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Blazers win NBA promo award05 / 20 / 13The Portland Trail Blazers have won this year’s NBA award for best local team promotion held during the recently completed regular season. The Blazers were recognized with the award at the NBA’s annual sponsorship meetings, held last week in Los Angeles. As was the case last year (th... Tags: Franchises |
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Nationals sign 22 deals
Buoyed by its new status as one of the elite teams in baseball, the Washington Nationals have recently signed 22 sponsorship deals, creating an aggregate annual revenue increase of more than 20 percent in the category. The renewals were particul ...
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Scouting Kings' bidders
The NBA is closing in on selecting one of two groups that are bidding for the Sacramento Kings. On Thursday and Friday, the league’s owners will meet in New York for further discussion on the matter, and while a vote on the future of the franchise isn’t likely then, a decision on the Kin ...
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NBA eyes Kings financing plans
With the NBA considering two competing bids for the Sacramento Kings, league scrutiny is falling on the financing differences between the investor groups, one of which wants to keep the team in its current home, the other wishing to relocate the franchise to Seattle. The Sacramento group, which i ...
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Missile-tracking tech fuels stats
The Cleveland Cavaliers have begun to provide advanced statistical data from Stats LLC’s SportVU player motion tracking product for its fans, representing a new implementation of the product beyond its base in team operations. SportVU, based on Israeli optical missile-tracking technology, t ...
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N.Y. Giants add brand to health center
In what is believed to be a first among NFL clubs, one of the league’s most venerable teams is extending its brand into health care and fitness. The first HackensackUMC Fitness & Wellness Center Powered by the Giants will open this December in Maywood, N.J., about 5 miles from the team ...
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Wolves peg price increase to performance
The Minnesota Timberwolves have joined the ranks of NBA franchises that are offering season-ticket packages with year-round benefits. The plan carries a pricing-related twist that makes it unique among other teams’ programs, and it aims to entice the Wolves’ fan base after an unexpect ...
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Cavs selling sponsorships for casinos
The Cleveland Cavaliers have started selling sponsorships for team owner Dan Gilbert’s Rock Gaming corporation, creating an interesting new revenue stream for the NBA franchise. Under the direction of Brad Sims, Cavs senior vice president and chief revenue officer, the team is leading the e ...
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Haslam studied concussions issue
Jimmy Haslam’s purchase of the Cleveland Browns included significant due diligence regarding one of the greatest challenges currently facing the game of football: the liability that concussions might pose to the sport. Last year’s Browns sale was the first NFL franchise transaction si ...
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AEG: Who’s in the Chairman’s office?
■ Philip F. Anschutz , chairman ■ Dan Beckerman , president and CEO ■ Ted Fikre , vice chairman and chief legal and development officer ■ Jay Marciano , chief operating officer ■ Todd Goldstein , chief revenue officer ■ Steven Cohen , chief strategy officer Who is Dan ...
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The AEG shocker: What happened
In the end, Tim Leiweke’s departure from AEG was as swift as it was sudden. Late last week, stunned colleagues at the company he had built through indefatigable energy were blindsided by the news that their leader would be leaving. But after a 17-year run developing AEG into one of the top glo ...
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