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"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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05/26/95
IHL SEES OPENING IN CANADA MARKET; NOT FAZED BY ATLANTA TALK

IHL Commissioner Bob Ufer said his league has a "tremendous interest" in Canada and wants to establish a "Canadian Conference anchored by a franchise in Toronto," according to this morning''s Toronto

Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, NHL

05/26/95
NAMES IN THE NEWS

During TNT''s coverage of the Magic-Pacers game, Craig Sager displayed one of SHAQUILLE O''NEAL''s Reeboks with "TWISM" engraved in the side. "The World Is Mine" is Shaq''s response to what he perceiv

Tags: Colorado Rockies, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, RDV Sports, People and Pop Culture, TBS/TNT

05/26/95
IDEON SIGNS AS SPONSOR OF PGA TOUR EVENT IN NEW ENGLAND

Ideon Group, Inc., the firm that manages PGA Tour Partners, has become title sponsor of the PGA Tour event in Sutton, MA. The first Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley will be played July 24-30 at the Pl

Tags: General Motors, PGA Tour

05/26/95
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PROPERTIES TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE GAME

MLBP has teamed up with NTN Communications to create "DiamondBall," a new interactive baseball game to be played during live telecasts. This agreement entitles NTN to produce "DiamondBall" for broadca

Tags: Media

05/26/95
NBA PLAYOFF RATINGS ON NBC CONTINUE TO IMPRESS

The Game 7 showdowns between the Rockets and Suns and the Knicks and Pacers last weekend pushed NBC''s cumulative playoff average to its highest mark in 18 years. Through four weekends and 16 telecast

Tags: Cablevision, CBS, Chicago Bulls, ESPN, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, NBC, New York Knicks, News Corp./Fox, NHL, Phoenix Suns, Media, TBS/TNT, Time Warner, Viacom, Walt Disney

05/26/95
LUMBERJACKS UNVEIL NEW LOGO -- A "BEAVER WITH AN ATTITUDE"

The IHL Cleveland Lumberjacks unveiled a new logo yesterday. The logo contains a "beaver with an attitude" holding a hockey stick with the phrase "JACKS" in bright blue at the center position. The log

Tags: Franchises, Kansas City Royals

05/26/95
THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY "PURE PLAY" STOCK TICKER

52-WEEK COMPANY SYM CLOSE +/- OPEN HIGH LOW VOLUME Bos. Celtics BOS 21 1/8 -1/4 21 3/8 24 1/8 19 3/4 500 Cobra Golf CBRA 26 +3/4 25 3/4 41 1/2 14 165300 Converse CVE 6 3/4 0 6 7/8 12 5/8 6 3/4 13400 C

Tags: Boston Celtics, Callaway Golf, Converse, Fila USA, Fortune Brands/Acushnet, Nike, Reebok, The Back of the Book

05/26/95
DEVILS SPORTSCHANNEL DEAL NO INCENTIVE TO STAY

In New York, Richard Sandomir examines the Devils'' current TV deal and how it may contribute to a possible move to Nashville. The Devils'' SportsChannel deal expires in ''97-98, but Devils Owner John

Tags: Cablevision, Franchises, Madison Square Garden, New Jersey Devils, Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty, New York Yankees, NHL, YankeeNets

05/26/95
SELLING TICKETS IN THE SPORTS AUTHORITY'S FUTURE?

Addressing shareholders at the company''s first annual meeting yesterday, The Sports Authority (TSA) Chair Jack Smith said they are experimenting with using their stores to sell tickets. TSA stores in

Tags: Detroit Tigers, The Sports Authority, Ticketmaster

05/26/95
AUTO RACING BULLETIN BOARD AND HOME PAGE MAKE THEIR DEBUTS

The Auto Racing Bulletin Board on Prodigy and the Auto Racing Home page on the Internet made their debuts yesterday, just in time for the Indy 500. Both the Bulletin Board and the Home Page will be ho

Tags: NHRA, Media

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