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Scott Blackmun, USOC The Big Winners From Last Night's Sports Business Awards05 / 23 / 13The sixth annual Sports Business Awards had a decided Olympic feel to them, as the USOC was named Sports League of the Year, beating the NFL, NBA, MLB and PGA Tour, while USOC CEO Scott Blackmun took home the award for Sports Exec of the Year. The recognition was the culmination of a... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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Sports Business Award Winners React
There were plenty of excited recipients last night at the Sports Business Awards gala in addition to the USOC for its two category wins. The following is a category by category breakdown, with videos from many of the winners. BEST IN SPORTS EVENT & EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING : Momentum E ...
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Twitter Responds To SBAs
While the Sports Business Awards were presented last night in N.Y., reactions rolled in on Twitter. The following is a sampling of Twitter activity in response to the awards. ESPN's Paul Finebaum : “How wonderful is this. @SBJSBD: The late Mal Moore (1939-2013, winner of Athletic Directo ...
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McNair Key In Houston Super Bowl Bid
Four NFL owners this week said that Texans Owner Bob McNair is "a big reason they voted for Houston getting Super Bowl LI," according to John McClain of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE. But it took "much more than his influence to bring a third Super Bowl to Houston." The owners also were "impressed with Hous ...
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Stadium Kept South Florida From Getting SB
The NFL owners yesterday "didn't merely snub South Florida twice in a matter of minutes" by voting to give Super Bowls L and LI to S.F. and Houston, respectively, but they also signaled Sun Life Stadium is "no longer a viable site for the league’s premier game," according to Craig Davis of the ...
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Super Bowls L, LI Go To Santa Clara, Houston
NFL owners yesterday voted to host Super Bowl L in '16 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, while Reliant Stadium in Houston will host Super Bowl LI in '17 ( NFL ). In San Jose, Mike Rosenberg in a front-page piece reports although the "exact vote tally is kept secret, the Bay Area became the firs ...
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Indy, Altanta, New England Eye Future Super Bowls
The Indianapolis Super Bowl bid committee later this summer is “expected to formally approve a motion that would allow the formal bidding process to begin” on Super Bowl LII in ’18, according to Michael Marot of the AP. The vote for the '18 game is expected to be held next May. Ind ...
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Bruton Smith Backs Off CMS Threat
SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith yesterday "backtracked slightly" about possibly moving the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but he "made it clear he’s unhappy with the political situation in North Carolina," according to ...
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NFL Set To Award Super Bowl Sites
NFL owners today will vote on the host sites for Super Bowls L and LI in '16 and '17, and it is “widely believed, even in Miami, that many owners already have sided with the Bay Area” for the '16 game after Florida’s legislature “failed to approve a ballot measure aimed at re ...
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Charlotte Cup Race Could Move To Vegas
SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith said that there is "a seventy percent chance he’ll move Charlotte’s fall (Sprint) Cup race to the track he owns in Las Vegas,” according to Paul Cameron of WBTV-CBS. Smith said moving the Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway is “c ...
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Baltimore To Bid For Lacrosse Final Four
Maryland plans to "submit a bid this summer that it hopes will fulfill its vision of making Baltimore a 'semi-permanent' home of the NCAA lacrosse championships," according to Jeff Barker of the Baltimore SUN. The city already is a "frequent home to the NCAA lacrosse final four and championship game ...
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