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FedEx St. Jude Classic In Preliminary Talks With Justin Timberlake About Tournament Role06 / 18 / 13Organizers of the PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Classic are “hopeful” of adding entertainer Justin Timberlake to the event "as early as next year in a role to be determined," according to Geoff Calkins of the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL. Tournament General Chair Jack Sammons said, "We do not hav... Tags: Events and Attractions, PGA Tour |
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ITALIAN STALLIONS: The ''99 McDonald''s Championships will be held at the Fila Forum in Milan on October 14-16. The three-day competition, featuring the NBA champions and five int''l club champions, w
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AFTER A CAREER IN SPORTS BIZ, HIT THE NEW GOLF TOUR?
There is a "move afoot" to start a new golf tour for players between the ages 40 and 50, according to "The Forecaddie" in GOLFWEEK. Sources say that IMG is planning six events starting next season, to
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WORLDWIDE LEADER IN THEME RESTAURANTS? ANOTHER ZONE POPS UP
Disney will open its second ESPN Zone theme-restaurant in Chicago on July 10, according to J. Linn Allen of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. The 35,000-square-foot, bi-level sports bar and entertainment center wi
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INDIAN WELLS TO SHOW OFF NEW FACILITY WITH TENNIS TOURNEYS
The ATP and WTA tennis tournaments at Indian Wells, CA, will take place in "one of the largest tennis facilities in the world," which "will be ready for action" when play starts later this week, accor
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GOLF NOTES: World Golf Village Exec Dir Ruffin Beckwith "expects March to be our best month yet." The World Golf Village originally expected to draw 1 million visitors its first year, but "backed off"
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FINCHEM PLEASED WITH MATCH PLAY; ABC SPORTS HIGH ON RATING
PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, on the Andersen Consulting World Match Play Championship: "The popularity of golf has been enhanced this week by what people saw. We think it''s a tremendous success
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ANDERSEN CONSULTING EARNS 4.2/9 OVERNIGHT RATING FOR SUNDAY
Jeff Maggert won the inaugural Andersen Consulting Match Play Championship on the 38th hole during Sunday''s final round, beating Andrew Magee with a 20-foot chip-in. Afterward, the runner-up Magee co
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HE WON'T TURN HIS MASBACK ON ATLANTA: USATF STAYS WITH CITY
With the USA Indoor Track & Field Championships six years into a 10-year deal with the Georgia Dome, USATF Exec Dir Craig Masback said that despite "nobody ... billing this as a breakthrough year" for
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CELEBRITY PLAYERS GOLF TOUR LOOKS TO GET AIR AND ACCELERATE
The Celebrity Players golf tour (CPT) starts today in FL with the Dan Marino FirstPlus Financial Celebrity Invt''l, which is expected to raise "about" $300,000 for charity, according to Randall Mell o
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FIGURE SKATING EVENT NOTES
In Salt Lake City, Dick Rosetta wrote that reviews for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Delta Center "were generally favorable." Total attendance figures were close to 35,000, "which is mi
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