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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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WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR: ATTENDANCE RECORD, COULD DATES BE MOVED?
One idea being discussed by the NCAA women''s basketball committee is holding their season-ending tournament a week or two before it currently is held, according to Doug Tucker of the AP. That schedul
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EVENT & ATTRACTION NOTES: TOP COLLEGE PLAYERS GET NEXT
Forty-eight of the country''s top college women basketball players will compete in the inaugural "Women''s Collegiate World Games" (WCWG), a national showcase tournament April 2-4 at the Hampton Colis
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FINAL FOUR NEWS & NOTES: UTAH TO GAIN MORE EXPOSURE THAN $$
Although the Univ. of Utah has reached the Final Four, school AD Chris Hill said, "This event is not something we look at as a pot of gold or money at the end. We think of it as a pot of gold in publi
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WORLD MASTERS GAMES REGISTRATION NOT MEETING EXPECTATIONS
About 3,200 athletes have registered for the Nike World Masters Games in Portland this August, "far fewer" than the 25,000 event organizers had anticipated, according to Rachel Bachman of the OREGONIA
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WORLD CUP BOMBING PLOT DISCOVERED; POLICE SAY THREAT REMAINS
A plot by Islamic extremists to "mount a bombing campaign against this summer''s World Cup" in France has been uncovered by police, according to Conradi & Scott of the LONDON SUNDAY TIMES. World Cup b
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NIKE AND NFL PRESENT AIR-IN-OUT NATIONAL FINALS IN FLORIDA
NFL players including Brett Favre, Jimmy Smith, Antonio Freeman, Wayne Chrebet and Aeneas Williams will compete against the top amateur flag football team in the U.S. as part of the Nike presents "NFL
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PGA TOUR EYES STOP IN SEATTLE AT NICKLAUS-DESIGNED COURSE
PGA Tour VP Duke Butler puts Seattle''s chances of becoming a Tour stop in ''99 at "about" 90% and says the search for corporate sponsors is under way, according to Craig Smith of the SEATTLE TIMES. B
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ST. LOUIS EXPECTS WINDFALL FROM REGIONAL, EYES FINAL FOUR
The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Center estimates that this weekend''s NCAA Men''s Midwest Regional Tournament should generate about $2.5M in fan spending, according to Dan Hieb of the ST. LOUIS PO
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EVENT & ATTRACTION NOTES
The PGA Tour Honda Classic "is raising its purse" a record $800,000 to $2.6M next year. The Tour "is kicking $300,000 into every tournament''s purse next year" as a result of its new TV deal, which "i
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MCI CENTER SETS FOR THE NEW LOOK OF MARCH MADNESS
In DC, Thomas Heath examines the changes made at MCI Center in preparation for the men''s NCAA East Regional games which begin tomorrow. No beer will be served and all DC Lottery machines and signs wi
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