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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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St. Pete To Host Volleyball Tourney
The AVP has chosen St. Petersburg's Vinoy Park “as the site of one of five tournaments in its upcoming Pro Beach Volleyball Tour,” according to Katherine Snow Smith of the TAMPA BAY TIMES. Organizers estimate that 30,000 people "will be on hand” to watch the Sept. 13-15 event. Six ...
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Detroit Early Favorite For Summer X Games?
ESPN yesterday named Detroit, Austin, Charlotte and Chicago as the four finalists to host the Summer X Games beginning in '14, and it appears Detroit "may be the front runner," according to a front-page piece by JC Reindl of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. ESPN in its release "devoted far more ink to Detr ...
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Summer X Games Moving Out Of L.A.
After a decade of holding the Summer X Games in L.A., ESPN will move to a new city in '14. The company, which created the X Games in '95, today announced that it will take its showcase summer event to one of four cities: Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte, or Austin. ESPN selected the four finalists from a ...
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U.S. Swim Trials Back In Omaha
USA Swimming "turned down bigger cities and bigger venues in favor of bringing" the '16 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials "back to Omaha and the CenturyLink Center," according to Rich Kaipust of the OMAHA WORLD-HERALD. USA Swimming Assistant Exec Dir Mike Unger said that "several factors clinched it in Omah ...
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New Route For USA Pro Cycling Challenge
This year's USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado “will feature a new route from Steamboat Springs to Beaver Creek,” according to John Henderson of the DENVER POST. The race will “begin in Aspen for the first time," and will feature “three 22-mile laps, including 9,240 feet o ...
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Detroit Seeks To Host '14-16 X Games
The bid “to get the ESPN X games in Detroit for a three-year span keeps gaining steam” as organizers now are “hard at work for the next phase: sell downtown Detroit this spring as an X Games destination when ESPN officials likely visit this area in May or June to evaluate what the ...
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Dolphins Submit Super Bowl Bid
The Dolphins and Miami-area tourism officials yesterday in N.Y. presented the NFL with the "most expensive Super Bowl bid in South Florida’s history," but team CEO Mike Dee said that "amped-up entertainment options won’t be enough if voters don’t approve a subsidized renovation of ...
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Wimbledon Ticket Prices Staying Put
The All England Club "won’t raise ticket prices" this year at Wimbledon, "even after it announced the biggest prize-money increase ever seen in tennis and plans to build a second retractable roof," according to Danielle Rossingh of BLOOMBERG NEWS. The club yesterday said that it would "boost p ...
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Pittsburgh Marathon Troubled By Security Costs
Three Rivers Marathon Exec Dir Patrice Matamoros said that if the organization is “forced to bear the cost of the additional police officers and equipment that are in the works in light of the attacks in Boston, it could spell the end" of the Dick's Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon, accordin ...
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Marathon Bombings To Impact Cycling Security
Event directors and promoters of major bicycle races agreed that the Boston Marathon bombings will likely lead to increased security at cycling events. However, these bike events present a significant challenge to security and safety personnel, because the courses often span more than 100 miles. "We ...
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