- Rangers’ Cup chase runneth over
- Real Salt Lake winning fans
- Something like a courtside PSL
- Seeing is believing at Nets summit
- Getting stars courtside for Heat
- Hot new uniform designer: Facebook
- The action’s on the floor
- In social media, L.A. Kings bring it on
- Hawks' new system boosts premium revenue
- Bills to keep Toronto dates
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Rangers’ Cup chase runneth over with activation05 / 21 / 12As the Long Island Railroad train pulled into Penn Station before Game 1 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference Finals last week, the conductor said over the PA, “Welcome to the home of the Rangers.” On other LIRR trips to Manhattan, the Rangers’ goal celebration song has been playe... Tags: Franchises |
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Real Salt Lake winning fans
Chris Minch, a Real Salt Lake season-ticket holder, issued a complaint at the team’s recent town hall meeting for fans. Minch pointed out that customers could buy all kinds of diet soda at RSL games at Rio Tinto Stadium but not Diet Sierra Mist. ...
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Seeing is believing at Nets summit
Around 100 business partners of the Brooklyn Nets and the Barclays Center gathered earlier this month in Brooklyn for a partner summit less than five months before the scheduled Sept. 28 opening of the $1 billion arena. While these executives have been told for the past seven years that the planned ...
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Something like a courtside PSL
Jim Olson started at the Utah Jazz as the phone center ticket manager in 1994, and has worked his way up to senior vice president of sales and marketing. He’s had his hands on everything the team has to sell. “It’s my 18th season,” Olson said, “and I’ve nev ...
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Getting stars courtside for Heat
When LeBron James and Chris Bosh announced that they would join Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat two summers ago, the most active broker of premium tickets in South Florida felt the aftershock from the other side of the world. Michael Lipman, owner of Tickets of America and the high-end sports and ...
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Hot new uniform designer: Facebook
The Los Angeles Galaxy is drawing on the reach of social media to give fans a stake in the team’s on-field look, unveiling a Facebook application that lets the public design the MLS club’s third kit. Giving fans such a say in the uniform design process is rare across sports, but both ...
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The action’s on the floor
Minutes before Game 2 of the recent first-round playoff series between the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers at the United Center, a late-arriving fan nudged his way into seat No. 36, so close to TNT’s Reggie Miller that he could sneak a peek at the analyst’s game notes. Fifty feet ...
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Hawks' new system boosts premium revenue
The Atlanta Hawks are looking to leverage their NBA playoff appearance by using a new cloud-based system that aims to eliminate any deal-making delays due to the handling of paper contracts. The team tested the technology last year and this year signed a deal with San Jose-based Adobe EchoSign. T ...
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In social media, L.A. Kings bring it on
The Phoenix Coyotes had not even finished the ceremonial handshake line with Nashville on May 7 when the opponent awaiting them in the Western Conference final sent a message: “Bring it on,” was the post on the official Twitter feed of the Los Angeles Kings. This is @LAKings: irrev ...
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Cubs add cards to Social Media Night
The Chicago Cubs on Wednesday will hold their first Social Media Night, and the club will try to add a new wrinkle to an increasingly common event by issuing Twitter-oriented baseball cards. The Cubs’ cards feature their act ...
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Bills to keep Toronto dates
The Bills’ game in Toronto this season is scheduled for Dec. 16 against Seattle. Photo by: GETTY IMAGES Editor's note: This story is revised from th ...
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