
STOCKHOLM— The shoe that has been made famous around the world has now filed a claim in the Stockholm courts to be able to search several Coop stores throughout Sweden in order to prevent them from selling a knockoff version of their shoes. Converse which is now owned by Nike found several pairs of [...]
May 14 2013 | Posted in
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Jets quarterback second round draft pick Jeno Smith wrapped up two days of meetings with Joel Segal, Rick Smith of Priority Sports, Eugene Parker, Fletcher Smith, and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency. All are potential successors for Geno Smith to select as a Sports Group agency to represent him. Roc Nation’s presentation came from a certified NFLPA [...]
May 10 2013 | Posted in
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BURBANK, Calif. – Woodlawn Post participated in The Walt Disney Company conference call with Robert Iger(Chairman & CEO) and Jay Rasulo(Senior Executive VP & CFO). “We had a strong 2nd quarter” and “ESPN is still the most had brand by sports fans” and “Driven by high quality content,” said Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO, The Walt Disney Company. The [...]
May 9 2013 | Posted in
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IMG Media, a division of IMG Worldwide, the global sports, fashion and media company, has secured an exclusive deal with Adria Media, the holding company of the Sport Klub channels, for live coverage of the Barclays Premier League for the next three seasons in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia. Sport Klub is the [...]
May 7 2013 | Posted in
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ONTARIO — Ultra 94, Suncor Energy’s super premium gasoline through its Petro-Canada brand, has been named as the new title sponsor and official fuel for the Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin. The series is one of the fastest-growing, single-make motorsports championships in North America. “Partnering with Porsche Canada, an iconic manufacturer of [...]
May 4 2013 | Posted in
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PLAINVIEW, NY and PRINCETON, NJ — The Ivy League, one of the nation’s most diverse and successful intercollegiate athletics conferences, has partnered with NeuLion to create the conference’s first-ever digital sports network. Available to subscribers in August, The Ivy League Digital Network will be accessible on multiple devices, including PCs, smartphones and tablets, allowing for an [...]
Apr 28 2013 | Posted in
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Seth Jones is a hockey star and the son of Nets assistant coach and former Denver Nuggets NBA player Poype Jones. Seth Jones, with his size and unique athletic ability is the prize of the 2013 NHL Draft and could potentially become the first black player taken No. 1 overall in the National Hockey League. Defenseman Seth Jones could [...]
Apr 25 2013 | Posted in
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STUTTGART – Tennis megastar Maria Sharapova has taken on a new role: Effective immediately, the 26-year-old world class player will be representing the sports car manufacturer, Porsche AG, as brand ambassador. Maria Sharapova To Represent @Porsche The cooperation is initially signed for three years and involves a global communications campaign. The athlete is already very [...]
Apr 23 2013 | Posted in
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DETROIT – Chevrolet will make a special delivery later this month of 1,350 virtually indestructible One World Futbols, bringing the “power of play” to children in Detroit with the help of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit. “We’re applying our very global partnership with the One World Futbol Project at a very local level,” General Motors North [...]
Apr 19 2013 | Posted in
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Barry Sanders will face Adrian Peterson in the final round of the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote, ESPN SportsNation announced. Voting highlights from the semifinals include 1 million votes cast for the semifinals, 50K more than last year’s vote totals for the semifinals. Over 38 million votes cast overall in the Madden NFL 25 Cover Vote. Adrian Peterson [...]
Apr 19 2013 | Posted in
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