Georgia

The trial of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has taken a dramatic turn with prosecutors dropping murder and assault charges against the football star in exchange for his testimony against two co-defendants.
Events

Jacksonville-based Universal Beverages has acquired the exclusive pouring rights for bottled water at Alltel Stadium, home to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Business

Buick has agreed to become the presenting sponsor of the Tampa Bay Classic, the newest event on the PGA Tour

The NCAA will not pull basketball?s Final Four out of Atlanta in protest at the State of Georgia?s use of the Confederate battle symbol ? but the issue remains open.
Events

Macon City Council in Georgia has passed a resolution on a lease agreement between a company that plans to bring an arenafootball2 franchise to Macon's Coliseum.
Business

Online sports media company Total Sports, has teamed up with multimedia sports marketing company International Sports Properties (ISP Sports) to expand the Total College Sports Network (TCSN) with seven new collegiate properties.

The Lithuanian soccer federation has named Liutauras Varanavicius, chief executive officer of Ukio Bank, to replace acting president Vytautas Zimnickas.
Business

E*TRADE Group, a global leader in electronic personal financial services, has signed an agreement with the NFL to sponsor the Super Bowl XXXIV Half-time Show.
Media

Princeton Video Image (PVI) has announced it will insert virtual advertisements for several sponsors in the international feed of NFL Super Bowl XXXIV on January 30 from the Atlanta Georgia Dome.
Stadia

The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) Atlanta franchise, operated by Cox Enterprises, is to play its inaugural season at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Business

Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has let slip one part of his long-awaited plan to tackle Russia's economic crisis, saying his government would help the national soccer team improve their image and performance.
Sponsorship & Marketing

U.S. agents have arrested three Taiwanese and a U.S. citizen on charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit golf equipment into the United States, the U.S. Customs Service has said.

IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch says the Olympic movement could put the Salt Lake City crisis behind it.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The NFC Champion Atlanta Falcons are pursing a relocation of the team's headquarters and training facilities from Suwanee, Georgia, to Stone Mountain Park in suburban Atlanta.
Events

Edward O'Hara and Gregory Economou, the two principals of brand identity development company, SME Power Branding, have separated from the SFX Sports Group, which acquired the company in 1999.
Business

US-based ticketing company Season Ticket Solutions has secured InvestLinc Financial Services, a Chicago-area business advisory and financial services firm, as the lead investor in a $5million (?5.71m) second round of private equity funding.

English rugby officials will put forward plans for a Six Nations Championship with 12 teams with emerging European nations forming a second division.
Business

Revaz Arveladze, who was coach of Dynamo Tbilisi until a month ago, has been appointed president, he said on Thursday.