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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... |
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The Bucks named MSG VP/Service & Retention JAMIE MORNINGSTAR VP/Ticket Sales & Service and NBA Senior VP/Team Marketing & Business Operations THEODORE LOEHRKE Senior VP & Chief Revenue Officer. Meanwhile, Bucks Dir of Ticket Sales JIM GRAYSON and Assistant Dir of Ticket Sales ...
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Wizards C JASON COLLINS is "disputing reports from publishing insiders who say he is shopping a book deal." Officials at three publishing companies yesterday said that they had "been contacted about a planned memoir by Collins." But Collins on his Twitter feed wrote, "I have no current plans to wr ...
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We’re in beta testing for a new app designed for iPhone and iPad, and we’re looking for SportsBusiness Daily subscribers who are willing to give it a try. Requirements: * Must be current subscriber to SportsBusiness Daily and/or SportsBusiness Journal * Must have a device runnin ...
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Tennis World Pays Tribute To Drewett
A period of silence “was observed at the draw” of the Madrid Masters on Saturday for late ATP Exec Chair & President BRAD DREWETT , who passed away Friday at the age of 54 due to complication with ALS, according to the GULF NEWS. Drewett was “instrumental in helping ...
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Vinik To Return All Capital From Hedge Fund
Lightning Owner JEFF VINIK on Friday said that he will return all capital in his Vinik Asset Management hedge fund to outside investors by the end of June so he can “focus his energy on the Lightning hockey team and his charitable foundation," according to Jeff Harrington of the TAMPA BAY T ...
Pyne To Be Inducted Into NFF Leadership HOF
IMG Sports & Entertainment President GEORGE PYNE will be the first inductee into the National Football Foundation’s new Leadership HOF. The new Leadership Hall will recognize the country’s most influential individuals who have ascended to the highest levels of success and exhibited ...
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Executive Transactions
IMG Senior VP and head of global Olympic consulting GARY PLUCHINO was named the company's VP of IMG Performance. The new role will see Pluchino relocate from N.Y. to Florida, where he will sell sponsorships, develop partnerships, recruit events and develop events at IMG Academy. The academy's curr ...
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Eagles Owner JEFFREY LURIE “married Philadelphia resident TINA LAI in a private ceremony.” Lurie announced last July that he and CHRISTINA WEISS LURIE were "getting divorced after 20 years of marriage.” Lai will have “no official role in the Eagles organization” ( ...
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ATP President Brad Drewett Dies At 54
ATP Exec Chair & President BRAD DREWETT , who announced in January he suffered from ALS, has died, according to the tennis organization. "Sadly, the news is true,” an ATP spokesperson said, confirming a post RAFAEL NADAL had put on his Facebook page Friday morning. The 54-year-old ...
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Two Top Active Network Execs Resign
Active Network “shook up its top ranks late Wednesday, announcing the resignation" of President & CEO MATT LANDA and Exec Chair DAVID ALBERGA , "both long-time executives with the firm,” according to Mike Freeman of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. Active said that the resignations ar ...
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