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Tripp Mickle
Staff writer Tripp Mickle covers motorsports, action sports and the Olympics.
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France’s divorce documents reveal wealth, little else05 / 13 / 13NASCAR CEO Brian France spent nearly five years battling two Charlotte media outlets to keep details of a recent divorce sealed. The lengthy dispute prompted many across the motorsports world to wonder just what he was trying to keep from the public eye. ... Tags: Law and Politics |
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AHL plans to sport Rbk Edge uniforms in upcoming season
The American Hockey League is expected to announce this week that it will be the only league outside the NHL to wear Reebok’s Rbk Edge uniforms this season. The minor hockey league anticipates that the change will push retail sales beyond the $10 million that its 29 teams earn annually. ...
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Real Madrid using TV, tours to continue growth
Ramon Calderon, a 55-year-old Madrid attorney, holds one of the most prominent political positions in Spain as president of democratically run and publicly held Real Madrid. He was elected to the post in 2006, earning 8,344 votes from the 70,000 members of Real Madrid eligible to vote ...
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SuperLiga tourney shows long-term potential
It was pushing midnight on a steamy, 92-degree night in Houston on Aug. 14, but more than 21,000 fans stayed in their seats as Mexican club Pachuca and the Houston Dynamo took penalty kicks in the semifinals of the inaugural SuperLiga tournament. “I was sitting there sweating,” said Soc ...
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WCSN strikes deal with FoxSports.com
World Championship Sports Network is expected to announce this week a multiyear distribution deal with FoxSports.com that will see WCSN provide Olympic sports videos to the MSN affiliate. Visitors to FoxSports.com will be able to watch video ...
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ESPN spots introduce U.S. women’s soccer 2.0
A week before ESPN undertakes the challenge of broadcasting 32 games of the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup live from China, the network is launching a promotional campaign designed to attract viewers for U.S. women’s games. Using the tag line, “The world is their stage,” ESPN hopes to c ...
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Burton looks to establish continuity for USOC
After five years as the chief moderator of international sport’s biggest conference, Sport Accord, Rick Burton will move from the stage to the center of international sport when he takes o ...
MTV gets inside life of skateboarder
Street skateboarder Ryan Sheckler’s name may not be as familiar as Tony Hawk’s or Shaun White’s, but it’s growing, and a new MTV reality show could push it to the top. “Life of Ryan,” which debuts at 10:30 tonight on MTV, follows the 17-year-old skater over eight episodes as he hangs o ...
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USOC remakes bid process
On July 6, 2005, U.S. Olympic Committee board member Bob Ctvrtlik stood on the stage of Singapore’s Raffles Convention Center and listened as Jacques Rogge announced that London would host the 2012 Olympics. Cheers erupted across the convention-center floor, and as Ctvrtlik congratulated the London ...
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Amp’d Mobile silences sponsorships
Agents and sports executives at several properties received word earlier this month that Amp’d Mobile would not be able to fulfill its $8 million in sports media and sponsorship commitments, ending nearly two months of waiting for the PBR, AMA Supercross, Moto GP, UFC and more than 15 athletes. ...
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Will motorsports rev up X Games?
When Jacob De Groot saw his first backflip on a motorcycle in person at the X Games in 2003, he was one of the few self-described gearheads at the annual ESPN event. Motorsports were more of an afterthought then, with the focus of the X Games on skateboarding and BMX. Add ...
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