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Red Wings plan new home in Detroit sports district

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:37:18 -0400

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings and city officials on Wednesday announced a $650 million plan for a new arena development for the NHL team in Detroit's downtown entertainment and sports district.

Houston hosts MLB diversity business summit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:26:16 -0400

HOUSTON - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig touted the progress the league has made in racial hiring practices while stressing his desire to increase the number of black players in the sport.

Jags owner: Team focused on 4 games in London

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:01:18 -0400

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Jacksonville owner Shad Khan and the Jaguars are only focused on the one game a year the NFL wants them to play in London the next four years.

Houston hosts MLB diversity business summit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:47:48 -0400

HOUSTON - Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig touted the progress the league has made in racial hiring practices while stressing his desire to increase the number of African-American players in the sport.

Thompson, Fantagraphics co-publisher, dies at 56

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:32:19 -0400

SEATTLE - Kim Thompson - co-publisher of the influential Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics Books known for celebrated alternative comics, graphic novels and comic strip anthologies - has died.

Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:28:31 -0400

NEW YORK - Men's Wearhouse doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore.

Greek coalition talks drag on to end TV crisis

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:27:48 -0400

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's governing coalition failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but said talks would continue Thursday to try to avoid a snap election that could delay vital economic reforms and disrupt the country's bailout program.

Va. newspaper removes 'Democrat' from name

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:20:15 -0400

WARRENTON, Virginia - The Fauquier Times-Democrat, a newspaper outside of Washington, D.C., that traces its roots back nearly 200 years, announced Wednesday it is changing its name due to the increasingly divisive political landscape.

Grand Forks Herald publisher to retire next year

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:26:11 -0400

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota - Mike Jacobs, publisher of the Grand Forks Herald who helped lead the newspaper to a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the historic 1997 Red River flood, plans to retire next year.

Mattingly's return to Yankee Stadium washed out

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:35:32 -0400

NEW YORK - Back in the 1980s, when the New York Yankees were in a championship drought, there was one player most fans were inevitably drawn to.

Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:08:17 -0400

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year.

Francis named associate publisher of TP, NOLA.com

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:20 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - David Francis, business manager of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune, has been named associate publisher of NOLA.com ' The Times-Picayune and vice president of NOLA Media Group.

DreamWorks says TV revenue to hit $200M by 2015

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., the studio behind "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda," said Tuesday that a new deal to provide original TV shows to Netflix will help it double the revenue it gets from TV shows to $200 million by 2015.

Calif. city sues MLB over A's proposed move

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:25 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - Major League Baseball is dragging its feet on having team owners vote on the Oakland Athletics' proposed move to a new ballpark 40 miles south in San Jose, San Jose city officials said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

Scott named Reno Gazette-Journal's new exec editor

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:40:26 -0400

RENO, Nevada - Kelly Ann Scott, a senior editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal and a 14-year veteran of Gannett Co. Inc., has been named the newspaper's new executive editor, president and publisher John Maher announced Tuesday.

3 more plead guilty in probe of Pilot Flying J

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:29 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Three more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the Cleveland Browns' owner and Tennessee's governor pleaded guilty Tuesday in what authorities call a scheme to cheat trucking firms out of rebates.

Sabres owner favors keeping G Miller, LW Vanek

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:56:33 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - Sabres owner Terry Pegula wants to keep goalie Ryan Miller and forward Thomas Vanek in Buffalo beyond next season, while acknowledging both players will have a say in determining their futures.

Ski NH recognizes owners of Pat's Peak Ski Area

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:04 -0400

HENNIKER, New Hampshire - The longtime owners of Pat's Peak Ski Area are being recognized for their contributions to New Hampshire's skiing and snowboarding industry.

St. Louis CVC pays $2M to Rams for legal fees

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:00 -0400

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission said Tuesday it has paid $2 million to the St. Louis Rams to cover the team's legal fees for the dispute over upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome that resulted in arbitration.

Ex-NBC Sports chairman Ebersol gets WISE award

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:59:54 -0400

NEW YORK - Former chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol will receive the WISE Champion Award for his support of women in sports.

Pete D'Alessandro begins 'dream job' as Kings GM

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:34:19 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Pete D'Alessandro has wanted a leading role in professional basketball since his father first took him to watch Julius Erving and the old New York Nets on Long Island in the 1970s.

Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:28:50 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.

Tribune ends bankruptcy stint with lower earnings

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:27 -0400

CHICAGO - The company that owns the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and more than 20 television stations, made slightly less money last year as it ended a lengthy ordeal in bankruptcy court.

Nuggets hire executive Tim Connelly

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:23:34 -0400

The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach.

Historic Greenwood estate in Culpeper for sale

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:55:08 -0400

CULPEPPER, Virginia - A historic estate in Culpeper that hosted President James Monroe and the Marquis de Lafayette is for sale.