North America

The driving force behind one of the most successful franchises in professional sports history has resigned from his post after forty years service to the club.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The United States Olympic Committee and the Salt Lake Organising Committee announced have named Korbel Champagne Cellars as an Official Supporter of the 2000, 2002 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams and the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Business

FIFA president Sepp Blatter emerged triumphantly from his organisation's biennial Congress on Saturday only to find the fragile unity of world soccer's governing body crumbling badly around him.
Media

A New York/New Jersey-based team will be one of eight scheduled teams to kick off the inaugural season-of the XFL, the new professional football league jointly owned by World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and NBC.

The introduction of ?Saturday Night Live? comedian Dennis Miller to ABC?s coverage of "Monday Night Football" has backfired.
Events

Most of the planet's inhabitants who have access to a television set will be watching the Sydney Olympics, according to viewing projections released by the IOC.

The 2001 general assembly of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) is to be hosted by the American Horse Shows Association in San Francisco, California.
Business

Venture capitalists, Biofarm (BIOF), have offered to exchange shares of a new BIOF subsidiary for 100% of stock in a new corporation to be formed by Continental Sports Management (CSM), the Ohio-based, privately owned athlete representation agency with offices in New York City and London.

ESPN will produce and televise the third annual Jeep Americas? Cup Volleyball tournament, the national volleyball championship of the Americas, August 11 to 20, from Ginasio Poliesportivo in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Business

Radio station and billboard operator Clear Channel has completed its $4.6 billion acquisition of events promoter SFX Entertainment Inc., establishing it as a player in the live entertainment business.

Pakistan's Olympic hockey team have been offered cash incentives to win a medal at the Sydney Olympics.
Stadia

New York City is to have two new minor league baseball stadiums built for next summer, thanks largely to the support of the baseball-loving Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Media

ESPN SportsCenter anchor Dan Patrick now has a signature platform on four different media with the launch this week of his own web site (http://espn.go.com/danpatrick/) to accompany his presence on ESPN, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN Radio

A New Jersey-based sports drinks manufacturer, Pacifichealth Laboratories, is to take a full page advert in USA Today offering every US Olympian a free supply of the company? s new endurance drink.

The president of the Spanish Tennis Federation Agusti Pujol has announced that Barcelona will host the Davis Cup final between Spain and Australia from December 8-10.
Events

TearDrop Professional Golf Tour, a wholly owned subsidiary of TearDrop Golf Company, and the American Senior Golf Association (ASGA) have teamed-up to present the $100,000 Two Tour Challenge.
Business

Strategic Research Institute NY has scheduled the "6th Annual Sports Marketing & Sponsorship Forum" at the Marriott Marquis on September 25-26, 2000.
Media

Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield will be wearing the logo of a minority-owned family-orientated cable network on his shorts when he next steps into the ring on August 12th.