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Quick Hits....05 / 17 / 13"I think this America's Cup will be remembered as the Cup that advanced safety. It will be a positive thing that we can spread around the industry" – Dirk Kramers , the head engineer for the Oracle Team USA sailing squad ( SFCHRONICLE, 5/17 ). "I don't think anybody can look at that... |
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Astros Formally Introduce Reid Ryan
The Astros Friday afternoon formally introduced Reid Ryan as the franchise’s new President of Business Operations. Astros Owner Jim Crane during the ceremony said that the team will “sign a letter of intent to purchase the Corpus Christi Hooks,” the club’s Double-A Texas ...
Sources: MLSE Initiates Search For GM
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has “hired a head-hunting firm to whittle down a list of possible replacements” for Raptors President & GM Bryan Colangelo , according to sources. MLSE “has to decide by Monday on whether to pick up” Colangelo’s option year for ...
Buzzer Beaters....
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment on Friday announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. for $10.25 per share in cash, making Outdoor Channel a wholly owned subsidiary of KSE ( KSE ). IMG College and Cumulus Broadcasting have reached an ag ...
Twitter Stream NBA Game Highlights
Twitter has signed a deal with the NBA “to stream video clips of game highlights” as the social media service “expands beyond 140-character status updates” ahead of a possible IPO. Twitter President of Global Revenue Adam Bain said that NBA Digital will post “game sni ...
Iranian Wrestling Team Exits Tour
The Iranian national wrestling team "abruptly returned home" Thursday "without an official explanation" and will not compete against the U.S. Sunday at L.A. Sports Arena. The reason for the team’s departure a day after an exhibition against the U.S. in N.Y. "remains a mystery at a critica ...
Bassmasters Inks Pair Of Sponsorships
Heaven Hill Distilleries on Friday announced a deal for its Evan Williams Bourbon brand to be the title sponsor of the '13 Bassmaster Elite Series competition in Waddington, N.Y. The Aug. 8-11 event will be titled the Evan Williams Bourbon Showdown at St. Lawrence River. Evan Williams has previously ...
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FRIDAY Lammi Sports Management Founder & CEO Brian Lammi will receive the Rada Distinguished Alumni Award from the Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Betty Jane France and her late husband, Bill France Jr. , will be honored with the Council on Aging's Glenn and Connie Ritchey Community Se ...
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34,000 – Number of slices of pizza consumed in a typical NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, along with 9,500 gallons of soda and water, 13,500 feet of hot dogs and 309,000 pounds of ice ( BIZJOURNALS.com, 5/17 ).
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This video from Goal.com's YouTube channel explains the outlet's new online interactive fan contest, in which fans can vote for their favorite player among several prolific UEFA Champions League goal scorers.
The Daily's Hot Reads For Friday: Bundle Of Joy?
SLATE.com's Matthew Yglesias writes, "Everyone hates their cable company, and a la carte is a way to vent that rage in a way that would hurt cable companies' profits. But it would do so in a way that would leave most consumers worse off , and generate meaningful savings for only a small minority" ( ...
