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THOMAS CLENDENIN has been named Manager of Advertising and Promotions at ESPN. He was formerly Account Supervisor at Partners & Shevack, Inc. Also at ESPN, RON FINKELSTEIN has been named Creative Dir
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Ryka has appointed DENNIS DI DOMENICIS as President. He had been VP of Asics Tiger Corp. (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 10/23)....Sony Corp. has named BRUCE STEIN President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entert
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PAUL BRYANT JR. is giving the Univ. of Alabama $10M toward expansion of the school''s football stadium (USA TODAY, 10/23)....ALEXI LALAS has been named U.S. Soccer''s Male Athlete of the Year (L.A. TI
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CHRIS BERMAN and AL MICHAELS were voted sportscasters of the year by the American Sportscasters Association. Michaels was honored for play-by-play and Berman as a studio host (WASHINGTON POST, 10/20).
Tags: Detroit Tigers, Miami Heat, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
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WILD WING, the Mighty Ducks'' mascot, narrowly avoided incineration at last night''s Ducks-Canucks game. While attempting a leap through a "hellish wall of flames," the mascot stumbled on the trampoli
Tags: ABC, Anaheim Ducks, Anaheim Sports, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Wild, MLB, Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment, People and Pop Culture, Time Warner, Vancouver Canucks, Walt Disney
STEFFI GRAF HIRES U.S. FIRM TO MANAGE HER FINANCES
With her father in a German prison on suspicion of tax evasion, the German magazine SPORT-BILD reports that STEFFI GRAF has turned over management of her finances to the accounting firm of Price Water
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MICHAEL ROWE, Exec VP/GM of Giants Stadium and Meadowlands Arena, was named President of the Nets. Rowe will oversee all aspects of the franchise (N.Y. POST, 10/19)....ProServ has named JOHN MAYOTTE V
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The ATP Tour has named JON WIGLEY as VP of Marketing. Wigley was formerly with Dorna Promocion del Deports, an international sports marketing agency based in Madrid, where he was responsible for world
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MLB Associate General Counsel GENE ORZA has said DWIGHT GOODEN''s contract with the Yankees will not be approved until Gooden gets a certified agent who examines the contract on his behalf (L.A. TIMES
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NHL TABS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The NHL has named CRAIG HARNETT as VP & CFO. Harnett will oversee finance, accounting, treasury, tax, information systems and pension administration of the NHL and NHL Enterprises. Harnett, who spent
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