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NFL Rookie Symposium Will Feature Speakers On Sexual Orientation Issues06 / 19 / 13NFL Chief Diversity Officer Robert Gulliver yesterday said that the NFL Rookie Symposium for the first time "will include speakers on the issue of sexual orientation," according to Jane McManus of ESPN N.Y. Gulliver said that the league plans to have former NFLers "speak about the possibility of hav... Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, NFL |
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SOCCER UPDATE: HEY, WHAT'S ALL THAT RUCKUS?
The Atlanta Ruckus, which almost "folded before playing a single game," will begin play this spring under an agreement in which the A-League, (formerly the APSL) will run the team''s day- to-day opera
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- PART II: THE GILES PLAN
Phillies President Bill Giles said he would invite his players to cross the line if the strike lasted much longer, but only with the approval of MLB''s Executive Council and only if another team "join
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NFL TALKS ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF SUPER-PSL'S
The NFL yesterday discussed a plan that would put 5,000 choice Super Bowl seats up for sale to fans that would purchase a four-year "personal seat license." The right to buy the seats would cost $10,0
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MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: WILL "THE A" EAT TEAMS FROM "THE E"?
Negotiations continue between Centre Management and prospective AHL franchise owners Bob Teck and Alan Gertner for an AHL expansion team to play in Baltimore, according to this morning''s Baltimore SU
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 215: NLRB CALLS TIME-OUT
NLRB General Counsel Fred Feinstein "is expected to announce today that he is issuing a complaint against baseball''s owners for unfair labor practice and will seek an injunction that would compel the
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EXPANSION CITIES CELEBRATE, BEGIN OPERATIONS
Both the Devil (Manta?) Rays and Diamondbacks entered their first weekend of existence with celebrations planned and the drive for season tickets at a peak. A look at other happenings on the expansion
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THE ISSUE NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT, WHAT TO DO ABOUT CAL?
As the possibility of replacement baseball approaches, debate about how Cal Ripken''s consecutive games streak will and should be treated is heating up. In Philadelphia, Jayson Stark writes, "The more
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TEXAS SET FOR SUMMER (CLASSIC?); GUND TO HOST NBA IN '97?
NL President Len Coleman sent a memo to clubs assuring them there will be an All-Star Game, whether it is made up of replacements or regulars. The game will be held at The Ballpark in Arlington, TX, t
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 214: M-I-C, SEE YOU IN COURT
Baseball''s owners and players are set to resume talks this week at The Swan Hotel in Disney World, near Orlando. There was confusion, however, over whether the two sides would meet tomorrow or Wednes
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HIP-HIP HOO-RAY, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER; MLB OK'S EXPANSION
MLB owners unanimously welcomed the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks to baseball. The Teams will start play in the ''98 season. THE TAB: Each team will pay a $130M entry fee -- which esse
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