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Marketing Expert Predicts NFL Bags Ban May Wind Up As Boon To Stadium Vendors06 / 18 / 13Marketing consultant Tobe Berkovitz said that the NFL's move to "ban all bags, backpacks and purses from games could be a jackpot for stadium vendors," according to Smith & Goodison of the BOSTON HERALD. The NFL last week "announced fans would be able to put personal items in clear, plastic tote... Tags: NFL, Leagues and Governing Bodies |
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POST-LOCKOUT FALLOUT FROM 10 NHL CITIES
BUFFALO: Empire Sports Network will televise 46 of the Sabres 48 games, the most games ever carried on the regional sports network. The remaining two games will appear on Fox''s national broadcast, an
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A RESTRUCTURING OF THE APSL IS ANNOUNCED
The APSL is set with seven teams for ''95 after owners accepted an application for a New York franchise, and the Ft. Lauderdale and L.A. teams withdrew from the league. The league will operate with fi
THE HOCKEY MINOR LEAGUES AT THEIR ALL-STAR BREAKS
The AHL''s first All-Star game since December 1959 takes place tonight at the Providence Civic Center, while the IHL plays its All-Star Game tomorrow in Las Vegas. The AHL game will be televised at 8:
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NBA'S STERN ACKNOWLEDGES SLOW-MOVING LABOR TALKS
NBA Commissioner David Stern acknowledged that negotiations with the players union for a new CBA are "moving slowly." Stern, who has expressed hopes to have a deal by the All-Star break: "I don''t kno
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 159: THE REPLACEMENT PLAN
MLB''s Executive Council has approved the recommendation of the Operating Committee on the guidelines for the use of replacement players. The directive asks the clubs to prepare for opening spring tra
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NHL AND NHLPA ANNOUNCE "MEMO OF UNDERSTANDING"; GAME ON!
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Exec Dir Bob Goodenow jointly announced Friday that the players had ratified the labor agreement by a majority vote and that the season would begin January 20.
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STEINBRENNER SAYS MLB EXPANSION IS ON THE FAST TRACK
Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner, who serves on MLB''s expansion committee, indicated that "optimism about expansion was warranted": "I told you [Acting MLB Commissioner Bud] Selig had it on a fast t
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BASEBALL HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 155: TESTING THE DRAFT
Top prospect Jason Varitek, who was selected by the Mariners in last June''s amateur draft, "took a step yesterday that could lead to free agency for drafted amateur players." Varitek signed yesterday
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FIRST WORLD GOLF TOUR EVENT TO BE HELD IN JAPAN IN NOVEMBER?
In a telephone interview, World Golf Tour Exec Dir John Montgomery Jr. said that he is trying to schedule the Tour''s inaugural event for next November, most likely to held in Japan and televised in t
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CFL FRANCHISE UPDATE: OTTAWA, THE POSSE & EXPANSION
Ottawa Rough Riders President Phil Kershaw announced yesterday that he has been negotiating for "about two weeks" with an out-of-town investor to buy the team from Bruce Firestone. Kershaw who current
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