WUSA HQ TO MOVE TO ATLANTA
The Women?s United Soccer Association (WUSA), which has just completed its league?s inaugural season, is to move its headquarters to Atlanta to further utilise the corporate infrastructure of one of its investors, Cox Enterprises.
SPORTSWEAR PORTAL SIGNS PACT
Expo-sites Inc. has signed a strategic alliance with sporting goods industry publications Sports Trend and Sporting Goods Dealer.
S:COMM NETWORK EXPANDS
S:COMM, the Stockholm-based market research compnay, has agreed a partnership with Lynne Anderson Consulting Group in Sydney, Australia. The group will add S:Comm?s Spindex monitoring service to its value-added services for brand exposure evaluation during spring 2000.
GARBER JOINS PVI BOARD
Don Garber, the recently named commissioner of Major League Soccer has been nominated to serve on the board of directors for Princton Video Image ? the virtual advertising specialists.
ADIDAS SIGNS ENDORSEMENT DEAL WITH STAR NBA ROOKIE
German sportswear giant adidas has signed an endorsement deal with the NBA?s Washington Wizards' rookie Kwame Brown.
MELBOURNE WINS RIGHT TO HOST GRAND PRIX FINAL
The IAAF has awarded Melbourne the right to host athletics? 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final.
NORTH KOREA TO HOST US BACKED GOLF EVENT
North Korea and the Korean Golf Association of Hawaii will host the Millennium PyongYang Golf VIP 2000, the first ever golf event in North Korea.
FAST TRACK SPRINTS TO SIGN NEW DEAL
Fast Track has won a major contact outside its core athletics business as it looks to expand its consultancy operation into other sports.
SPORTBUSINESS IN BRISBANE: GOODWILL GAMES ? IS THE WORLD REALLY WATCHING?
Brisbane viewers were the only people in the world to have the Goodwill Games? Opening Gala beamed into their homes on Tuesday night as the importance of the 12-day event continued to be questioned.
CARTER SIGNS $30M SHOE DEAL
Toronto Rapters? guard Vince Carter has signed a multiyear shoe deal with Nike worth $30million.