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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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SUPPORT FOR UNITED BASEBALL LEAGUE CONTINUES TO GROW
Support among player agents for the United Baseball League is growing, according to Murray Chass of the N.Y. TIMES. Longtime agent Tony Attansio said that he has polled his clients about the new leagu
NBA LOOKS TO THE FUTURE OVERSEAS, AS '94-95 BEGINS
As the NBA season was set to start on Friday night, including a regular-season game between the Clippers and Blazers in Yokohama, Japan, CNN''s "Moneyline" profiled the league, focusing on the game''s
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TAGLIABUE ADDRESSES REALIGNMENT, INSTANT REPLAY ON NBC
NBC''s "NFL Live" featured a taped interview between NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Greg Gumbel. LEAGUE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Tagliabue, asked to assess his five years as Commissioner: "They''ve been
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HOCKEY HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 38: TALKS TO RESUME THIS WEEK
While meetings between the NHL and its players'' union are expected to resume this week, "it''s unclear where and when." NHL Senior VP & COO Steve Solomon was quoted in Europe over the weekend saying
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BASEBALL TALKS SET TO RESUME NEXT WEEK IN WASHINGTON
Baseball''s stalled labor negotiations are scheduled to resume next Thursday. The talks probably will take place in Washington, and Acting Commissioner Bud Selig yesterday left open the possibility th
HOCKEY HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 35: PLAYERS-ONLY SEASON PROPOSED
The Canadian TV network, CTV, -- which is backing next weekend''s charity tournament in Hamilton, Ontario -- has offered to expand the tournament into a 30-game schedule of players'' games. If accepte
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HOCKEY HELD HOSTAGE -- DAY 34: THE EVER-SHRINKING SEASON
The NHL canceled 10 more games per team and "worked on plans for a 50-game season with a completely new schedule matching teams solely against conference opponents. That schedule, which reflects the m
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NFL SAYS NO TO REALIGNMENT, DECIDES TO SLOT EXPANSION TEAMS
NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue yesterday placed the Jacksonville Jaguars into the AFC Central and the Carolina Panthers into the NFC West, both for the ''95 season only. Tagliabue also appointed a 10
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SAN FRANCISCO REWARDED WITH SUPER BOWL XXXIII
"The NFL''s spread-the-wealth philosophy on Super Bowl sites plucked about $200 million from South Florida''s pocket Wednesday as San Francisco won the 1999 game." NFL owners said they were satisfied
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NBA'S STERN KICKS OFF SEASON WITH PRESS CONFERENCE
NBA Commissioner David Stern hosted the first of this year''s weekly NBA telephone press conferences yesterday. LEAGUE MARKETING: Stern was asked about the success the league has had marketing its ind
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