SPONSOR WITHDRAWALS POSTPONE PRO FIGURE SKATING FINALS

The U.S. Pro Figure Skating Championships in Richmond have been postponed from their original date in early December, with organizers citing "11th-hour withdrawals" by sponsors as the reason. The RICH

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MEDIA NOTES

During their initial Raptors broadcast, Toronto''s CITY/CKVR put on "an impressive" show, according to Rob Longley of the TORONTO SUN. CITY was "creative in its approach," using a low- angle shot for

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MARKETPLACE ROUNDUP

Coca-Cola said yesterday it is working with Walt Disney to develop commercials for its Classic brand. The WALL STREET JOURNAL calls the move "daring" and notes Disney''s "exact role isn''t clear" (WAL

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EXECUTIVE TRANSACTIONS

NFL Properties has named SCOTT LANCASTER Dir of Youth Development. He was formerly the Advertising and Marketing Dir of Outside Kids magazine (NFL)....MLS has named DAN COURTEMANCHE Dir of Communicati

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Entrepreneur DREW PEARSON was profiled on HBO''s "Inside the NFL" (HBO)....Cardinals kicker GREG DAVIS has filed a grievance against the club for not paying him contract incentives that could be worth

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ANOTHER SNAFU IN OAKLAND HAS RAIDERS FANS FUMING

Despite an October 31 letter telling PSL holders the Oakland Coliseum box office would open at 9:00am, between 700 and 900 Raiders'' season ticket holders left "disgusted at another marketing scheme g

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OGDEN TO SLIM DOWN, WILL CUT CONCESSIONS, ARENA MANAGEMENT

Ogden Corp. said it "wants to shed about a third" of its business, including its concessions operations at sports arenas to focus on core entertainment, aviation, power-generation and waste-treatment

WHAT'S COOKIN' BETWEEN SKINS OWNER AND DC MAYOR BARRY?

DC Mayor Marion Barry "is working on plans" to entice Redskins Owner Jack Kent Cooke to keep his team in the city, according to this morning''s WASHINGTON POST. Under the plan, DC would demolish RFK S

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THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

TODAY: The NHL Western Conference through November 8. HOME ''95-96 YEAR-TO-DATE ''95 SEASON BUILDING AVG. TEAM DATES AVG. TOTAL %CAP AVERAGE CAPACITY +/- DET 6 19,755 118,528 102% 19,780 19,275 -0.1%

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FOUNDER OF THE $1 LEAGUE THROWS IN HIS TWO-CENTS WORTH

Dave Dixon, a founder of the USFL, plans a new pro football league with fans as owners. Within the next ten days Dixon plans to announce formation of the FanOwnership Football League, with the unveili

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