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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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WORLD CUP NOTES: TV RATINGS DOWN ON ABC, COVERAGE PANNED
ABC''s coverage yesterday afternoon of the USA-Germany match earned a 4.4/12 overnight rating (THE DAILY). In St. Louis, Tom Wheatley calls ABC''s coverage of the match "incompetent." Wheatley: "Brent
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WILL UPCOMING GAMES BRING GOODWILL TO NEW YORK, MR. TURNER?
By losing "millions of dollars" during the first three Goodwill Games, Ted Turner has shown that "making money is not his primary motivation in staging the event," according to Richard Sandomir of the
BRITISH HOOLIGANS CONTINUE TO DISRUPT GAMES IN FRANCE
Crowd violence yesterday "broke out for a second day in Marseilles, as opposing fans hurled rocks and bottles at each other during England''s match against Tunisia," according to Nicholas Woodsworth o
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WORLD CUP: COCA-COLA SPENDS BIG; NIKE A FORCE IN PARIS
For its World Cup sponsorship, Coca-Cola is "spending more than it did" on the ''96 Summer Olympics, according to Mickey Gramig of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. Systemwide, the cost to Coca-Cola and its b
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WORLD CUP NOTES: RATINGS DOWN FOR ESPN OPENER
ESPN''s ratings for its opening day coverage of the World Cup were down 57% from ''94, according to an AP report in the N.Y. TIMES. The Brazil-Scotland match earned a 0.8 cable rating, down from the '
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DE LA HOYA DRAWS MORE THAN 45,000 TO SEE HIS TITLE DEFENSE
Oscar De La Hoya defended his WBC welterweight title on Saturday by knocking down Patrick Charpentier in the third round in El Paso, TX, before 45,368, according to Barry Horn of the DALLAS MORNING NE
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DE LA HOYA PACKING THEM IN FOR TOMORROW'S FIGHT AT SUN BOWL
More than 50,000 seats have been sold for tomorrow night''s Oscar De La Hoya-Patrick Charpentier fight at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX, according to Steve Springer of the L.A. TIMES. An additional 7,00
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WORLD CUP NOTES
FIFA has "pledged" that no soccer balls used in World Cup play were made by child labor or any other "irregular practices." All balls are made by Cup sponsor adidas (N.Y. TIMES, 6/12)....A WASHINGTON
X MARKS THE SPOT AS SAN DIEGO PREPARES FOR ESPN'S GAMES
The X Games begin June 19 in San Diego and ESPN will provide nearly 40 hours of event programming, along with publicity for the city over the course of the 10-day event, according to Caitlin Rother of
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THE GAME OUTSIDE THE GAMES: COUNTRIES USE CUP TO BOOST BIZ
Countries are using the World Cup, and their team''s on- the-field success, "to attract the most investment capital," which is the "big game off the field," according to A. Craig Copetas of the WALL S
