Big East Conference Extends Contract for Commissioner Val Ackerman
The Big East Conference has extended the contract of Commissioner Val Ackerman for another three years through June 30, 2021. Before being appointed…
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NBA and Ticketmaster Extend Partnership
The National Basketball Association has announced an extension of its partnership with Ticketmaster. Currently, 24 NBA teams use Ticketmaster…
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Hawaii Convention Center to Host Futsal, Basketball and Volleyball Tournaments
The Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Convention Center have signed agreements with three national sports organizations to host futsal, basketball and volleyball tournaments at the center’s new sports courts, located in the Kamehameha Exhibit Hall. The four-year agreement with U.S. Futsal will bring the organization’s first international tournament, the Pacific Futsal Cup, to Honolulu from 2018 to 2021. […]
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During last year’s NBA off-season, the Kevin Durant free-agent sweepstakes and Team USA’s Olympic gold medal created plenty of buzz. But this year’s developments—with trades, signings and all the hype around Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Lonzo Ball—have raised the decibel level even higher. The start of play should bring still more excitement. Several teams […]
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Heading into this season, one could argue about which two major off-season occurrences made bigger headlines in the world of the National Basketball Association—Kevin Durant’s free-agent decision to leave Oklahoma City for Golden State in an effort to build a team of superstars, or the league’s decision to move its All-Star Weekend from Charlotte to […]
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Kurt Schneider
Kurt Schneider
When Kurt Schneider took over as CEO of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters in 2007, he knew there was work to be done. A generation that knew the Globetrotters best for stars Fred “Curly” Neal and Meadowlark Lemon, or watched them on cartoons, was getting older and their children weren’t nearly as familiar with the team and its act. But the former WWE executive vice-president of marketing—who also worked at Fox Sports Net and Disney—knew that a different type of media exposure could make the team even more popular. As the Globetrotters perform more than 300 events in the U.S. and 100 overseas, there are signs that a new generation is discovering the joy…
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