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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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KIM KELLY is leaving her position as Assistant Public Relations Dir at SportsChannel New England. TRISH GILLIS will fill in on an interim basis (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/19)....TOM BINFORD, was named as the In
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Actor Peter Berg was shown the finer points of hockey by MARTY MCSORLEY of the L.A. Kings on ET ("Entertainment Tonight," 5/19)....Suns President JERRY COLANGELO on Charles Barkley''s talk of retireme
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KIM HUNTER EPSTEIN, former VP of Corporate Sales for the Heat, filed a lawsuit against the team and Exec VP PAULINE WINICK alleging "sex discrimination and front office spying" according to the MIAMI
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JIMMY CONNORS and GUILLERMO VILAS hit the court today on Prime as part of "The Challenge" from Pebble Beach, co-produced by JACK NICKLAUS Productions and Connor''s Net Assets. JOHN MCENROE and BJORN B
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Gart Sports in Denver has named DOUGLAS MORTON as President and CEO of the company, succeeding JOHN CHASE who resigned (DENVER POST, 5/17).... Converse has named THOMAS NELSON as Senior VP and MARK SH
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IOC President JUAN ANTONIO SAMARANCH plans to visit Cambodia today to discuss the country''s pending participation in next year''s Atlanta Olympics (KYODO NEWS SERVICE, 5/17)....Pacers Head Coach LARR
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ON THE ROAD WITH HOOPS: MAKE THOSE CHEESESTEAKS TO GO
The Bullets'' mascot, HOOPS, continues his "Sleepless ''Til Seacaucus" tour today, following a stopover in Philadelphia on Tuesday. Hoops, who is making the walk from USAir Arena in Landover, MD, to t
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have narrowed their list for GM to three finalists, according to this morning''s TAMPA TRIBUNE. The remaining candidates: Expos GM KEVIN MALONE; Braves Asst GM CHUCK LAMAR, an
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Blackhawks owner BILL WIRTZ is planning to build a 5,000 space parking lot on the grounds of the old Chicago Stadium. At $10 per space, the parking lot will be a welcome change from the old stadium wh
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The Eagles have hired BOB ACKLES as Dir of Football Administration, making him "the third most powerful person in the organization" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 5/16)....SUN BONDS, ex-wife of Giants OF BAR
Tags: Cablevision, Los Angeles Lakers, Madison Square Garden, NBA, NBC, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia Eagles, RDV Sports, People and Pop Culture
