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Golf NGB draws on content from partners for new website; sponsor hunt in full swing05 / 13 / 13The national governing body for golf has launched a website and begun the search for sponsors. The USA Golf Federation, spearheaded by the PGA Tour’s Andy Levinson, established its home page on a network of NGB pages that are hosted at TeamUSA.org. The umbrella site offers governing bodies ... |
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Athletic directors sound off
The job of athletic director can be a pressure cooker. Raising additional revenue, hiring the right staff, maintaining relations with donors and keeping facilities up to date are enough to keep anyone up at night. SportsBusiness Journal college writer Michael Smith recently spoke with six athletic ...
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Maryland's path to the Big Ten
Editor's note: This story is revised from the print edition. Just a decade removed from winning the NCAA championship in basketball and competing in the Orange Bowl in football, the University of Maryland athletic department is broke. That’s the main reason university officials used ...
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A presentation makeover for tourney
The NCAA is loosening its restrictions on sponsors during the men’s basketball tournament, a move intended to modernize March Madness and give corporate partners more visibility inside the venue at the Final Four and NCAA regionals. For the past few months, the NCAA quietly has been talking ...
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Hall sponsors clear way for construction
The new Atlanta-based College Football Hall of Fame has 10 sponsors on board and several more that are close to signing, giving it more than $50 million in funding to get construction off the ground. Builders will start constructing the hall of fame in downtown Atlanta in January or February with ...
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ACC’s Kelly joins playoff system
The ACC’s Michael Kelly will be the chief operating officer for the new college football playoff system, which is beginning to put together a staff that will be based in Dallas. The new organization, which will not be named the BCS when it moves to the playoff system beginning with the 2014 ...
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March Madness memories on canvas
The NCAA’s 75th anniversary celebration will include a first March Madness art collection that features tournament champions and their coaches. The National Association of Basketball Coaches has commissioned renowned sports artist Opie Otterstad to create 74 paintings representing the coach ...
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ESPN homes in on 12-year BCS package
Editor’s note: This story is revised from the print edition. ESPN is close to securing media rights for the entire college football playoff system, with industry sources pegging the new 12-year BCS package at $500 million a year. That means ESPN would own college football’s pos ...
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WVU extends with CLC for 10 years
West Virginia University has struck a 10-year agreement for Collegiate Licensing Co. to continue as its licensing agent. This extends the trademark licensing relationship between the school and CLC, which started in July 2008. The Mountaineers have consistently been one of CLC’s top-20 best ...
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What to watch in college basketball
Big East’s future Photo by: Getty Images The Big East was created to be a basketball giant and it has been for most of the last 30 years. Now that it has been broken apart by conference realignmen ...
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Other rivalries to watch
Must-sees Duke-Carolina might be in a league of its own, in terms of college basketball rivalries, but here are a few others that drive television ratings, rights fees and interest in the sport’s regular season: Bluegrass Battle Louisville-Kentucky This battle for the Blu ...
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