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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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FL EXPECTS POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM WORLD GOLF VILLAGE
FL officials expect the World Golf Village, which opens to the public on May 19 in St. Johns County, FL, to attract 500,000 to one million additional tourists to the area in its first year, and one mi
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WOMEN'S WORLD CUP ATTRACTING FANS, SPONSORS ALIKE
The ''99 FIFA Women''s World Cup has sold over 50,000 tickets and attracted "several major sponsors," according to Abby Haight of the Portland OREGONIAN. Ticket sales began last week for the tournamen
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VANS BREAKS GROUND ON MULTI-FACETED, $165M SKATE PARK IN CA
Vans Inc. has broken ground on an "ambitious new retail and entertainment center" in Orange, CA, that touts the "nation''s largest and most technically advanced skate park," according to Patrice Apoda
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HEWLETT-PACKARD CYCLING EVENT TO AIR ON CBS
Hewlett-Packard announced that the ''98 HP Int''l Women''s Challenge, a $100,000 women''s road cycling event, will be broadcast on CBS Sports in each of the net''s top 25 markets. The event, which is
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CULTURES COLLIDE AS NASCAR MAKES PIT STOP IN HOLLYWOOD
In Philadelphia, Bill Fleischman writes that "NASCAR''s Night In Hollywood" last Friday, broadcast on ESPN, was "smoothly produced and everyone seemed to have a good time," but "you had the feeling ma
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EVENT NOTES: TIGER'S BEAT
NEWSWEEK''s Dickey & Power preview the upcoming World Cup and write that while U.S. men "just don''t tune in" to soccer, women "are getting very, very interested. And as the World Cup tournament begin
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ULTIMATE IN-LINE CHALLENGE BY ROLLERBLADE ROLLS THIS WEEKEND
The third-annual Ultimate In-Line Challenge Presented by Rollerblade will take place at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL, May 1-3. The event will feature a $60,000 purse, the largest-ever in the sport
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HEY THERE, JUNIOR -- GOODWILL GAMES LAUNCH KIDS' INITIATIVE
The Goodwill Games unveiled their inaugural children''s initiative -- The Junior Goodwill Games -- which will oversee local and sectional competition information; sponsor support; and the involvement
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GREAT ONE'S ROLLER HOCKEY CENTERS FEEL THE WEST IS THE BEST
Wayne Gretzky has attached his name to the "business of building roller hockey centers -- the first of which is a three-rink complex already up and running" in Irvine, CA, according to Kevin Paul Dupo
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THE BEST OF BROADWAY: TALKS FOR FASTEST MAN II IN TIMES SQ
Negotiations are "under way to stage" a race between Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson as "a finale to this summer''s Goodwill Games," according to Neal Travis of the N.Y. POST. The race, for a purse
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