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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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Gameday will run Broncos’ team stores
Gameday Entertainment has signed a five-year deal to operate the Denver Broncos’ team store at Invesco Field and a separate location at the team’s training camp and headquarters at Dove Valley. The Broncos had managed their stadium’s pro shop in-house but decided to use a ...
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Uncertainty still factors into Rangers auction
The first bankruptcy court auction of a Major League Baseball team in 17 years, and just the third in four decades, is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, with the Texas Rangers possibly going to the highest bidder. But the team’s winding road to a sale could take yet another turn if the l ...
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Jets add personality to marketing effort for ‘Hard Knocks’
With the heavily hyped New York Jets to be part of the latest edition of “Hard Knocks,” HBO Sports is planning its biggest marketing campaign to support the sixth installment of the series, which will debut Aug. 11. HBO executives would not place a dollar figure on how much the marketin ...
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Longtime NCAA exec Tom Jernstedt to depart after 38 years
Tom Jernstedt, the guiding force behind the NCAA Tournament , told friends today that he is stepping down after 38 years at the NCAA. Jernstedt, 65, sent an e-mail to friends and colleagues saying "there is no better time to make this change," citing the impending arrival of new NCAA Pre ...
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Blackhawks’ business team capitalizes on championship
When 2 million people crammed along Michigan Avenue to celebrate the Chicago Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup victory with a parade, the team’s senior vice president, Jay Blunk, realized immediately the club’s entire operation had changed. “How far it will change is up to us,” Blunk said recentl ...
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Stats LLC to distribute FanSnap ticket searches in content feeds
Secondary ticket metasearch engine FanSnap has struck a partnership with sports data developer and distributor Stats LLC to include its ticket search results in Stats’ content feeds. The FanSnap data will be embedded as links within Stats’ Hosted Solution offering, a customized product ...
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49ers bring in Legends for premium space consulting; could partne ...
The San Francisco 49ers, looking for guidance on pricing and positioning premium seats at their proposed stadium, are turning to an unlikely source: a subsidiary of a longtime rival, the Dallas Cowboys. Since February, Legends Hospitality Management, a firm co-owned by the Cowboys, h ...
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Wasserman gets NFL pitch on ‘Entourage’
Casey Wasserman’s July 25 appearance on HBO’s hit show “Entourage” had a familiar feel. Wasserman (top center) heard out Ari Gold on the HBO show. Playing himself, Wasserman was part of a group of heavy hitters trying to bring the NFL to Los Angeles. Th ...
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D-League teams secure jersey sponsorships
Two NBA Development League teams have signed jersey sponsorship deals, the first such agreements for the league as it follows the WNBA. The D-League’s Erie (Pa.) BayHawks and the Rio Grande Valley (Texas) Vipers are the first of the 16 D-League teams to sign jersey sponsorships, or w ...
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Rogge’s Youth Games reach the starting line
Annika Lenz began dreaming of competing at the Olympics when she was 8. Seven years later, she will have a chance to realize her dream in a way she never knew was possible. Lenz’s results in a diving competition earlier this year earned the 15-year-old a spot at the first Youth Olympic ...
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