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New bid format for NCAA sites05 / 20 / 13The NCAA has completed an overhaul of the bid process for 84 of its championships across all three divisions, including the Final Four, and will award close to 500 sites this year. It’s easily the largest bid process in the history of college sports’ governing body, and the selections... Tags: Colleges |
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Starter says it’s finished with NASCAR
Starter, whose goal was to make its brand synonymous with NASCAR, has decided not to pursue more deals in the sport. Starter’s only contract in NASCAR was with JGR, but it accepted orders from other teams. Starter, Nike’s value brand of footwear and apparel, c ...
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Champ Car sells award sponsorship
The Champ Car World Series has signed Phanos Resorts to sponsor its newly created European Cup, an award that will go to the best-performing team in the series’ two upcoming European events. Phanos Resorts will sponsor the European Cup, honoring the top team in the se ...
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New cash races into NASCAR
In the few weeks since Andrew Murstein’s bid to buy Robert Yates Racing fell through, the president of Medallion Financial says he’s been contacted by no fewer than five NASCAR teams. George Gillett Jr. bought a majority stake in Evernham Motorsports. Murstei ...
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AT&T ‘storytellers’ will help SEC mark 75th anniversary
To help the Southeastern Conference celebrate its 75th anniversary, AT&T will offer its subscribers exclusive text and video content for their handsets. Former President Bill Clinton, actress Ashley Judd and quarterback Peyton Manning are among the familiar ...
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Back to court for AT&T, NASCAR
NASCAR and AT&T go back to court this week, at odds over the paint scheme on the No. 31 race car. But the larger issue of exclusivity in the wireless category will loom over the proceedings. Cingular on the No. 31 Nextel Cup car. Sprint Nextel, NASCAR’s top se ...
New TV show details life in the garage
Leverage Sports, a Charlotte-based motorsports agency, has created a NASCAR-themed television show that examines life inside the garage and targets the hard-core race fan. “Three Wide Life” will undergo one phase of distribution in September for the fall season with a full launch scheduled ...
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Dale Jr. will handle his own licensing rights
The future licensing rights to Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be negotiated by Earnhardt’s own company, JR Motorsports, not Hendrick Motorsports, for whom he’ll drive next season. It’s yet another indication of the way the popular driver is maintaining control of his name and brand. ...
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Lauletta joins the team at Chip Ganassi Racing
When Chip Ganassi hired Steve Lauletta to be the president of his racing organization, it was yet another indication of how racing teams are looking for their leaders to come from the business world instead of the racing world. Lauletta, who has experience on th ...
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Endeavor deal joins Forces
NHRA drag racer Ashley Force and her two sisters, all of whom have starred on the A&E series “Driving Force,” signed last week with talent agency Endeavor. The move to Endeavor, orchestrated by the Forces’ father, NHRA star John Force, is designed to capitalize on the fame the daughters ...
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‘Miller Lite Party Deck’ all about having fun
Pete Laatz remembers when sporting events and concerts used to be about having a good time, a perspective sponsors sometimes lose at business-busy venues. Fans enjoy the Miller Lite Party Deck at Soldier Field. Miller has plans for decks at five other venues. ...
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