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Boston Marathon Organizers Weighing Difficult Decisions Regarding '14 Race05 / 16 / 13The Boston Athletic Association continues to "figure out what the future holds," as the '14 Boston Marathon will be "unlike any other road race -- part celebration, part commemoration, part logistical puzzle, part massive security undertaking," according to Shira Springer of the BOSTON GLOBE. Issues... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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HE'S MIGHTY, MIGHTY: GORDON'S BRICKYARD WIN GOOD FOR $1M
Jeff Gordon won Saturday''s NASCAR Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), and earned a $1M bonus from series sponsor Winston for getting to the winner''s circle after finishing in the
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"SADDENED" BY SCANDAL, FESTINA STICKS WITH SPONSORSHIP
The Tour de France concluded yesterday, and during ABC''s weekend coverage Festina, which sponsored the team that was thrown out of this year''s race for doping, ran an ad during Tour coverage. The sp
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HAS THE BRICKYARD 400 PASSED THE INDY 500 AS IMS' JEWEL?
NASCAR''s Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be televised live Saturday at 1:00pm ET on ABC, and in Indy, Bill Koenig reported that there is "ample evidence" that the "younger [IMS]
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"TURMOIL" AND "NEAR-TOTAL CHAOS" MAR THE TOUR DE FRANCE
The Tour de France "fell into near-total chaos" yesterday as riders stopped on-course for the second time "in protest of police investigations into spiraling drug scandals on several teams," according
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ARE GAMES BRINGING TBS GOOD(WILL) RATINGS? MAYBE, MAYBE NOT
Time Warner''s "massive cross-promotional push" behind the Goodwill Games "seems to be paying off so far in the form of a significant ratings boost" from the ''94 Games in Russia, according to Jim Coo
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U.S. SENIOR OPEN: The overall announced attendance at L.A.''s Riviera Country Club for the U.S. Senior Open was 76,500, with Sunday''s final round crowd announced at 25,500 (L.A. TIMES, 7/27). Thursda
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WOMEN'S SOCCER MEDAL WIN EMERGES AS TOP STORY FROM GAMES
The U.S. Women''s soccer team defeated China last night 2-0 to win the Goodwill Games'' Gold Medal in front of 11,307 at Mitchel Athletic Field, the largest attendance of any Goodwill event so far. Th
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GOODWILL GAMES CONTINUE TO GARNER BETTER RATINGS THAN '94
TBS''s coverage of the Goodwill Games on Wednesday, "which was highlighted by the split-screen coverage of an emotional Jackie Joyner-Kersee and her husband, Bobby, after her heptathlon win, and the r
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EVENT & ATTRACTION NOTES: MTV SPORTS WALK IN MEMPHIS
MTV has selected Memphis, TN, to host the second annual Sports & Music Festival, the net''s "answer to" the X Games. The event, which combines alternative sports and live music performances, will be h
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EARLY GOODWILL RATINGS UP 45% FROM '94; ARE SEATS FILLED?
TBS''s coverage of the Goodwill Games is averaging a 1.6 rating through Monday, up 45% from ''94, when the net averaged a 1.1. over the same period (THE DAILY). NEWSDAY''S Steve Zipay notes that "abou
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