Americas
SOSA EXHIBITION BOOSTS MLB IN EUROPE
Chicago Cubs star Slammin? Sammy Sosa has been enlisted by Major League Baseball International to help raise baseball?s profile in Europe
CBS AND MITSUBISHI IN HIGH-DEFINITION SPONSORSHIP DEAL
CBS Television and Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) have entered into an agreement in which MDEA will sponsor high definition television coverage of the 2000 Thanksgiving Day football game between the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.
MSG WINS CONTRACT, SUES YANKEES
Cablevision?s Madison Square Garden (MSG) Network has secured the rights to the New York Yankees for one more year.
LA AREA CABLE SYSTEMS ACCEPT FOX SPORTS NET 2
Fox Sports Net 2 has launched on three cable systems in the L.A. area which have been holding out against the Fox offering.
ESPN.COM AND ESPN THE MAGAZINE LAUNCH "THE PULSE"
ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine have launched a new site - an online extension of The Magazine and its front-of-the-book section called ?The Pulse?.
BLIGH VOLLER NIELD WINS MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL AWARD
Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
BEARS HUG NEW STADIA PROPOSAL
The NFL?s Chicago Bears have reached an agreement with city officials over a $587m renovation of Soldier Field.
FLEETCENTER & CHOICESEAT REACH AGREEMENT
Fans attending Boston Bruins and Celtics games, concerts and other live events at the Fleet Center will now be able to utilise ChioceSeat's in-arena high-tech entertainment/information system.
NASCAR ELEVATES MARKETING EXECS TO VP POSITIONS
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has elevated two marketing executives to vice president positions within the sanctioning body.
US DRUG CHIEF SAYS CHEATS CAN BE BEATEN
U.S. drug control chief Barry McCaffrey has said that improved random dope tests and wider global research would help beat cheats at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.
WHITE SOX PULL UP PRICES
Fans of Major League Baseball?s Chicago White Sox are set for a price increase in tickets ? the first since 1997.
BOXING CHAMP SUES TO END CONTRACT WITH DON KING
World Boxing Council middleweight champion Keith Holmes has sued promoter Don King for breach of contract, seeking unspecified damages and termination of the contract.
BROADBAND SPORTS MAKES WORKFORCE CUTS
US-based sports media company Broadband Sports has laid off 20 percent of its 250-person workforce.
FOX REVEALS MAJOR LOSSES ON ?SUBWAY SERIES?
Major League Baseball?s ?Subway Series? cost the owners of the Fox network, an incredible $70 million, far more than analysts expected.
MSG NETWORK CONSIDERS NEW YANKEES OFFER
The New York Yankees have agreed to a $52 million, one-year television deal with the International Management Group?s television arm Trans World International.
USGA PRESIDENT NOMINATED FOR SECOND TERM
Trey Holland has been nominated to serve a second one-year term as president of the United States Golf Association.
EUROPE OFFERED FREE NFL HIGHLIGHTS PACKAGES
The NFL is offering European television stations free access to game highlights with a new Sunday-night highlights service.
STAPLES CENTER TO HOST 2002 NHL ALL-STAR GAME
The Los Angeles Kings will host the 2002 NHL All-Star game at the Staples Center in February 2002.