KU, TWC Ink Deal For Tier-3 Rights

The Univ. of Kansas and IMG College have signed a long-term deal with Time Warner Cable for KU's Tier-3 TV rights that will see regional distribution of more than 300 hours of original programming. TWC Metro Sports will air live games from various sports as well as non-game programming such as pre- ...

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WTA Launches "40 Love" Ad Campaign

The WTA today fully launched its global "40 Love" ad campaign that celebrates the organization's 40th anniversary and includes print, TV and digital elements. The print element, under the tagline "Forty Years of Breaking Barriers. Thank you for inspiring us," pairs images of five current women's ten ...

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SBJ In-Depth: Sports and Entertainment

SportsBusiness Journal explores the nexus of sports and entertainment as brands look to make powerful and lasting connections with consumers. Brands searching for stronger ties to popular culture incorporate both industries into their marketing mix with the goal of tapping into consumer passions. Th ...

Names In The News

U.S. hurdler and bobsledder LOLO JONES yesterday posted a Vine video "cheekily complaining about her $741.84 check from the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation." Gold Medal-winning U.S. bobsledder STEVEN HOLCOMB called Jones' comments "a slap in the face." Holcomb said, "It wasn't taken very we ...

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Teague Reflects On First Year As UM AD

Univ. of Minnesota AD Norwood Teague after his first year on the job is "presiding over a department in transition, and experiencing the problems inherent in such makeovers," according to Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE. Teague has "made sweeping changes in top-level personnel, one maj ...

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Memphis PGA Tour Event Might Add Timberlake

Organizers of the PGA Tour FedEx St. Jude Classic are “hopeful” of adding entertainer Justin Timberlake to the event "as early as next year in a role to be determined," according to Geoff Calkins of the Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL. Tournament General Chair Jack Sammons said, "We do not hav ...

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Canadian Tire Signs Senators' Naming Rights

The Senators today announced Canadian Tire has signed a long-term deal for the naming rights to the team's home arena. The deal, which will see the arena renamed Canadian Tire Centre, goes into effect on July 1 and all signage is slated to be in place before the start of the '13-14 NHL season. Canad ...

Tags: Facilities, Ottawa Senators, NHL

Nuggets Tap Connelly As VP/Basketball Ops

The Nuggets yesterday named Pelicans Assistant GM Tim Connelly VP/Basketball Operations, replacing Masai Ujiri, according to Benjamin Hochman of the DENVER POST. Nuggets President Josh Kroenke, after former VP/Basketball Operations Pete D'Alessandro was hired by the Kings as their new GM, "quic ...

Tags: Franchises, NBA, Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets

UFC Faces Foreign Fighter Issue In Boston

Massachusetts officials ahead of the scheduled UFC on Fox Sports 1 on Aug. 17 in Boston are "refusing the UFC’s request to relax rules barring foreign-born fighters from hitting the octagon without Social Security numbers," according to Dave Wedge of the BOSTON HERALD. The "wildly popular" UFC ...

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Atlanta Radio Hosts Fired Over Morning Bit

Nick Cellini, Chris Dimino and Steak Shapiro, the hosts of Atlanta-based WQXI-AM's "Mayhem in the AM," were fired "after doing a mock interview that made fun" of former NFLer Steve Gleason, who was diagnosed in '11 with ALS, according to Carla Caldwell of the ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE. During the o ...

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