AAC Finalizes Plan For Exit Fee Distribution

American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco yesterday during the first day of the conference's spring meetings said that it has "ironed out a plan to split the conference's lucrative pot of exit and entrance fees," which are reportedly worth as much as $110M, according to Greg Auman of the ...

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NFL Owners Approve Falcons' G-4 Funding

NFL owners this morning at their spring meetings in Boston approved the Falcons for $200M in G-4 financing toward construction of a new stadium. The Falcons are the third team, following the 49ers and Vikings, to tap into the full amount that is available to teams through the league's current stadi ...

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NFL Draft Could Be Moved To May

The NFL likely will have to change the dates of the Draft in '14 because Radio City Music Hall is bringing back a spring and Easter show around that time, said NFL Senior VP/PR Greg Aiello. The Draft has been held at Radio City since '06. The change in dates is not connected to discussions over chan ...

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Univ. Of Michigan To Honor Adidas Deal

The Univ. of Michigan has “no plans to break” its contract with adidas prematurely "despite some turbulence in the relationship,” according to Kyle Meinke of ANNARBOR.com. UM AD Dave Brandon said that the school will “honor the contract, which runs through the 2016-17 season, ...

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SBJ In-Depth: World Cup: One Year Out

All eyes are on Brazil as preparations continue for the '14 FIFA World Cup. The global dominance of the event has sponsors working overtime to craft activation plans and make the most of this major marketing opportunity. While we look at plans among sponsors and media partners, we’ll also high ...

Names In The News

The Yankees “rolled out the green carpet at the venerable Westchester Country Club on Monday, when they hosted the third-annual Pinstripe Bowl Charity Golf Tournament.” The tourney, co-sponsored by New Era, helped “raise funds for four local charities, and it brought together a wid ...

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Charlotte Cup Race Could Move To Vegas

SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith said that there is "a seventy percent chance he’ll move Charlotte’s fall (Sprint) Cup race to the track he owns in Las Vegas,” according to Paul Cameron of WBTV-CBS. Smith said moving the Bank of America 500 from Charlotte Motor Speedway is “c ...

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Sun Belt Unveils New Logo

The Sun Belt Conference yesterday unveiled its new logo and brand "after a nearly yearlong examination of the impact, sustainability and core values" associated with the conference, according to the Monroe NEWS STAR. The conference "will begin using" the new logo on July 1, 2013 -- "replacing the e ...

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NBA Kings Tix In High Demand

NBA Kings officials yesterday said that they are receiving season-ticket renewal requests at an "average of one seat per minute," according to Lillis & Bizjak of the SACRAMENTO BEE. Kings PR Dir Chris Clark said, "That's a frenzied pace." Clark said that the team's ticket sales operations will b ...

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Cowboys HQs Could Leave Valley Ranch

Almost four years since Cowboys Stadium opened, Arlington leaders "continue to make it clear" that they want the city to be home to the team’s HQs and practice facilities, according to Susan Schrock of the FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM. Though the Cowboys "refuse to comment on speculation about whet ...

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