Upcoming Conferences and Events
Featured Story
SMI Chair & CEO Bruton Smith Weighs In On HOF Voting, Ticket Sales05 / 17 / 13SMI Chair & CEO BRUTON SMITH as Charlotte Motor Speedway Founder “remains a primary force behind Speedway Motorsports,” and is a finalist for the ’14 NASCAR HOF class to be “voted upon and announced Wednesday,” according to Scott Fowler of the CHARLOTTE OBSER... |
More Stories
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
KATHERINE PONGRACZ has been promoted to Senior Publicist for Music and Original Programming at HBO. She was previously publicist for HBO Sports (THE DAILY)....Fila Golf announced that MICHAEL ORR, Pre
Tags: Calgary Flames, Fila USA, HBO, MLS, People and Pop Culture, Time Warner
"PACESETTERS" OF SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY PROFILED
The current SPORTING GOODS BUSINESS list its annual group of "up-and-coming executives" who hold an influential position in the industry. Each "pacesetter" is credited with a "keen" vision of the futu
Tags: Converse, NBA, NHL, Nike, Oakland Athletics, Russell Athletic, People and Pop Culture
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
The NBA named CHRIS BRIENZA as Dir of Media Services. ....Former Pistons Dir of Player Personnel BILLY MCKINNEY was named Sonics VP/Basketball Ops (SportsTicker)....Nike Golf GM DAVE DICKEY has left t
Tags: Detroit Pistons, NBA, Nike, Palace Sports & Entertainment, People and Pop Culture, Washington Nationals
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Former Blue Jays President PAT GILLICK has reportedly been offered the CEO job for the Toronto Raptors (Peter Gammons, BOSTON GLOBE, 7/30)....Raptors President JOHN BITOVE, responding to negative imag
Tags: CBS, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, NBC, NCAA, Pittsburgh Pirates, People and Pop Culture, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, USOC, Viacom
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Canucks Co-Owner BRUCE MCCAW was interviewed in the VANCOUVER SUN. McCaw, who is based in Seattle: "I would never own a professional sports team in my own town. The fans, the press, they want to micro
Tags: ABC, Boston Celtics, IMG, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBC, Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment, People and Pop Culture, Vancouver Canucks, Walt Disney
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
Pittsburgh Sports Assoc., the holding company that owns the Penguins, has named STEPHEN RYAN as its President & CEO (N.Y. TIMES, 7/29)....The AHL Adirondack Red Wings have hired ED KRAYER as Dir of Bu
Tags: AHL, Detroit Red Wings, NFL, Pittsburgh Penguins, People and Pop Culture, St. Louis Rams
NAMES IN THE NEWS
"Entertainment Tonight" reported Fox studio analyst and former Raider HOWIE LONG has impressed the director of his current film project "Broken Arrow" so much, the script has been changed to keep Long
Tags: AHL, NBA, NBC, New Orleans Saints, News Corp./Fox, People and Pop Culture
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
Group W Sports Marketing GWSM has developed a sales team for the Capital region sports that handles the Bullets, Capitals, and Orioles TV Network. RUDY TAYLOR has been promoted to Dir/Sports Sales, an
Tags: Baltimore Orioles, People and Pop Culture, Washington Capitals
NAMES IN THE NEWS
The current issue of SI examines the issue of domestic violence among athletes with a focus on ROBERT PARISH. Parish is accused of abuse by his ex-wife NANCY SAAD. In the piece, SI''s Gerry Callahan n
Tags: Kansas City Royals, MLB, San Antonio Spurs, Seattle Mariners, Sports Illustrated, People and Pop Culture, Wal-Mart
BARKLEY'S SUPERCRUISE NOT SO SUPER FOR FANS
CHARLES BARKLEY''s failure to attend his week-long "Sir Charles and Friends Supercruise!" to Bermuda July 15 is examined in this week''s SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Barkley backed out of the trip two days bef
Tags: NBA, Sports Illustrated, People and Pop Culture, Time Warner
