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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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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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BRENT KARASIUK has joined the Denver-based Collector''s Edge as VP/Legal & Business Affairs (Collector''s Edge).... Kaepa, Inc. has promoted JOHN ATKINSON to VP/Sales and KATIE HOFFNER to VP/Marketing
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BONNIE BLAIR was honored as the Women''s Sports Foundation''s Sportswoman of the Year for the second consecutive year at the WSF Annual Dinner in New York Last night. REBECCA LOBO was chosen team Spor
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"Inside Stuff" went behind the scenes of the filming of the HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH video for "Only Want To Be With You," which features NBA stars MUGSY BOGUES, ALONZO MOURNING, WALT WILLIAMS, CHARLES
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KIM ELLIOTT, a key member of the 1995 Special Olympics World Games Organizing Committee, has been named COO for Special Olympics International (SOI)....JASON PRIESTLY of "Beverly Hills 90210" has been
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"BURNIE," the Heat mascot, got hit with a $1M civil lawsuit Thursday by YVONNE GIL-REBOLLO of Puerto Rico. Burnie "allegedly hurt and embarrassed" her by dragging her onto the court during an exhibiti
Tags: ABC, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
