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Gulati talks about FIFA post, state of soccer06 / 17 / 13U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati will not discuss much about the 2014 FIFA World Cup for one simple reason: The U.S. men’s national team has not qualified for it yet. Beginning with a match Tuesday against Honduras at Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah, the club has three matches left to ... Tags: In-Depth |
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Development increases around RBC Center
Long-anticipated development around the RBC Center in Raleigh may finally be taking off, with veteran office builder Harold Lichtin staking claim to an elevated site at a heavily traveled intersection nearby. Lichtin plans to build about 250,000 square feet of office space at the intersect ...
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Option would trim yearly ballpark fee
Businesses being asked to foot the bill for a chunk of the Washington Nationals’ new ballpark would get some short-term relief under one public financing option the city is considering. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development says it can reduce the money busi ...
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Don't bank on it
Mike Bennett comes across as a feisty character, an electrical contractor back in Bradenton doubling as a state senator in the Florida Legislature. And arguably the worst nightmare for a sports team owner in the market for taxpayer subsidies to build a new stadium. These days, ...
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Snapshot: Major college championships
Baseball — Men’s College World Series 2005 site: Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Neb. 2004 attendance: 256,730 Estimated number of room nights: 3,000 Television: ESPN and ESPN2, live telecasts of all games Men’s Basketball — Final Four ...
General Sports Turf Systems Athletic Director of the Year Award
ADOY: Division I-A Jake Crouthamel Syracuse University Northeast Region Conference: Big East Career highlights: Crouthamel will retire on June 30, ending nearly 30 years of service as AD. Since taking the post in 1978, he oversaw construction of the Carrier Dome ...
Sponsors not sold on all NCAA sports
The words NCAA and championship, when uttered together, conjure up images of March Madness, but the National Collegiate Athletic Association goes far beyond basketball as it administers a total of 88 championships spanning Divisions I, II and III. Co ...
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SBJ Athletic Director of the Year: DeLoss Dodds
DeLoss Dodds was the track coach at Kansas State University when he first started thinking that becoming an athletic director might be the way to go. “My athletic director played golf every afternoon,” he said. “I thought that ...
Can sports stars as brands stay relevant with consumers?
When John Elway’s agent, Jeff Sperbeck, suggested that his latest and largest licensing deal should be for a line of recliners, sofas, tables and entertainment centers bearing his name, Elway raised an eyebrow. Retired quarterback John Elway launched ...
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The Meal Deal: McDonald's longtime involvement in sports
Many of those who crafted McDonald’s marketing over the years will tell you that the company’s involvement in sports began with a well-publicized “airlift” of hamburgers to homesick American athletes at the 1968 Winter Olympics. ...
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Fast-food companies think big with sports spending
You can always count on the fast-food industry to spend heavily in sports, but now it appears many companies are focusing their spending on bigger properties and bigger media. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, which includes Rally’s restaurants, has spe ...
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