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For the WNBA, time for a clutch 305 / 20 / 13The WNBA is counting on a trio of players it’s calling the “3 to See” to help it rebound from record low attendance last year — even though the three have yet to see their first regular-season games. Rookies Brittney Griner, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins are at the ... |
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Super Bowl’s numerals: Still a classic
Quick. What is the Roman numeral for 50? V? XXXXX? L? With NFL owners scheduled to vote this week on the host site for the 50th Super Bowl, it may be time to brush up on ancient Rome’s numbers. Just ask the mayor of San Francisco. ...
USA Golf launches site, seeks sponsors
The national governing body for golf has launched a website and begun the search for sponsors. The USA Golf Federation, spearheaded by the PGA Tour’s Andy Levinson, established its home page on a network of NGB pages that are hosted at TeamUSA.org. The umbrella site offers governing bodies ...
P&G builds Sochi momentum with USSA
Procter & Gamble closed a multiyear sponsorship with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, giving the consumer packaged goods company its first winter national governing body agreement ahead of the Sochi Olympics. The deal, which sources valued at more than $1 million over two years, gives ...
Singapore delivers dollars for WTA
The WTA should reap more than $75 million in total value from its five-year deal, announced last week, to place its season-ending championships in Singapore from 2014 through 2018. World Sport Group’s Andrew Georgiou (second ...
NFL evaluating helmet deal
The NFL has begun evaluating the future of its controversial relationship with Riddell, as its nearly 25-year on-field partnership with the helmet manufacturer expires after the coming season. Riddell owns valuable space for its l ...
NFL will still pick out new owners
The NFL does not plan to stop handpicking prospective owners in the wake of the federal investigation of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s private company, sources said last week. The NFL chose and encouraged Haslam on the Browns purchase. Prior to that, the league did the same with Sha ...
USGA putting out book, documentary
The U.S. Golf Association is releasing a coffee-table book next month and debuting a documentary about the U.S. Open in June, giving it two new platforms on which to show off its historical photos, footage and artifacts. The book, “Great Moments of the U.S. Open,” contains hundreds of ...
Pricing helps NBA set record
NBA franchises posted record revenue at the turnstiles this year, as teams reported more per-game gate revenue for the 2012-13 season than in any prior campaign, according to league officials. The NBA declined to disclose the specific amounts, but it did report closing out its regular season this ...
NASCAR gains traction with L.A. strategy
Zane Stoddard, who heads NASCAR’s Los Angeles office, was in the process of pitching an original Web series to a digital production company two years ago when he got an email with video of a teenage race car driver named Dylan Kwasniewski. The footage was gripping. It told the story of a 15 ...
Stern sees opportunity in India
NBA Commissioner David Stern recently returned from his first trip to India. The twofold mission of the trip: Help grow the sport of basketball in that country and help develop the NBA’s brand there as well. NBA Commissioner ...
