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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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PR Veteran Kevin Sullivan Profiled
Former White House Communications Dir and Mavericks VP/Communications KEVIN SULLIVAN was profiled by the DALLAS MORNING NEWS' Barry Horn, who writes there has "not been a more respected sports public relations type in this market." Sullivan came to the Mavs in their inaugural '80 se ...
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Executive Transactions
NFL Exec VP/Media STEVE BORNSTEIN has joined the strategic advisory board of N.Y.-based Cinchcast Inc., parent company of social broadcasting platform BlogTalkRadio and cloud-based conference call solution Cinchcast. Bornstein's involvement with the company will focus on BlogTalkRadio, a fast-grow ...
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A development group that includes former NFLer and MLBer BO JACKSON is "responsible for the cost" of constructing a 114,000-square-foot domed sports center in Hilliard, Ohio. Hilliard Economic Development Dir DAVID MEEKS said that Jackson's group is "wrapping up details ...
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Get The Full Download On Building Top Sales Culture
One of the more popular sessions at our recent Sports Facilities & Franchises and Ticket Symposium was our annual look at developing a successful sales culture within your organization, led by our contributing columnist BILL SUTTON . The panel always provides smart insights from experienced peo ...
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Burke Files Libel Lawsuit
Former Maple Leafs President & GM BRIAN BURKE on Friday “filed a defamation lawsuit” against online commentators “who allegedly ‘spread lies over the Internet’ after Burke was fired earlier this year,” according to Jessica McDiarmid of the TORONTO STAR. The ...
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Oliveira, Kay To Lead Doyen Global
The Doyen Group, a London-based hedge fund, is launching a new sports investment group led by former XIX Entertainment Senior VP SIMON OLIVEIRA and CAA agent MATTHEW KAY . The group, which will be called Doyen Global, will invest and buy businesses working in areas ranging from talent management ...
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Attorney George Gallantz Dead At 100
GEORGE GALLANTZ , a former Proskauer Rose sports attorney who was "instrumental in the merger" of the NBA and the ABA, died April 24, one day after he turned 100, according to Tania Karas of the NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL. Gallantz was the "longtime outside general counsel to the NBA from its earliest da ...
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Executive Transactions
The Nets signed GM BILLY KING to a contract extension. Terms of the deal were not disclosed ( Nets )....Lock Haven Univ. named Penn State Univ. Assistant AD/Student Athlete Services MARK SHERBURNE AD ( PENNLIVE.com, 4/26 )....Forest City Ratner named Exec VP/General Counsel DAVID BERLINER COO ...
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Gold medal-winning U.S. gymnast GABBY DOUGLAS on Saturday night attended the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner ( WASHINGTON POST, 4/28 ). Also in attendance were Cowboys QB TONY ROMO , Redskins Owner DAN SNYDER and Nationals 3B RYAN ZIMMERMAN ( POLITICO.com, 4/28 ). Redskins QB ...
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Prim Capital Execs Charged With Defrauding NBPA
Cleveland-based Prim Capital Corp. Managing Dir JOSEPH LOMBARDO and Dir CAROLYN KAUFMAN were “charged Thursday with attempting to defraud" the NBPA of $3M, according to Mitch Lawrence of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. The investment firm once employed former NBPA Exec Dir BILLY HUNTER ’s son, ...
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