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Radio Host Paul Finebaum Headed To ESPN, SEC Network05 / 21 / 13Radio host Paul Finebaum on Aug. 1 is “leaving the Birmingham, Ala., market where his contract expired in January, for Charlotte, N.C., and a national forum: ESPN.” His “multi-tiered platform will include a radio program on ESPN networks, 100 televised appearances annually on ESP... |
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The NBA''s Web Site, which premieres with the tip-off of this season in tandem with Starwave and ESPNET SportsZone, is previewed in this week''s BROADCASTING & CABLE and in the Ft. Lauderdale SUN-SENT
Tags: ABC, AT&T, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Bulls, ESPN, HBO, MLB, NBA, Sports Illustrated, Media, Time Warner, Walt Disney
BROWARD COUNTY FACES TIGHT SCHEDULE TO RESOLVE ARENA ISSUE
The recent wave of support toward building an arena in Broward County for the Panthers has left county leaders "scrambling" to make a $160M decision with "almost no time to study it," according to the
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QUEBEC SECESSION VOTE DEFEATED BY SLIM MARGIN
Voters in Quebec defeated in referendum proposal for secession from Canada "by the tightest of margins -- about one- half of one percentage point." The late returns from "metropolitan Montreal, where
Tags: Law and Politics, NHL
STADIUM NOTES: WELD DECIDES AGAINST MEGAPLEX BILL
MA Gov. William Weld has decided against filing a "last- ditch" Megaplex bill, according to the BOSTON HERALD. Weld spokesperson Virginia Buckingham added, "We still reserve our rights for next year"
Tags: Facilities, Orca Bay Sports & Entertainment, Vancouver Canucks
NOT A KODAK MOMENT: FUJI'S SPORTS MARKETING AN AMBUSH MOVE?
An exhibit featuring past Olympic athletes with this year''s Olympic hopefuls, sponsored by Fuji, will be touring the nation from now until the ''96 Games. Fuji claims its "Images of Excellence" exhib
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NANCY DUTCHER has joined the Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, CA, as Dir of Sales....DON GAMBLE has been appointed Promoter and GM of Motordome Speedway in Smithton, PA (NASCAR NEWS, 10/11)....Hamilton
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RAPTORS LOOK FOR SUCCESS IN TORONTO; TV DEAL SEEN AS KEY
The Raptors and owner John Bitove, Jr. are featured in the current BUSINESS WEEK under "Hoop Dreams in a Hockey Town. Why success will be such a stretch for the Toronto Raptors." If Bitove has "an ace
Tags: Franchises, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, NBA, Toronto Raptors
BASEBALL LABOR WOES: BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
"Baseball is at that awful point again, when the lawyers and labor negotiators take over and the game is held hostage," writes Gerry Fraley in today''s DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Fraley adds while MLB lacks
Tags: Cleveland Indians, Leagues and Governing Bodies, MLB, Time Warner
ASTROS MCLANE KEEPS THE HEAT ON HOUSTON; REPLACEMENT FIGURES
Astros Owner Drayton McLane said yesterday he needed to know within a week if there was enough fan support to keep the Astros in Houston. McLane''s comments, made after meeting with Harris County Judg
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MLB FINDS MARKETING PARTNER IN TRUE VALUE; SELLS TURF SPACE
MLB has finalized an agreement with True Value Hardware to have the retailer be "the official hardware store" of the league and provide them a marketing event around Opening Day, according to Jeff Jen
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