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NFL Will Likely Have To Change Dates For Next Year's Draft05 / 20 / 13The NFL will likely have to change the dates of the Draft in '14 because Radio City Music Hall is bringing back a spring and Easter show around that time, said NFL Senior VP/PR Greg Aiello . The Draft has been held at Radio City since '06. The change in dates is not connected to discussions over ch... |
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SMITH BARNEY TO PUT TOGETHER BID FOR LABATT DEAL
Smith Barney officials confirmed that the firm is working to assemble a deal in which Quilmes International SA would acquire John Labatt Ltd. Labatt is owner of the Blue Jays, SkyDome, TSN, and the CF
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BUCS GET NEEDED TICKET GUARANTEE FROM COUNTY
The Hillsborough County Commission voted 4-3 in favor of a plan to guarantee attendance at Bucs home games for the next two years, according to today''s ST. PETERSBURG TIMES. The deal still "hinges on
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NIKE A PERFECT FIT AS NAME SPONSOR FOR 1998 MASTERS GAMES
PacifiCorp CEO Frederick Buckman was introduced Tuesday as President of World Masters Games 1998 Inc., a new non-profit company organizing the games, which will be held in Portland, OR. In return for
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MEDIA NOTES
This week NBA''s "Inside Stuff," will join Juwan Howard at his graduation at Michigan. Howard was hooked with a wireless mike for the story (NBA Entertainment)....KNBR has assumed the rights to the Sp
MAGIC PROFITS "SOAR" AS TEAM BRING TV IN-HOUSE
The Magic Television Network, the in-house production arm that broadcasts nearly all of the team''s away games, is "boosting the team''s bottom line," according to Gene Yasuda in this morning''s ORLAN
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TAMPA BAY OFFICIALS STILL "FAR APART" ON MONEY FOR DOME
Officials from Pinellas County and St. Petersburg are still "far apart" on how to come up with $20M of the $50M needed to renovate the ThunderDome. County commissioners, who are facing a Tuesday deadl
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PEPSICO REPORTS FIRST QUARTER NET EARNINGS OF 28%
Despite "a continuing struggle" in their restaurant businesses, PepsiCo reported "strong" first quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street estimates and led to the company''s highest stock price in mo
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"If this team is pre-ordained to move, then I think we should get it over with and not, at taxpayer expense, build a white elephant." -- NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on Winnipeg (TORONTO STAR, 5/3).
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FORMER EAGLE COACH FLYING SOUTH VIA CFL?
Dick Vermeil could be a major player for the CFL''s proposed franchise in Miami, reports Marty York in today''s Toronto GLOBE & MAIL. The early word is Vermeil could become part-owner, GM, and/or head
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ACTV LETS FANS GET INTERACTIVE WITH LAKERS AND KINGS
ACTV through its subsidiary, the Los Angeles Interactive Network, tested its interactive programming service in conjunction with Prime Ticket-West during Monday''s Lakers-Sonics game. The service, whi
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