2009-10-30
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- With the Melbourne Cup, Australia's most prestigious and coveted horse race only days away, Subzero, the beloved winner of the 1992 Melbourne Cup, and "Subbie" to several generations of Australian schoolchildren, has dodged a painful and unnecessary
2009-10-29
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Khaliah Ali, daughter of legendary boxing icon Muhammad Ali, has arrived today in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, to honor the 35th anniversary of the historic 'Rumble in the Jungle' bout between Ali and George Foreman. This marks the first time tha
2009-10-29
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Teixeira, the New York Yankees first baseman and AL MVP candidate, has agreed to an exclusive collectibles and autograph deal with Steiner Sports Memorabilia, announced today by Steiner's founder and CEO Brandon Steiner.
In what will be the first-ev
2009-10-29
NAJAYO, Dominican Republic, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Through a unique public-private alliance, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) teamed up with the Major League Baseball-Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA), and the San Diego Padres to donate $35,000 to the Instit
2009-10-29
NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Rumble in the Jungle," was more than just a boxing match.
The epic 1974 battle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Zaire's jungle heat was one of the most anticipated championship fights of all time. Younger than Ali and the reigning heavyweight champ
2009-10-28
WASHINGTON Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amtrak put their Northeast Corridor passengers into the spirit of the upcoming Amtrak Series today by polling passengers on board two trains running between New York and Philadelphia about their baseball team preferences. The fans polled aboard Amtrak A
2009-10-28
BOCA RATON, Fla., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The St. Andrews Country Club reopened its Olde Course after a multi-million dollar renovation that included new TifEagle greens, fresh sand in all bunkers, an overhaul of the surrounding landscape and reclaimed water. The Women's Golf Associati
2009-10-27
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), a global leader in sports performance training and personal training certification, today announced the release of an enhanced version if its Performance Enhancement Specialist (NASM PES) course, the "NASM
2009-10-27
DENDERMONDE, Belgium, October 27 /PRNewswire/ --
- Desso Sports Systems Becomes FIFA Preferred Producer for Football Turf
World football's governing body FIFA and Desso Sports Systems
will be collaborating closely with regards to Football Turf pitches. The
collaboration aims to prom
2009-10-27
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- One of POP culture and sports' biggest stories of 2009 has been the debut of the Lingerie Football League (or 'LFL'). The New York Majesty is part of a (10) team league featuring some of America's most beautiful and athletic women playing 7-on-7 tackle f
2009-10-27
MONTGOMERY, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2009-10 NBA season ramping up, basports.com looks to make back-to-back-to-back NBA handicapping titles.
Last NBA season, they finished #1 at The Las Vegas Sports Monitor contests in both the regular-season and in the playoffs (category: best win-%
2009-10-27
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Golf Shop Live! announces it has added the ability for its web visitors to book tee times through the GolfSwitch network of courses. GolfSwitch is the most advanced tee time search and booking site out there. It's fast and secure -- and because you'
2009-10-27
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils will host the U.S. Fund for UNICEF Night on Wednesday, October 28, when the club hosts the Buffalo Sabres at Prudential Center at 7:00 PM. The evening will benefit UNICEF by raising funds and awareness
2009-10-27
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Unequal Technologies today announced Cramer Products Inc., the industry leader in athletic training room supplies for more than 85 years, has licensed its patented groundbreaking technology for Kevlar-reinforced athletic tape. The prototype of the new line -
2009-10-27
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Finally, managing a bike share program made easy. CityRyde has prevailed in the bike share industry as subject matter experts since 2007, but today triumphs over their successful release of Spark - the first off-the-shelf software solution to manage bike shari
2009-10-27
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The St. Louis Cardinals' new hire of former home run king/admitted steroid abuser Mark McGwire as hitting coach sends a message to all baseball and young people of "CHEAT, DO DRUGS, COVER UP WHEN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES," former White House drug policy
2009-10-26
FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- AlterG, Inc., makers of the Anti-Gravity Treadmill, a revolutionary technology for rehabilitation and athletic training, today launched the AlterG M300. The M300 delivers the same anti-gravity technology originally developed at NASA and found in AlterG's P2
2009-10-26
DETROIT, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Detroit Athletic Club and Forest Lake Country Club signed a non-binding letter of intent on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, that sets the stage for a possible merger of the two historic organizations.
The purpose of the proposed merger is to maximize membe
2009-10-26
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker Adds Sports Sponsorship 2009
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This Market Report examines the UK sports sponsorship market. Commercial sponsorship is now pervasive in professional sports and many sports rely heavily on the money paid by companies to link their names with h
2009-10-26
MIAMI, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Lagardere Unlimited announced today that is has entered into a new, multi-year management representation agreement with rising European tennis star Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands. De Bakker, just 21-years-old, turned professional in 2006 and is currently ranked
2009-10-26
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Zero Motorcycles announced today the launch of its fleet sales program. This program will provide the opportunity for corporate, non-profit, government and small business buyers to get professional sales support for multi-unit purchases to meet their mot