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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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New IndyCar Exec Walker Looks To Win Back Fans
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One FC Builds MMA In Asia
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Billy Hunter Sues NBPA, Derek Fisher
Former NBPA Exec Dir Billy Hunter sued the union and President Derek Fisher on Thursday “for defamation and breach of contract stemming from his dismissal,” according to Ken Berger of CBSSPORTS.com. The lawsuit, filed in California Superior Court in Oakland, alleges that Fisher and his p ...
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MLB Looking At Expanding Replay
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Could Beckham Bring MLS Club To Miami?
David Beckham Thursday announced his plans to retire at the conclusion of his current season with French club Paris Saint-Germain on May 26, and though he would "like to own a team ... there are no immediate plans for him to bring" an MLS club to Miami, according to Michelle Kaufman of the MIAMI HER ...
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NHL Makes Yankee Stadium Games Official
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LPGA Announces Two '14 Alabama Events
The LPGA Mobile Bay LPGA Classic at Magnolia Grove will return in '14 and the tour also will "make a second stop in the state with the Alabama LPGA Classic at Capitol Hill's Senator Course in Prattville," according to Mark Inabinett of the Mobile PRESS-REGISTER. The Prattville location hosted the Na ...
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Zak Brown Rejects Offer To Be IndyCar CEO
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PGA Tour Gets Boost At Players Championship
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Boogaard Family Sues NHL
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