COX AND TIMES MIRROR ANNOUNCE SPORT CHANNEL VENTURE

Cox Communications and Time Mirror officially announced they will introduce two new cable TV channels "geared toward recreation and the outdoors." Outdoor Life will premiere in July, while Speedvision

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MICHIGAN GETS THIRD IHL FRANCHISE

The IHL Board of Governors granted an expansion franchise to West Michigan Hockey, Inc. for the ''96-97 season. The team will play in a $62M, 12,000-seat arena currently under construction in downtown

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MONDAY IS D-DAY FOR THE JETS AND WINNIPEG

The Manitoba Entertainment Complex has five days to secure the ownership of the Jets and get approval to build a new arena. "However, construction of the arena and the creation of an energetic, refres

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NAMES IN THE NEWS

JOE MONTANA has signed on as a partner with the Target/Chip Ganassi Racing Indy Car team. Montana will be involved with the team''s marketing, business promotions and sponsor relations (IMG)....Ten YA

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INVESTOR IS CONFIDENT CFL WILL BE IN MIAMI IN '96

Miami developer Bruce Frey says he is "very confident" that his group will either secure a CFL expansion team or acquire the CFL''s Posse and move it to Miami for the ''96 season. Frey previously had

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MEDIA NOTES

The NFL released its schedule for next season and in Baltimore, Vito Stellino writes that the "game of the season" between the Cowboys and 49ers will be played on a Sunday, "even though" it would "be

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MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP

Mercedes Benz ran a full-page ad in this morning''s USA TODAY citing their endorsement of race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi and his victory at Nazareth on Sunday....Upper Deck ran a full- page color

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HERMAN'S TO OPEN STORE AT THE ROCK

Herman''s Sporting Goods is opening a store in Rockefeller Center. The "high profile" location will occupy the street and concourse levels of 30 Rockefeller Plaza and will open in October. The opening

SMG TO RUN JACKSONVILLE'S SPORTS FACILITIES

SMG, a public facility management company, announced that the City of Jacksonville has extended its contract for full management of the city''s five city-owned sports, entertainment and convention fac

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SITV AND NBC SPORTS ANNOUNCE OLYMPIC SPECIAL

Sports Illustrated TV and NBC Sports will join to present a Summer Olympics special on July 17, 1996, just 48 hours before NBC begins its coverage of the Centennial Games. NBC''s Bob Costas will ancho

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