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Dew Tour to become Olympic qualifier05 / 20 / 13When the Dew Tour added a winter series in 2007, organizers wanted to turn the three-event series into Olympic qualifiers. That would allow NBC, which owned the tour, to promote the athletes and the 2010 Vancouver Games, raise the profile of snowboarding, and make it possible for snowboarders to ear... Tags: Olympics |
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Entrepreneurs filter into Utah
Other than final construction stages of a transit rail system, a scan of downtown Salt Lake City provides little indication that the 2002 Olympic Winter Games are fewer than 100 days away from focusing global attention on Utah. This is, in some ways, a response to calls for the spartan Games ...
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New USOC chief wins praise
While few expect a lengthy honeymoon for the U.S. Olympic Committee's newly hired chief executive officer, Lloyd Ward, initial reaction to his plan of action is generally as upbeat as the man himself. "Coming right out of the blocks, I thought his comments have been visionary and inspirati ...
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Race to host Olympics begins
T he race has begun! The selection of Beijing to host the 2008 Summer Olympics begins the stretch run for the eight U.S. cities vying to become our country's candidate to host the 2012 Games. To this point, the cities have focused on demonstrating to the U. ...
CNN/SI looks to increase coverage
S ports news network CNN/Sports Illustrated , looking to boost its distribution, is in the hunt to add more event programming to its schedule. Near-term targets include a variety of college sports plus pro tennis, pro golf and minor lea ...
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COAST TO COAST
ANNAPOLIS, MD. Sodexho wins concessions contract Sodexho has been awarded a five-year contract to provide concessions for facilities at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. The contract will include concessions a ...
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FOR THE RECORD
MARKETING NEWS MARKETING AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS Players Inc. selected JackpotSports.com as a licensee in its fantasy football category. The group also, for the first time, agreed to license two calendars for next year featuring NFL players — ...
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Athens' '04 Broadcasting Plans
R ights-holding Olympic broadcasters from around the world will gather Sept. 5-7 in Athens for a closer look at preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games, which open three years from this week. When they arrive, television brass, including newly promo ...
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WNBA's Hiring Practices
A fter months of research, the most dramatic conclusion emerging from the 2001 Racial and Gender Report Card is this: When women play sport among men, they do better than men at achieving racial and gender equity in hiring practices. Th ...
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Pound Critical Of IOC
Former IOC marketing head Dick Pound says he had an "ethical responsibility" to alert Olympic sponsors and broadcasters of his concerns regarding the International Olympic Committee's commitment to reform. Pound, a Canadian who has been the IOC's lead negotiator on sponsorship and television ...
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Newsmakers
Levy has his day In honor of former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy 's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Buffalo Mayor Anthony Masiello declared Aug. 4 "Marv Levy Day." Punter is charity's spokesman Cha ...
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