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AN OUTDOOR TWINS BALLPARK? NOT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
Twins President Jerry Bell, the team''s point man for researching the feasibility of a baseball-only facility, met with stadium architects HOK of Kansas City, according to the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE
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CELTICS' STOCKHOLDERS NOT GETTING RICH OFF THE GREEN?
Partners Don Gaston, Alan Cohen and Paul Dupee together have made $1.8M a year in management fees from the Boston Celtics Limited Partnership, but for other investors the team has been "far less rewar
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MEDIA NOTES
The Sharks announced that selected games will be on KNEW- radio, which will air four regular season games and any playoff games not carried by flagship KFRC due to A''s conflicts (Sharks)....Turner Sp
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COLLEGE BOWL UPDATE: FIVE BOWLS IN SEARCH OF TITLE SPONSOR
The past 12 months have been a period of great change for the college bowls, their sponsors and TV partners. Culminating in the new Tier I Championship in ''95-''96, this year has seen four bowls -- G
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THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY "PURE PLAY" STOCK TICKER
52-WEEK COMPANY SYM CLOSE +/- OPEN HIGH LOW VOLUME Bos. Celtics BOS 20 7/8 -1/4 20 7/8 24 1/8 18 3/4 400 Cobra Golf CBRA 22 3/4 -1/2 23 1/4 41 1/2 13 3/8 370700 Converse CVE 8 3/4 +1/8 8 3/4 12 5/8 9
Tags: Boston Celtics, Callaway Golf, Converse, Fila USA, Fortune Brands/Acushnet, Nike, Reebok, The Back of the Book
NAMES IN THE NEWS
TNT commentator DOUG COLLINS agreed to a deal to coach the Pistons for $6.5M over five years (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 4/28)....Yankees Owner GEORGE STEINBRENNER faces a Senate probe over Navy ship buildin
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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP
Actor Matthew Perry of "Friends" fame has shot commercials with the Stanley Cup to publicize the NHL playoffs on Fox. Model Kim Alexis also appeared in some ads (William Houston, Toronto GLOBE & MAIL,
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BOSTON MAYOR AGAINST HOTEL TAX HELP FOR FULL MEGAPLEX
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino yesterday backed a hike in the city''s hotel tax to help pay for a new convention center complex -- but not with a stadium -- according to Phil Primack of the BOSTON HERALD.
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RESULTS OF MANITOBA ELECTIONS ARE IN -- ARE JETS STAYING?
As the May 1 deadline by Jets Owner Barry Shankerow to sell to a local owner approaches, officials in Winnipeg are scrambling to work a deal to keep the team in Manitoba. Meanwhile, rumors are swirlin
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WINTER OLYMPICS CARRIES CBS TO EIGHT SPORTS EMMYS
The Sports Emmys were awarded April 25 at the Marriott Marquis in New York by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Howard Cosell was posthumously awarded the Sports Lifetime Achievement
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