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NANCY KERRIGAN was on "CBS This Morning" to discuss Disney''s "Dreams on Ice" to be broadcast tonight on CBS. Kerrigan, on the experiences from last year and her image, as depicted by the media: "I gu
Tags: CBS, People and Pop Culture, Viacom, Walt Disney
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Caesar''s World named PETER BOYNTON, head of its Atlantic City casino, as its new President and COO. Boynton succeeds J. TERRENCE LANNI, who decided to leave amid ITT''s takeover. HENRY GLUCK will rem
Tags: Miami Heat, Minnesota Lynx, Pittsburgh Pirates, Portland Trail Blazers, People and Pop Culture, Vulcan Ventures
THE STATE OF NBA PROPERTIES, THE NBA ABROAD, MULTIMEDIA
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY interviewed NBA Properties President Rick Welts during the week leading up to NBA All-Star Weekend. In Part II, Welts addresses the focus of NBAP in ''95, their international
Tags: AT&T, Coca-Cola, DirecTV, IBM, McDonald's, Microsoft, NBA, Nike, Reebok, People and Pop Culture
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GREG McELROY, formerly the Kings VP/Marketing, was named President of the IHL''s Gulls. The Gulls are completing their final season in San Diego before moving to play in the L.A. Sports Arena (L.A. IH
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NAMES IN THE NEWS
NANCY KERRIGAN told Boston''s WBZ-TV that she was offered $5M to take the ice in a one-on-one competition with TONYA HARDING. Kerrigan: "No way. They could make it 10. It''s just pointless." Kerrigan
Tags: CBS, ESPN, Foot Locker/Venator Group, LPGA, MLB, NBC, Sports Illustrated, People and Pop Culture, Time Warner, Viacom, Walt Disney, Wilson Sporting Goods
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TOM GRIEVE, who served as the Rangers'' GM from 1984-1994, has joined Home Sports Entertainment''s Rangers announcing team (HSE)....JOHN O''NEILL has been named National Sales Manager for PRISM/Sports
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THE STATE OF NBA PROPERTIES FROM RICK WELTS
Rick Welts is the President of NBA Properties, the league''s marketing and merchandising arm. He spoke with THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY last week on what All-Star Weekend means to the league. TOMORROW:
Tags: NBA, People and Pop Culture, Walt Disney
NAMES IN THE NEWS
JOHN MOAG and JOHN BROWN were named to the Maryland Stadium Authority (Baltimore SUN, 2/10)....GARY SWAIN, Senior VP of North American Events for IMG, has been relocated to the Chicago office (IMG)...
Tags: Anaheim Angels, Anaheim Sports, CBS, IMG, Miami Dolphins, NBA, NBC, People and Pop Culture, Viacom, Walt Disney
WARRIORS GM DON NELSON: A TOUGH SEASON GETS EVEN TOUGHER
GM & Coach DON NELSON left the Warriors to be with his ill mother, and a Warriors source said that Nelson''s exit as Coach/GM of the team, which could come this weekend, "is a done deal" (Ric Bucher,
PUBLIC COMPANY INVESTORS IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS
The following is a list of those publicly traded companies that have an ownership stake in professional sports team. The level of ownership can range for 1% of a limited partnership to 100% control. P
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