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IBM doubles down at U.S. Open06 / 17 / 13In one tent on the sixth hole at Merion Golf Club, IBM hosted hundreds of clients and prospects in the U.S. Open’s corporate partner hospitality village. In two trailers on the other side of the golf course, IBM’s technology team made s... Tags: Events and Attractions |
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Bulls’ boss finds different role in NBA
It is no secret that Jerry Reinsdorf has been less engaged at the league level in basketball than he has in baseball. He attributes that mostly to the fact that the leagues operate differently, largely, he says, because of the styles of the respect ...
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Showtime for the Sports Business Awards
The sports industry will salute its finest this week at the sixth annual Sports Business Awards, with the honors to be presented during a live ceremony Wednesday at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square. A total of 74 finalists are up for awards across 15 categori ...
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Lifetime Achievement: Jerry Reinsdorf
J erry Reinsdorf hustled from his office through the bowels of U.S. Cellular Field, into the crowded lobby, past a glass case displaying a World Series trophy and out into the parking lot, tossing a thin leather bag into the backseat of his black Cadillac. It was a Thursday evening, an hour be ...
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Richmond preps for 2015 UCI event
Two years out from Richmond, Va., hosting the 2015 UCI Road Cycling World Championships, event organizers face the challenge of attracting national and international sponsors in the wake of Lance Armstrong’s doping controversy, which has sent marketers running from the sport. The weeklong w ...
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Charlotte drag strip would host X Games
Charlotte Motor Speedway, which last month was named one of four finalists for the X Games, plans to host the event at zMax Dragway, the facility’s 30,000-seat drag strip, should it win the right to host the event. Rendering ...
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Armato planning beach volleyball event
Former AVP Commissioner Leonard Armato is building a beach volleyball event for Southern California over a week in late July that will include around 11 hours of live telecasts on NBC and NBC Sports Network. As the first FIVB event in the U.S. for a decade, top players from around the world are expe ...
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Pittsburgh Marathon gets second wind
Sunday’s Pittsburgh Marathon will feature the same fanfare, bustling crowds and robust sponsor activation that have become commonplace at the country’s largest metropolitan footraces. More than 30,000 runners are registered, and 72 sponsors will activate along the 26.2-mile course. Ju ...
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Boston and the road ahead
Mary Wittenberg, CEO of New York Road Runners, stared at her phone in disbelief, having left the finish line of the Boston Marathon to hop a train back to New York an hour earlier. The screen had just two sentences on it. “Our greatest nightmare has happened. Two explosions at the fin ...
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Boston tragedy: On the scene
N umerous executives within the sports industry were on-site when tragedy struck the Boston Marathon. SBJ/SBD gathered some of their personal stories from those horrible moments. For more from these accounts and others, see www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Tim Hawes Senior Vice President, ...
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WBC grows globally, struggles in U.S.
As confetti rained down on the champion Dominican Republic team, an ebullient Tim Brosnan , MLB executive vice president of business, stood on the edge of the AT&T Park infield, watched the Dominicans receive their medals, and called the 2013 ...
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