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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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Executive Transactions
Universal Sports yesterday announced that CEO DAVID STERNBERG left the organization and has been replaced by SCOTT BROWN , who will serve as President of the Olympic and endurance sports network. Brown joined Universal Sports in '11 as Senior VP & General Counsel. Prior to that, he worked in ...
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FAU President MARY JANE SAUNDERS is resigning, citing the "fiercely negative media coverage" the school received in the wake of the naming-rights controversy with GEO Group. Her resignation "takes effect in 90 days." FAU has been "rocked by unwanted national attention this year," as the school's&n ...
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Beebe Received Nearly $5M From Big 12
Payments to former Big 12 Commissioner DAN BEEBE totaling nearly $5M "included both a bonus for negotiating a multiyear TV-rights deal and a severance package after he stepped down amid conference turmoil," according to Rachel Bachman of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Beebe said that the payments, which ...
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Minding My Business
AP national auto racing writer JENNA FRYER has seen plenty of left turns in her lifetime. The Charlotte resident and New Jersey native has worked for the AP since '97, covering everything from SEC football to the NBA before taking the racing beat full-time in ’06. The West Virginia Univ. gra ...
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Executive Transactions
Royals Dir of Broadcast Services & Royals Alumni FRED WHITE yesterday announced his retirement due to "recent health issues." Club officials and his family "offered no specifics on the nature of White's illness," but "several close friends described it as serious." White teamed with DENNY MAT ...
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In Denver, Mark Kiszla profiles Nuggets and Avalanche President JOSH KROENKE and writes Kroenke is the "most influential sports figure in Denver." Kroenke is the "most unassuming mover-and-shaker you will ever meet," but yet he pulls the "most levers on the future of Denver sports." Kroenke said o ...
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Last Week To Purchase SBA Tickets
Another full house is expected next Wednesday night, May 22, at the N.Y. Marriott Marquis at Times Square for the 6th annual Sports Business Awards. The event, which has become one of the most anticipated in the sports business industry, will feature the live, exclusive announcement of the winners i ...
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Executive Transactions
Illinois State Univ. named Exec Associate AD LARRY LYONS AD. He will replace GARY FRIEDMAN , who will resign from the post on June 30 ( PANTAGRAPH.com, 5/13 )....VMI AD DONNY WHITE announced his retirement effective Nov. 15 ( ROANOKE.com, 5/13 )....Rice Univ. promoted CHAD KOCIAN to Associate ...
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The FINANCIAL TIMES' Wilson & Blitz report F1 CEO BERNIE ECCLESTONE ’s future “could soon be decided after German prosecutors said they had completed their investigations into bribery allegations against him and would reveal their conclusions imminently.” Ecclestone will &ldqu ...
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Last Week To Purchase SBA Tickets
Another full house is expected next Wednesday night, May 22, at the N.Y. Marriott Marquis at Times Square for the 6th annual Sports Business Awards. The event, which has become one of the most anticipated in the sports business industry, will feature the live, exclusive announcement of the winners i ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture
