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Weekend Plans With WNBA Sky Owner Michael Alter: Graduations, Season Opener05 / 24 / 13Chicago native and WNBA Sky Owner MICHAEL ALTER has much to be thankful for this holiday weekend. That includes his eldest son graduating from college in Amherst, Mass., as well as his daughter’s high school graduation celebration back in the Chicago area. There is also the small matter of t... Tags: People and Pop Culture, WNBA |
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The Avalanche named Hockey HOFer PATRICK ROY head coach and VP/Hockey Operations. He will work with Exec VP/Hockey Operations JOE SAKIC on all player personnel decisions ( Avalanche )….The Stars “have parted ways” with Assistant GM FRANK PROVENZANO “in a split both si ...
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In Milwaukee, Lori Nickel notes former Packers Chair & CEO BOB HARLAN is a "10-year survivor of melanoma," and he has "immersed himself in projects that help the community." The Madeline & Robert Harlan Humanitarian Fund helps "cover the expenses like babysitters, lodging, food and gas for ...
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Madison Square Garden today promoted MSG Sports Senior VP/Marketing Partnerships RON SKOTARCZAK to Exec VP/Marketing Partnerships. Skotarczak was a SportsBusiness Journal/Daily Forty Under 40 winner in '11 ( MSG )....Texas A&M Int’l Univ. named Lake Erie College AD GILBERT ZIMMERMANN ...
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Petty Enterprises Chief Engine Builder MAURICE PETTY , former driver and current ESPN analyst DALE JARRETT , former driver JACK INGRAM and late NASCAR drivers TIM FLOCK and FIREBALL ROBERTS were announced as the '14 class of the NASCAR HOF. SMI Chair & ...
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Minding My Business With Jennifer O'Sullivan
It has been just over a year since Women's Professional Soccer shut down, and former Commissioner & CEO JENNIFER O'SULLIVAN has returned to her legal roots as she settles into her new role as General Counsel for RSE Ventures. She said of the transition, "There's definitely a lot of juggling he ...
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Universal Sports Network named Comcast Cable Communications Regional Content Dir and Comcast Entertainment Television GM ROBERT JAMES to the newly created position of VP/Programming ( Universal )....NBCUniversal named ESPN VP/Multimedia Sales CHERIE COHEN Senior VP/Cable Advertising Sales ( NBC ...
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BLOOMBERG NEWS' Burton, Farrell & Kishan cite a source as saying that Mets investor STEVEN COHEN , after five years under investigation for insider trading, is "considering proposing a deal to prosecutors" that would shut his $15B hedge-fund firm to outside investors. The source said that Cohen ...
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Final Days To Purchase SBA Tickets
Another full house is expected Wednesday night at the N.Y. Marriott Marquis at Times Square for the 6th annual Sports Business Awards. The event, which has become one of the most anticipated in the sports business industry, will feature the live, exclusive announcement of the winners in 15 categorie ...
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LaCrosse Footwear named Nike finance exec ROBERT SASAKI President ( OREGONLIVE.com, 5/20 )....Towson Univ. AD MIKE WADDELL will leave the school to take the position of Univ. of Arkansas Senior Associate AD. Waddell will "oversee marketing, licensing, ticket operations and media and public ...
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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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