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...at Wasserman Media Group - a sports and entertainment marketing company - in April 2007. He spent more than two years at WMG, where he reported directly to owner Casey Wasserman, working on the company's strategic partnerships and growth opportunities....
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Brand Republic
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...spent over two years at WMG – a global sports and entertainment marketing company – where he reported directly to owner Casey Wasserman, working on the company’s strategic partnerships and growth opportunities. Fox heads up Arsenal’s commercial operation following...
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Arsenal.com
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by John Hahn
August 11, 2009 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Like many of us who worked in the Arena Football League, myself for 11 years, the question has been nagging: What really brought the AFL to its knees?
With numerous friends and sources in
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday defended the decision to stage a victory parade for the NBA champion Lakers, saying it’s important to celebrate even at a time of high unemployment and home
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Wilkes-Barre Weekender
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Villaraigosa said that some of the city's wealthiest power brokers have kicked in $850,000 of nearly $1 million in city costs for Wednesday's parade and rally. The Lakers and AEG, which owns Staples Center, are paying for another $1 million in
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The Washington Post
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Los Angeles is again without a pro football team.
Sure, there hasn’t been an NFL team in L.A. since both the Rams and the Raiders vacated after the 1994 season the Coliseum and the stadium in Anaheim of which I’ve forgotten the name.
But there was an
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Brian Sump of the Avengers celebrates a first down during the team's game against San Jose at Staples Center in February of 2005.
Brian Sump of the Avengers celebrates a first down during the team's game against San Jose at Staples Center in February
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Any tie-in between the Chargers and Los Angeles always gets San Diegans wondering if it's a precursor to the Chargers moving up the freeway to the nation's second-biggest market, which has been without an NFL team since the Raiders and Rams bolted
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ESPN
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such a tenuous position, even at the expense of having league commissioners laughably ranked below them in polls like this?
It's the time of year when lists are made and even checked twice to find out who's been naughty and who's been nicely positioned
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L.A. Daily News
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Yankees pay big bucks for Sabathia. Not one to let big bucks stand in the way of a big deal, the free-spending New York Yankees on Wednesday agreed to pay a whopping $161 million for the highly prized pitcher CC Sabathia. Not a bad payday for the
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BET.com: Blogs
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Despite a claim by one of its most influential owners that the Arena Football League was on the verge of calling off the 2009 season, the league said late Wednesday night after a nearly three-hour teleconference involving its board of directors that it
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Salt Lake Tribune
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An arrest warrant has been issued for former New York Giants star Mark Ingram after he failed to report to federal prison to begin serving nearly eight years for bank fraud and money laundering. Ingram pleaded guilty in November 2005 and was ordered to
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Asbury Park Press
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There is league sentiment in favor of bringing it to L.A. for 50th game, but city leaders will have to step up.
This space is normally reserved for on-field football strategies, but today is dedicated to off-the-field maneuverings that could help shape th...
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Los Angeles Times
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During the 2007 ESPY awards in Los Angeles, mixing effortlessly with the likes of LeBron James, Maria Sharapova and the ubiquitous rappers was a well-built, nearly-bald black man from South Carolina who wasn't there to claim any crystal.
Rick Wade's backg...
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Huffington Post
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NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Golfer Tiger Woods, NFL Commissioner
Roger Goodell, and NBA Commissioner David Stern top BusinessWeek's second
annual "The Power 100" ranking of the 100 most powerful people in sports.
LeBron James ranks as the top NBA
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NEW YORK (YouTube.com/AdAge) -- The naming-rights for the new Giants/Jets stadium that will open in New Jersey's Meadowlands complex in 2010 could cost some big marketer nearly $1 billion, according to Casey Wasserman. The CEO of Wasserman Media Group, which has the contract to sell the rights, explains why the sponsorship deal will go for an all-time record price. Until now the highest price ever paid for stadium naming rights was a reported $400 million. ... sports marketing sponsorship ...
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Now that the drafts for the major professional sports leagues have passed, and we continue our mid-summer grind toward the start of the NFL, NBA, and NCAA seasons, I felt it was a good time to release the first edition of the. As more and more agencies
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Sports Agent Blog
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"We took our time during this process and carefully examined numerous options," Avenger president Matt Wikstrom said. "In the end, Pat O'Hara was the best fit for our franchise and its new direction. In addition to the expertise he has gathered
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Soul kicker Connor Hughes was the lone representative on the AFL All-Rookie Team, it was announced on Tuesday. Hughes, a University of Virginia product, connected on a team-record 123-of-136 PATs and his 138 total points was fifth best among
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This is the season that David Stern, ABC executives and NBA fans on both coasts have long dreamed about, the Lakers and Boston Celtics finishing atop their conference races for the first time since 1988. . . .
Twenty years ago, Magic Johnson and the Lake...
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Los Angeles Times
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The only surprise about the outcome was the timing, not the decision.
Mark Sanchez finished USC's quarterback competition Tuesday in the same place he started it -- as the acknowledged leader.
The Trojans still have three spring workouts left, includi...
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Los Angeles Times
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Wasserman Media Group is to become the leading company marketing football talent after agreeing to buy the agency that represents stars such as Steven Gerrard, Michael Owen and Andriy Shevchenko.
WMG, founded by Casey Wasserman, grandson of Lew
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Financial Times
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