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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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JACK NICHOLSON was spotted at the Woodward Stakes on Saturday ("SportsCenter," ESPN, 9/16)....New Boston Garden Corp. President LARRY MOULTER is the subject of the BOSTON GLOBE SUNDAY MAGAZINE''s cove
Tags: Cablevision, ESPN, Madison Square Garden, News Corp./Fox, NFL, Nike, Ottawa Senators, PGA Tour, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
USOC Exec Dir RICHARD SCHULTZ has named JOHN RUGER Manager of Southeastern Ops for the "Home Team ''96" program. Ruger recently served as VP of Ops for the Colorado Sports Council (USOC)....NewSport h
Tags: IMG, PGA Tour, People and Pop Culture, USOC
NAMES IN THE NEWS
In a survey by Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc., PAT RILEY was voted by 25% of those surveyed as the co-worker most people would like to have on their team. He was behind BILL GATES and TED TURNER, but
Tags: CBS, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, People and Pop Culture, Toronto Raptors, Viacom
NAMES IN THE NEWS
In Dallas, columnist Randy Galloway profiles STEPHEN JONES, 31, the son of Cowboys Owner JERRY JONES and the team''s VP & Dir of Player Personnel -- writing that he would cast a vote for him for NFL E
Tags: Cablevision, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Tigers, New York Knicks, NFL, San Antonio Spurs, San Francisco 49ers, People and Pop Culture
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
Rockies Owner JERRY MCMORRIS has been appointed to MLB''s Executive Council. He will replace STANTON COOK of the Cubs (Colorado Springs GAZETTE TELEGRAPH, 9/14).... CARLOS DEL CASTILLO has been named
Tags: Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, MLB, People and Pop Culture
STADIUM AND ARENA LEASES FOCUS OF NSLI CONFERENCE
The National Sports Law Institute at Marquette Univ. and Deloitte & Touche are presenting the second annual "Sports Venues, Revenues, and Values" conference October 12-14 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwa
Tags: Deloitte & Touche, Milwaukee Brewers, NHL, People and Pop Culture
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
JENNIFER ARNOLD has been named Director of NBC Sports Press. She was previously Manager (NBC)....PHIL LENGYEL has been named Senior VP Sports for Walt Disney World (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 9/13)....CHUCK RO
Tags: NBC, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Panthers President BILL TORREY will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 20 in Toronto. He will be inducted into the "Builders" section for his work with Islanders, the Golden Seals and Pa
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The Center for the Study of Sport in Society''s 11th Annual Awards Banquet is scheduled for November 8 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. In addition to inducting RED AUERBACH into the Sport in Society H
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NEAL TILES has joined ESPN as Dir/Advertising and Program Marketing. He was formerly an Account Supervisor at BBDO in New York (INSIDE MEDIA)....NFL Properties Senior Dir of Licensing JEFF SOFKA annou
Tags: BBDO, Buffalo Sabres, ESPN, NFL, Oakland Athletics, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
