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Buzzer Beaters....06 / 18 / 13Tennis Channel has extended its deal with Jim Courier , who will now appear as an analyst during Wimbledon and the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells ( Tennis Channel ). Excel Sports Management today announced that it has signed golfer Chris Williams for representation. Williams will make h... |
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The Rockets unveiled their secondary mascot Tuesday -- a bear named "Clutch." Chosen through a Target stores promotion, the name "Clutch" beat out "Cosmo," "Spacely" and "Bubba" (HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 2/
EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS
MARK GOLDSMITH has been named Producer/Dir for the ''96 telecast of Reds games on SportsChannel Ohio (SC Ohio).... RICHARD ADLER has been retained by the AVP to consult on local sponsorship and market
FOX KICKS OFF SPORTS ON fX WITH WORLD LEAGUE GAMES
fX, the entertainment and sports cable network, will telecast the ''96 World League of American Football (WLAF) season, premiering April 13. The WLAF is a joint venture between the NFL and Fox, and is
Tags: News Corp./Fox, NFL, Media
FINAL RUMBLINGS BEFORE NASHVILLE STRIKES OIL
Nashville''s Metro Council gave its second approval of the $292M deal to lure the Oilers to that city, leaving just one final reading tomorrow before the city''s $144M contribution is finalized. The d
Tags: Edmonton Oilers, Franchises
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER
TODAY: NHL Eastern Conference Attendance Through February 26 HOME ''95-96 YEAR-TO-DATE ''94-95 +/- COMPARED TO TEAM DATES AVG. TOTAL %CAP AVG. ''93-94 ''94-95 TAM 31 18,340 568,564 66% 19,933 - 9% - 8
Tags: NHL, The Back of the Book
THE PACK IS JACKING TICKET PRICES TO HOLD UP THEIR END
The Packers are raising ticket prices $4-7 depending on seat location, as the team feels "a need to contribute a greater share" to the NFL''s revenue pool, according to the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL.
Tags: Franchises, Green Bay Packers, NFL
BOWLEN PLEDGES TO KEEP TEAM IN DENVER IF STADIUM IS FINANCED
Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen has promised to keep the team in Denver if voters approve a tax measure to help finance a new stadium. Bowlen, as quoted in yesterday''s Colorado Springs GAZETTE TELEGRAPH: "I
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WEDNESDAY WEB SITES OF THE WEEK
Yesterday, Rainbow Programming Holdings Inc. said that its sports division -- SportsChannel Regional Network, NewSport, PRIME and Prism -- will debut on the Web March 12. Each site will be available d
Tags: Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox, Comcast-Spectacor, ESPN, Media, Walt Disney, Washington Capitals
OTHER ATLANTA OLYMPIC NOTES
Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell said Monday he will ask the City Council to amend the city''s budget to include $2.5M for overtime for police, fire and corrections officers (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 2/27)...
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MEDIA NOTES
BET and its Chairman Robert Johnson are profiled in NEWSDAY by Elizabeth Sanger. Johnson''s enterprise is currently valued at more than $500M and Johnson is working toward a market capitalization of $
Tags: ABC, Boston Red Sox, ESPN, HBO, NBA, NBC, New Orleans Pelicans, News Corp./Fox, Orlando Magic, RDV Sports, Media, Time Warner, Walt Disney
