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Grizzlies Co-Owner
David Elmore |
In Utah, Linda Hamilton profiles ECHL Utah Grizzlies co-Owner DAVID ELMORE, who also owns five minor league baseball teams, under the header, "Risk Built An Empire For Elmore." The Elmore Sports Group has owned hockey teams in San Antonio, Florida and Virginia, two AFL teams and an indoor soccer team in Florida. The group also has operated the Centennial Management & Diamond Creations, a ballpark in Colorado Springs, Sports Mark Management Group, marketing firm Pro Sports Network and various hotels in Hawaii (DESERET NEWS, 7/29).
MSG LAWSUIT: Caterer LAURA WARD is suing MSG because she was "passed over for plum shifts serving food to the Knicks and Rangers." The suit names two MSG managers and execs, including VP/Employee & Labor Relations JOHN MORAN, who "previously came under fire in the sexual-harassment case" brought against MSG by former exec ANUCHA BROWNE SANDERS (N.Y. POST, 7/29).
NAMES: Senators Owner EUGENE MELNYK has "dropped his quest to topple" Biovail Corp.'s BOD and managers, and instead will "turn his attention to building a new private pharmaceutical venture." Melnyk yesterday said that he will "withdraw his proposed alternative slate of directors, an acknowledgment that he wasn't going to win the battle" (GLOBE & MAIL, 7/29)....Philadelphia will host the first U.S. Sports Film Festival from October 23-26. Both "classic and new films will be showcased," and there also will be "panel discussions, VIP parties and award ceremonies (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 7/27)....In Indianapolis, Jeff Rebjohns cites a source who reports Indiana Univ. men's basketball coach TOM CREAN, who has yet to coach a game at the school, has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2017-2018 season. Crean in April signed an eight-year deal worth $18.24M (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 7/29)....Georgia Tech baseball coach DANNY HALL has signed a one-year extension through 2012, which will see his 2012 salary increase from $300,000 to $310,000 (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 7/29)....NFL Panthers coach JOHN FOX wrote the foreword for Charlotte-based WBT-AM's STACEY SIMMS' new book, "I CAN'T COOK, BUT I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN" (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 7/26).
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