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Preakness Brand Continues To Evolve; This Year's Attendance Fourth-Best In Event History05 / 20 / 13Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas on Saturday said that the "Preakness brand 'has changed dramatically' in the last few years, citing an attendance bump in the infield celebration and increased security all around the racetrack," according to Jon Meoli of the Baltimore SUN. Chuckas said, "T... |
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A PRIVATE ROUND WITH ARNOLD PALMER AT $40,000 A FOURSOME?
Several sports agencies are locking up golf-course rentals for September''s Ryder Cup in Boston, according to Sacha Pfeiffer of the BOSTON GLOBE. IMG will offer execs from Merrill Lynch, Fidelity Inve
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ESPN HEADED FOR THE "GREAT OUTDOORS" WITH NEW CONCEPT
ESPN announced the creation of the ESPN Great Outdoor Games yesterday, a four-day event consisting of outdoor sports competition in events such as bass fishing and shooting. The games, to be held in L
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MASBACK IN BUSINESS: USATF TO STAGE EVENT AT GEORGE MASON
USATF Exec Dir Craig Masback said that the DC Invitational will replace the Mobil Invitational at George Mason University Fieldhouse in VA on February 19, according to Kathy Orton of the WASHINGTON PO
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ESPN LOOKS FOR BRAND EXTENSION WITH THE GREAT OUTDOOR GAMES
ESPN is "building on its success with the X Games by expanding the made-for-TV festival genre into outdoor sports such as fishing, shooting and sporting dogs," according to USA TODAY''s Sal Ruibal. Th
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IRON ON VEGAS; ATTENDANCE, PPV BUYS LOW
Mike Tyson''s fifth round KO of Francois Botha Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas "should generate at least" an $8M non-gaming economic impact for the city and "immeasurable exposure to a ne
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CRAIG MASBACK UNDER FIRE FOR "SCRAMBLING" ON TRACK MEETS
Indoor track is "being revived" by a TV presence, including a three-meet circuit on NBC, according to USA TODAY''s Dick Patrick. But some "late scrambling" by the USATF "bothers some meet promoters an
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WILL ONLY BOTHA THOSE GUYS PAY TO SEE TYSON? PPV SALES SLOW
Mike Tyson will receive $10M for his fight with Francois Botha Saturday at the MGM Grand, as well as "an undisclosed percentage" of PPV TV receipts, according to Norm Frauenheim of the ARIZONA REPUBLI
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BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG PITY IN VEGAS: TYSON TIX STAND AT 10,000
MGM Grand Senior VP/Marketing Don Welsh said that even with a "scaled-down" 14,000-seat arena, Saturday''s Mike Tyson-Frans Botha fight "won''t be a sellout," according to Royce Feour of the LAS VEGAS
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TYSON FIGHT NOT A KNOCKOUT IN TICKET OR PPV SALES JUST YET
With ticket sales "sluggish," the Mike Tyson-Frans Botha fight is facing a local PPV blackout in Las Vegas, according to Royce Feour of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. The fight will be held at the MGM
CITIES SEEK TO HOST GRAVITY GAMES: SAN DIEGO'S CHANCES SLIM
Eight cities are competing for the rights to host the inaugural Gravity Games, the four-day alternative sports, lifestyle and music festival presented by NBC Sports. The event, set to tape this summer
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