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CBS is ready to renew deal with U.S. Open08 / 30 / 10CBS Sports expects to renew by the end of the year its deal to broadcast the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the contract could include relief for the broadcaster in the event some of its coverage is delayed or canceled by rain, sources said. The talks come as CBS for the first time... Tags: This Week's News |
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Victory kick-starts Puma Golf launch
Shoe and apparel maker Puma is marching into golf with a victory under its belt. Geoff Ogilvy put Puma Golf front and center at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship. PGA Tour player Geoff Ogilvy, signed to endorse the Puma Golf line, was the surpri ...
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Selection Sunday coverage expands
CBS’s coverage of basketball’s Selection Sunday is expanding online this year, with plans for exclusive analysis featuring network host Greg Gumbel after the tournament field is announced. Gumbel is expected to appear via CBS SportsLine.com with Gregg Doyel, the site’s senior college ...
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One more look: U.S. Open to be 1st Slam to use replay
The U.S. Open Tennis Championship will use instant replay to settle disputed officiating calls this year, the first of tennis’ four majors to do so. Hawk-Eye's technology has been seen on ESPN tennis coverage branded as "Sport Shot." This will follow the ...
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Agent: Press gave Miller raw deal
Lowell Taub would like to spend his time working the phones on behalf of Julia Mancuso, his client who won an unexpected gold medal in the Olympic giant slalom. But it’s not hard to get him talking about Bode Miller, his other star ski racer who he says got a raw deal from the “venomous” U ...
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Winning dollars, if not hearts
Major League Baseball executives have long spoken of their “greatest blessing and greatest curse,” a level of public expectation they believe places the sport under much greater scrutiny than other pro leagues. Japanese fans hold tickets for an exhibition game ...
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SEC continues to press retro effort
Event One officials are used to setting up shop at major men’s college basketball conference tournaments, selling primarily T-shirts and hats. This weekend, for the first time, the company will be selling jerseys, as well. SEC teams, including Alabama and Florida, ...
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A-B renews Chargers deal
Anheuser-Busch renewed for another five years as sponsor of the San Diego Chargers. As part of the deal, Anheuser-Busch gets permanent signage in Qualcomm Stadium, meaning the deal encompasses not just the Chargers’ 10 home games, but also San Diego State games, two college bowl games a ...
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Little public profile, big sale price: $90M
Winnercomm, a Tulsa, Okla.-based production firm that touts itself as “the biggest name in sports you’ve never heard of,” has agreed to be sold to a group of private investors for $90 million, said sources familiar with the transaction. Winnercomm has a strong pre ...
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NFL draft may be high stepping to Radio City
The NFL’s cold war with Cablevision Systems Corp. appears to be melting, with the league in advanced discussions to stage its late-April draft in the historic Radio City Music Hall, which the cable operator manages. The league moved last year’s draft to the Javit ...
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XOS quickly becomes teams’ video star
Several football coaches gathered around former Northern Illinois quarterback Ken Williams as he stood at a demo booth during the American Football Coaches Association Convention in Dallas last month. Clad in virtual-reality goggles and reflective sensors, Williams practiced passing pla ...
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