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WME-IMG announced it hired former Microsoft and GM CFO CHRIS LIDDELL . The New Zealander will replace  PETER KLEIN as CFO of the organization. Liddell is familiar with IMG, having served on the company’s board in '11 at the request of late IMG Chair TED FORSTMANN...

WME-IMG today announced it hired former Microsoft and GM CFO Chris Liddell . He will replace Peter Klein as CFO of the organization. Liddell is familiar with IMG, having served on the company’s board in '11 at the request of late IMG Chair Ted Forstmann...

Chicagoland Speedway signed Janssen Pharmaceuticals to title sponsor its fall NASCAR Sprint Cup race. The race, which is the first in the Chase for the Sprint Cup, will be known as the MyAFibStory.com 400. The name is designed to raise awareness about atrial fibrillation – AFib for short –...

Speedway Motorsports Inc. blamed bad weather at two races and a weak economy for a slight decline in revenue during Q2. The company reported revenue for the quarter of $175.9M, down from $176.8M for the same period last year. Revenue for the first half of the year was $260.4M, down...

WME-IMG today announced it hired former Microsoft and GM CFO CHRIS LIDDELL . The New Zealander will replace  PETER KLEIN as CFO of the organization. Liddell is familiar with IMG, having served on the company’s board in '11 at the request of late IMG Chair TED...

Bank of America has signed an extension of its associate sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsports that will see the company become the first presenting sponsor of the team’s website. In addition to the presenting sponsorship, the bank will be able to feature Hendrick Motorsports’ four drivers — Dale...

The IOC has invited the Int’l Skateboarding Federation to host a series of skateboarding exhibitions throughout next month’s Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The federation, which announced the news on Thursday, plans to showcase a dozen athletes from around the world, including Renton Millar (Australia), Kelvin Hoefler (Brazil),...

The IOC has invited the Int’l Skateboarding Federation to host a series of skateboarding exhibitions throughout next month’s Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The federation, which announced the news today, plans to showcase a dozen athletes from around the world, including Renton Millar (Australia), Kelvin...

The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association today opens its sponsor summit in Park City, Utah. More than 175 execs representing 25 corporate partners will be in attendance at the event. Items on the agenda will include an address from USSA CEO Tiger Shaw , a business recap from...

Suite 19 at Kentucky Speedway is all Smoke. Behind the suite bar, there is a sticker of a skeleton in a racing helmet, the official logo of Tony “Smoke” Stewart. It is flanked by white stickers that say “Smoke,” and on a wall nearby, there’s an enormous Fathead...