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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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LUCY, I'M HOME! CLASSIC SHAQ PEPSI SPOT PREMIERS TONIGHT
A new Pepsi ad showing Shaquille O''Neal in classic footage with Lucille Ball, Cary Grant and Michael Landon premieres this evening on NBC''s prime time telecast of the Magic-Pacers. The 60-second ad,
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COWBOYS TO OBEY NFL'S TWO- JERSEY RULING
Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones said his team will comply with the NFL''s ruling that teams are limited to wearing two uniforms next season, according to the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Jones said the team has, "f
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"I''ll put our game up against the NFL''s any time." -- CFL Commis. Larry Smith, on the NFL in Toronto (GLOBE & MAIL, 6/2).
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BROWN TO VISIT BALTIMORE; FOLLOWING AL'S SECRET VISIT
Bengals President Mike Brown "probably will visit Baltimore to see what''s available," because he''s "worried more now than ever" about his chances of keeping his team in Cincinnati, according to Jon
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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP
Worth, Inc. has become the first bat manufacturer to unveil bats made with C405 aluminum alloy -- "the most advanced aluminum alloy available for civilian use" (Worth)....Kmart will close 72 of its "p
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MEDIA NOTES
fX, Fox Broadcasting''s cable channel, will begin a weekly Sunday night sports show on September 3 from Fox Sports'' studios in L.A. (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 6/2)....In St. Louis, Dan Caesar notes that NHL r
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WILSON TO JOIN ANOTHER RACQUET SPORT: PLATFORM TENNIS
Wilson Sporting Goods Co. has announced they will begin to manufacture platform tennis racquets. Platform tennis is played on a court one fourth the size of a tennis court and "enclosed to shield play
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COLLEGIATE ROUNDUP: SEC THINKS GEORGIA DOME IS PEACHY
SEC ADs voted 8-4 to keep the conference''s football title game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta through ''97 (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 6/2)....The CFA will meet this weekend in Dallas for discussions that
THE SECRET WORLD OF BASEBALL'S LABOR NEGOTIATIONS
Lawyers for both MLB owners and the MLBPA continue to meet "under much secrecy," reports Hal Bodley of USA TODAY. MLBPA Asst General Counsel Lauren Rich has been representing the union, "often accompa
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MEGAPLEX FINANCING HINGES ON HOTEL FEES, PRIVATE INVESTOR
The MA megaplex commission''s $943M convention center-sports complex "hinges on" $23.4M in annual payments from the hotel industry and calls for $90M in corporate contributions that are yet to be dete
