After guilty plea, DeBartolo seeks audience with NFL, 49ers

San Francisco 49ers co-owner Eddie DeBartolo is seeking a meeting with NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and acting team CEO Larry Thrailkill to discuss how he might return to the team and the league, his attorney said. DeBartolo, who voluntarily gave control of the team to his sister, Denise DeB ...

Tags: NFL, San Francisco 49ers

L.A. sports teams eye plan for retail stores

The Los Angeles Lakers, Kings and Dodgers, in partnership with Fox Group Inc., have hired a research consultant to study the potential of opening retail stores throughout Southern California to sell team merchandise, said Tim Leiweke, Kings president. Leiweke indicated that if a decision is made ...

Tags: Anschutz Properties, ESPN, Fox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, News Corp., Sacramento Kings, Staples Inc.

Nike plans to cut costs of shoe deals

Many pro athletes will get paid a whole lot less to wear Nike sneakers if the company slices as much as $100 million from its sports marketing budget over the next three years. Nike Inc. said last week that it may move $100 million of its marketing budget from sports marketing to "communication. ...

Tags: Reebok

Nike plans to cut costs of shoe deals

Many pro athletes will get paid a whole lot less to wear Nike sneakers if the company slices as much as $100 million from its sports marketing budget over the next three years. Nike Inc. said last week that it may move $100 million of its marketing budget from sports marketing to "communication. ...

Tags: Reebok

L.A. sports teams eye plan for retail stores

The Los Angeles Lakers, Kings and Dodgers, in partnership with Fox Group Inc., have hired a research consultant to study the potential of opening retail stores throughout Southern California to sell team merchandise, said Tim Leiweke, Kings president. Leiweke indicated that if a decision is made ...

Tags: Anschutz Properties, ESPN, Fox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA, News Corp., Sacramento Kings, Staples Inc.

Nike plans to cut costs of shoe deals

Many pro athletes will get paid a whole lot less to wear Nike sneakers if the company slices as much as $100 million from its sports marketing budget over the next three years. Nike Inc. said last week that it may move $100 million of its marketing budget from sports marketing to "communication. ...

Tags: Reebok

2002 Olympic budget tops $1.43 billion

The Salt Lake Organizing Committee has unveiled a $1.435 billion budget for the 2002 Winter Games, which includes $859 million in sponsorship revenue, said John Krimsky Jr., CEO of Olympic Properties of the United States. "It is a balanced budget," Krimsky said. The budget is about $400 milli ...

Biz woes reach golfers

Pro golfers who are renegotiating their club endorsement contracts this year may find themselves in a financial sand trap. Following a trend that saw sneaker companies slash endorsement contracts, major U.S. golf club manufacturers suffering from sagging sales are cutting back on the number of g ...

Tags: Cobra Golf Inc., Integrated Sports International (ISI), Karsten Manufacturing Corp., Ping, Taylor Made Golf Co.

Biz woes reach golfers

Pro golfers who are renegotiating their club endorsement contracts this year may find themselves in a financial sand trap. Following a trend that saw sneaker companies slash endorsement contracts, major U.S. golf club manufacturers suffering from sagging sales are cutting back on the number of g ...

Tags: Cobra Golf Inc., Integrated Sports International (ISI), Karsten Manufacturing Corp., Ping, Taylor Made Golf Co.

Biz woes reach golfers

Pro golfers who are renegotiating their club endorsement contracts this year may find themselves in a financial sand trap. Following a trend that saw sneaker companies slash endorsement contracts, major U.S. golf club manufacturers suffering from sagging sales are cutting back on the number of g ...

Tags: Cobra Golf Inc., Integrated Sports International (ISI), Karsten Manufacturing Corp., Ping, Taylor Made Golf Co.