a major stake in Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM), Medallion Financial is launching a sports group that will sell inventory and advertising for RPM, more than 160 minor league baseball teams and more than 10,000 taxicabs. Medallion is a taxicab lending a ...

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C.J. Olivares Leaving Fuel TV

Longtime Fuel TV GM C.J. Olivares is leaving the network. The move follows Fuel TV's plans to broaden its programming beyond action sports to include MMA and motorsports. He said, "Back in the fall, we announced we would expand our audience and the network will continue different avenues to that g ...

USA Gymnastics, AEG Pair For Post-Games Tour

USA Gymnastics and AEG Facilities have formed a partnership to stage a '12 and '16 tour after the London and Rio Games. The 10-week tours will visit 40 cities between September and November. Olympic Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin has signed on as a spokesperson and also will participate in th ...

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