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POLITICIANS AGREE ON FENWAY PARK FUNDING
Govenor Paul Cellucci and Mayor Thomas M. Menino have finally found common ground on several tax schemes for the funding of the new Red Sox ballpark, reports the Boston Herald.
ISL AND HICKS, MUSE, TATE & FURST IN RACE FOR RIVER PLATE DEAL
Argentina's River Plate soccer team plans to open the club's marketing operations to a third party as part of a controversial plan to shore up and modernise its business.
NFL-EUROPE’S WORLD BOWL BATTLES EURO 2000
While millions of soccer fans settle down on Sunday to watch the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, some might be tempted to flip television channels to catch a glimpse of the American variety's championship game.
BANK ONE SPONSORS WNBA?S INDIANA FRANCHISE
Bank One has been named the official bank for one of the Women's National Basketball Association's newest franchises - the Indiana Fever.
ESPN TO COVER LEWIS MURDER TRIAL
Court TV and ESPN will team up to cover the murder trial of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, according to a report in Variety.
GIANTS LEAD MLB ATTENDANCE RECORDS
An attendance report into Major League Baseball compiled by the Sports Business Daily has revealed that the San Francisco Giants are the only MLB team playing to capacity crowds in the new 2000 season.
GOVERNOR APPROVES UCONN FOOTBALL STADIUM
Connecticut Governor John Rowland has signed legislation to build the University of Connecticut?s Huskies college team a 40,000-seat football stadium, thereby ensuring the team?s entry into the Big East Conference by 2003.
SPORTING ?OSCARS? DUE FOR MAY LAUNCH
A new annual international sports awards ceremony will be inaugurated in Monaco on May 25. The Laureus Sports Awards, will be hosted by stars of the entertainment world such as Jeff Bridges, Ashley Judd and Dylan McDermott and will broadcast to a hoped-for global audience of 1 billion viewers.
NBA BOARD APPROVES NEW OWNERS
The NBA Board of Governors have approved new owners for the Dallas Mavericks, Vancouver Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.
WASHINGTON STATE CHOOSES FIELDTURF
Washington State will install FieldTurf, the grass and Astroturf substitute, for both Martin Stadium and Rogers Practice Ground. Work on both projects begin in April 2000 and the surface should be ready to play by the end of June.
X-DREAM NAME CHANGE
X-Dream International has announced it is to change its name to Extreme International Ltd and revealed the formation of a new holding company.
GIANT SALES FOR GIANTS
The San Francisco Giants have seen the move to their new stadium pay off after reporting that 51 of its 81 home games for this season have sold out.
TIME WARNER SELECTS INTERVU FOR GOODWILL GAMES WEB DELIVERY
INTERVU Inc., a service provider for Internet audio and video delivery solutions, has been selected by Time Warner to provide streaming media services for the Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, New York, February 17-20. INTERVU will deliver video highlights each day of the event to the Goodwill Games Web site located at: www.goodwillgames.com.
SFX SPORTS GROUP ACQUIRES SPEAKERS OF SPORT
SFX Sports Group, a unit of SFX Entertainment, has acquired Speakers of Sport, one of the leading US baseball talent representation agencies.
KOTV’s knock-out start
The team behind KOTV - the first international 30-minute weekly boxing highlights TV programme – says pre-sales have exceeded expectations as it prepares for the bell later this month.
Envision takes on Europe
US sports marketing firm, Envision Sports and Entertainment, is expanding into Europe, appointing former ISL chiefs Chris Renner and Mark Devenport in the process.
FSN and Time Warner settle Dodgers row
US broadcasters Fox Sports Net and Time Warner Cable have finally resolved their long-running dispute over subscriber fees for Los Angeles Dodgers baseball matches.
NFL owner gets AFL approval
KS ‘Bud’ Adams Jr, owner of the NFL's Tennessee Titans (pictured), has been approved for an expansion team for the Nashville Arena Football League, commissioner David Baker has confirmed.