Canada
EXTREME SIGNS BIKE DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.
MELTZER NAMED AS WWFE COO NEW MEDIA
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has appointed internet industry veteran Howard Meltzer to chief operating officer, New Media, which includes responsibility for the core web site wwf.com.
MARINERS SET UP ONLINE TICKETING BID PROGRAMME
Baseball's Seattle Mariners and Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch have set up a ticketing programme that allows fans to bid for their tickets on the internet - with prices partly determined by demand.
PUMA WINS DAMAGES OVER NBA ENDORSEMENT DEAL
Sportswear firm Puma has won more than $13m in damages over an NBA player breaching his endorsement contract.
PETRO-CANADA SPONSORS COA
The Canadian Olympic Association has signed a major multi-million-dollar, multi-year sponsorship agreement with Canada's Gas Station company: Petro-Canada.
FINA REVEAL WORLD CUP RACE REDUCTION
The World Cup short-course swimming series has been cut from 12 meetings to 10 and will offer more prize money.
NHL VENUE, THE MAPLE LEAF GARDENS, SOLD
The NHL?s Toronto Maple Leafs have confirmed the sale of its 69-year-old Maple Leaf Gardens arena.
GERMANY & ENGLAND CELEBRATE CART DEALS
In twin announcements in London and Berlin, officials of the CART FedEx Championship Series announced the debut of Champ Cars on ovals in Britain and Germany in September 2001.
SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT ADVERTISING AGENCIES FORM ALLIANCE
Entertainment specialist Haymarket Advertising, the media arm of Global Entertainment Media, has completed a merger with North American entertainment agency Echo Advertising + Marketing - a move which will consolidate the companies? sports client interests.
NHL WINS ARBITRATION CASE WITH SENATORS? STAR
The National Hockey League won its arbitration case against Alexei Yashin, a decision that binds the star centre to the Ottawa Senators for one more season, the NHL said.
MOLSEN CONSIDERS CONTROVERSIAL SALE OF CANADIENS
Canada's oldest brewer is thinking the unthinkable: selling the National Hockey League's fabled Montreal Canadiens, winners of more Stanley Cup championships than any other team.
CART SIGNS NEW RADIO PARTNER
CART has signed a deal with a radio station in Detroit to join its radio network for the remainder of the 2000 season.
TEN CITIES MOVE TO HOST 2008 OLYMPICS
All ten cities hoping to stage the 2008 summer Olympics met yesterday?s deadline for replying to an international Olympic Committee questionnaire.
PALMER SIGNS WITH CALLOWAY
Arnold Palmer just can?t stop making money from his long career in golf. The pivotal figure in the early career of
INTERNET SPORTS NETWORK ACQUIRES SPORTS MEDIA CO
Internet Sports Network, the applications service provider of web-based games, contests, and promotions, has completed its acquisition of St. Clair Group Investments (SCG), the Toronto-based sports and entertainment media and marketing company.
OFFERS PENDING FOR TORONTO BLUE JAYS
A new set of offers to buy the Toronto Blue Jays MLB franchise, are expected to be tabled in the near future, according to the Toronto Star newspaper.
NETTAXI.COM EXTENDS SHARKS SPONSORSHIP
Nettaxi.com, a community and portal web site with over 44 million visitors per month, has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the San Jose Sharks for the 2000-01 hockey season.
SAMSPORTS.COM SIGNS WITH CANADIAN BASEBALL
Baseball Canada has chosen SAMsports.com?s baseball instructional CD as the ``official instructional tool/training product of Baseball Canada'' .