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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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Weekend Plans: Richard Schaefer
Although Golden Boy Promotions CEO RICHARD SCHAEFER is a Switzerland native, Cinco de Mayo is one of his favorite holidays -- no doubt helped by the fact that his wife hails from Mexico. But it also is one of his busiest days of the year, as the company views it as the “Super Bowl of Boxing. ...
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Executive Transactions
IMG Media Senior VP/Programming & Distribution HILLARY MANDEL has assumed responsibilities for U.S.-based acquisitions and distribution. She also co-manages IMG Media in Canada ( IMG )....ESPN formally announced Senior VP/Programming JUSTIN CONOLLY will oversee the newly formed SEC Network ...
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Wisconsin-based Edis Trucking on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against Pilot Flying J which "specifically names" Browns Owner and Pilot CEO JIMMY HASLAM III as a defendant "accused of defrauding the trucking business and others like it." The class action lawsuit is the "first of five lawsuits ...
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In DC, Kent Babb examines the relationship between ACC Commissioner JOHN SWOFFORD and Big Ten Commissioner JIM DELANY, and writes they have "traded jabs and teams" during one of the "most tenuous periods in college sports history." It has been a "continual battle" that dates back "four decades ...
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GT's Mike Bobinski Discusses New Role
After 12 years running the athletic department at Xavier and in the midst of his term as NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Chair, MIKE BOBINSKI made the decision to move from Cincinnati to Atlanta, accepting the AD post at Georgia Tech. The Long Island native succeeds DAN RADAKOVICH , who left ...
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Executive Transactions
Nike named Umbro President & CEO MICHAEL SPILLANE VP & GM of its greater China region, effective in June. Spillane replaces CRAIG CHEEK , who was named VP & GM of Nike's Young Athletes, where he will "oversee strategy and drive growth supporting the company's key categories" ( Portlan ...
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MLBPA's Weiner Pens SI Column
MLBPA Exec Dir MICHAEL WEINER writes a first-person account of his battle with an inoperable brain tumor in this week's SI, noting, "I honestly don't fear what may come of my medical condition." Weiner: "Why have I been lucky enough to work my entire career for the MLBPA but unlucky enough to come ...
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Minding My Business With Bryan Pettigrew
National Thoroughbred Racing Association Senior VP BRYAN PETTIGREW stays close to his Kentucky home in the springtime, with the eyes of the horse racing world on Churchill Downs for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. But as head of NTRA Advantage, the Lexington-based organization’s purchasing ...
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Executive Transactions
Sports Authority named RadioShack VP/Marketing PAUL OKIMOTO CMO ( Sports Authority )....Respect Your Universe named Imaginarium Toy Centers Founder CRAIG BROD CEO, its third in "less than a year." Brod replaces Chair & CEO DAVID CAMPISI , who resigned. Meanwhile, Meriwether Group Founder &a ...
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The Univ. of New Mexico said that former men's basketball coach STEVE ALFORD owes the school a $1M buyout as part of a "contract extension that was to take effect April 1," two days after UCLA hired him. Alford in a letter to the school "has offered $200,000 under the terms of his previous co ...
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