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Reinsdorf values people he knows and trusts05 / 20 / 13When Steve Schanwald was in the intensive care unit of a Chicago hospital, recovering from surgery after a heart attack, one of the first people to call him was Jerry Reinsdorf. He told the Bulls’ executive vice president of business opera... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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MLB won battle, but might have lost the war
The status of baseball mega-prospect J.D. Drew remained in limbo last week after an arbitrator ruled that while the Players Association's grievance on behalf of Drew was well-founded, it did not apply to him since he is not a member of the union. That put the matter in the hands of baseball's ex ...
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McGwire goes from fastballs to fast cars
Add the back of Bobby Hillin's race car to the growing list of places you can check for an up-to-date count of Mark McGwire's home run total. McGwire joined the stock car world last week when he bought a share in Hillin's Busch circuit race team, paying $50,000 for an equal piece of the car, whi ...
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Teams add Beanie Babies to lineups
The Beanie Babies craze that has swept sports promotion was born in the bowels of John McDonough's Chicago home. McDonough, the Chicago Cubs' vice president for marketing and broadcasting, was cleaning the basement with his eldest daughter, Colleen, when he found that the room was overrun with t ...
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Sonics' home movies are hit
Nate McMillan at a Tupperware party. Gary Payton at a retirement home. Sam Perkins dropping by after dinner unannounced. These were three of the seemingly pedestrian ideas that led to a shopping cart of awards for the Seattle SuperSonics and Wong Doody, the advertising agency that produced the c ...
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Action speaks loud about world market
Action Performance, the top-selling die-cast collectibles company in motorsports, was trying to fan flames in international markets when it mentioned worldwide licensing rights as part of Jeff Gordon's contract extension last week. All of Action's contracts with its drivers include worldwide rig ...
Cleaning these fish was bloody affair
The scissors rest. Six months of hacking, sawing, snipping and clipping finally have put the Florida Marlins in the position they've been angling toward — the lower echelons of baseball's payroll ranks. The Marlins' blockbusting trade of Gary Sheffield, Bobby Bonilla, Charles Johnson, Ji ...
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All-star paint jobs fuel sales for NASCAR toys
They are the alternate jerseys of motorsports: gimmicky color schemes meant to drive sales of licensed products and serve sponsors’ changing needs. When NASCAR’s top drivers pull to the start line for the sport’s all-star event – The Winston –in Charlotte on Saturday, several will do son in ca ...
Tags: Action Performance Cos., Ashland Inc., Bass Pro Shops, Dale Earnhardt Inc., Microsoft Corp., NASCAR, PepsiCo
MLB’s word on Marge: Patience
Major League Baseball owners who long ago grew weary of Marge Schott’s antics almost certainly will be rid of her within three years – and the beauty of it is that all they need to do is sit and wait. The clock is ticking on Schott’s reign as managing partner of the Cincinnati Reds, but it’s a ...
Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Microsoft Corp., Team Marketing Report Inc.
Using the ones that got away
When old friends come to town, you want to visit with them. The Florida Marlins are trying to make the most of that anticipated human connection this season by including several popular recent castoffs in their newspaper and radio advertising. Kevin Brown, their estranged ace, got prime b ...
Tags: Miami Marlins, Microsoft Corp., New York Giants, Pro Player Inc., San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
NASCAR fetes its own 50th
The black-tie gala that NASCAR recently threw for itself in Hollywood was one more example of stock car racing’s governing body making the most of its 50 th anniversary. Though other sports have thrown birthday parties for themselves, it’s safe to say that none has made money off them the way ...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., NASCAR
