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Nike Signs Golfer Chris Williams To Multiyear Endorsement Deal06 / 19 / 13Golfer Chris Williams has signed with Nike in a multiyear deal to "represent the company with clubs, ball, footwear, glove, apparel, headwear and accessories." Williams is making his pro debut this week at the PGA Tour Travelers Championship ( GOLFCHANNEL.com, 6/19 ). This comes shortl... |
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PEPSI HAS AUGUST RUSH; COCA-COLA/BARQ'S DEAL OK'D
Pepsi-Cola announced it will have a packaging "blitz" in August for an end-of-summer special. They will ship new 16-ounce "Slam Cans" of Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, and Mountain Dew to retail outlets. They wil
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WHEN THE LANDLORD COMES, YOU GOTTA PAY UP
The Orioles paid a "partial" rental bill of $1.95M yesterday to the Maryland Stadium Authority, according to Mark Hyman of the Baltimore SUN. Stadium officials report they expect rent for ''95 to hit
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NLRB LOOKS TO PUT BRAKES ON ANTITRUST SUIT AGAINST NBA
The NLRB voted 5-0 yesterday "to seek a stay" of the class- action, antitrust lawsuit filed in Minneapolis federal court against the NBA by Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, and 14 other players, accordi
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STADIUM NOTES: FANS IN NORTHWEST NOT SOLD ON NEW BALLPARK
By a 2-1 ratio, readers responding to a TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE survey said they oppose building a new baseball stadium for the Mariners with a tax increase. On September 19, voters in King County will de
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WESTINGHOUSE/CBS DEAL MAY COME TODAY; IS NET MORE DESIRABLE?
Westinghouse Electric is expected to announce today an agreement to purchase CBS at $81 a share or about $5B, "people familiar with the transaction" told this morning''s WALL STREET JOURNAL. Seven Lip
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PGA TOUR EVENT AT PLEASANT VALLEY LOOKING FOR SPONSORS
The PGA Tour''s Ideon Classic at Pleasant Valley, MA, which ended Sunday, is looking for a title sponsor. Pleasant Valley owner Ted Mingolla "is going on the assumption that this year'' title sponsor,
Tags: Anheuser Busch, ESPN, PGA Tour, Walt Disney
DISNEY BUYS CAP CITIES/ABC: SELECTED REAX
WASHINGTON POST''S PAUL FARHI: "In one stroke, Disney would become the largest among the handful of global entertainment goliaths" (WASHINGTON POST, 8/1). MEDIA ANALYST PAUL SCHULMAN: "It''s a shock.
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JOLLY-GOOD TOMAHAWK, SIR MICHAEL
Britian''s Channel 4 has signed a three-year deal with the NBA to bring NBA programming to TVs across the UK, according to this week''s VARIETY. Channel 4, which introduced the NFL to the British in t
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WHAT WOULD THE GARDEN BE WITHOUT THE NIT?
The National Invitational Tournaments will continue to be held at Madison Square Garden, according to this morning''s N.Y. POST. An agreement yesterday between the Garden and the Metropolitan Intercol
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TAMBRANDS MAKES IT OFFICIAL IN TWO-YEAR DEAL WITH OPEN
As mentioned here last week, Tambrands has announced a two- year sponsorship deal with the U.S. Open tennis chamionships. The company earlier in the year attempted to become title sponsor of the WTA T
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