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NBC Sports

Chris Hartweg — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:48:23 +0000

NBC Sports is the programming division of NBC television network, owned by the NBCUniversal Television Group division of NBCUniversal, which in turn is owned by Comcast. NBC Sports is responsible for sports broadcasts on the network and its dedicated national sports cable channels. Formerly operating as "a service of NBC News," it broadcasts a diverse array of sports events, including the Olympic Games, NFL, NASCAR, NHL, Notre Dame football, PGA Tour, NTT IndyCar Series, English Premier League and the Triple Crown. Other . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply register … Continued

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Chelsea FC

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:35:07 +0000

Founded in 1905, Chelsea Football Club is an English professional soccer club based in Fulham, London, U.K., and playing in the English Premier League (EPL). The team's home pitch is Stamford Bridge (opened Apr 28, 1877; current capacity: 40,834). Chelsea traces its roots to 1904, when Gus Mears acquired the Stamford Bridge athletics facility to turn it into an English football ground. After nearby Fulham turned down Mears's offer to lease the grounds, he . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply register for FREE Rookie membership. Rookies can view select … Continued

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English Premier League

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:43:26 +0000

The Premier League, or the English Premier League (EPL) to those outside the U.K., was founded in Feb 1992, beginning play Aug 15, 1992, after the top 22, or "First Division," English Football League clubs broke off from the EFL. It is the top level of the English football league system and today features 20* teams playing 38 games (each team plays all 19 other teams once at home and once away) between Aug and May. Games are typically played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The league features promotion/relegation or "pro/rel." This means at the . . . To read … Continued

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Soldier Field

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 15:16:29 +0000

Originally opened in 1924, Soldier Field and the surrounding 17 acres of parkland on Chicago's lakefront are utilized year-round for sporting events, concerts, festivals and other special events. The venue is best known as the home of the NFL Chicago Bears. The Bears moved to Soldier Field for the 1971 season from Wrigley Field and have played there since, with the exception of the 2002 NFL season when the venue was gutted and rebuilt to modernize seating and club areas. The Bears relocated south to Memorial Stadium

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Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment

Chris Hartweg — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 16:04:27 +0000

Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment LLC (VWSE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Van Wagner Group LLC, is a sports marketing and media sales specializing in: property consulting; branding solutions; naming rights; team and venue services; TV-visable signage throughout MLB, NBA, NCAA, MLS and international soccer; advertising and sponsorships sales; premium ticketing; technology design and integration; and in-venue content production. Founded in 1971 and based in New York City, VWSE works with more than 300 professional and college teams worldwide. VWSE divisions include: Collegiate Services Dorna Signage Media & Properties VWSE . . . To read the most recent two months … Continued

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Nike Inc.

Chris Hartweg — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:32:03 +0000

Based in Beaverton, Ore., Nike, Inc., is the world's largest a designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories across a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Current products include footwear, clothing, headwear, eyewear, timepieces, digital devices, bags, socks, underwear, sport balls, bats, gloves, protective equipment and other sports accessories. For Fiscal Year 2019, Nike's full year revenue rose to $39.1 billion, up 7 percent on a reported basis and up 11 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Nike's independent auditing firm since 1974 is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Portland, Ore . . . To read the most … Continued

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Manchester United

Chris Hartweg — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 17:23:04 +0000

Manchester United FC, also known as Man United or Man U, is an English Premier League (EPL) football (U.S. soccer) team based in Manchester, Eng., and playing home matches at Old Trafford Stadium (opened Feb 19, 1910; original capacity: 80,000; current capacity: 74,879 - largest in EPL). Manchester United Football Club was formed in 1902, though the club actually traces its history to 1872 as the Newton Heath LYR Football Club, founded by the Carriage & Wagon department of the Lancashire &amp . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply register … Continued

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Liverpool FC

Chris Hartweg — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:16:06 +0000

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League soccer team officially founded June 3, 1892, by John Houlding. The team's home pitch is Anfield (current capacity: 53,394) in Liverpool, Eng., which opened in 1884 as the home of Everton FC, with LFC beginning play there in 1892. Anfield is the only home stadium the team has ever had. LFC came to be in 1892, because of a dispute over rent. Houlding, the owner of the Anfield grounds, was also Everton's president. When he . . . To read the most recent two months of TMR Insider™ news and insights, simply … Continued

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Aston Villa FC

Chris Hartweg — Sat, 14 Dec 2019 14:37:34 +0000

Aston Villa Football Club is an English Premier League (EPL) club playing home matches at Villa Park in Birmingham, Eng. The club's currently train at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground in north Warwickshire, on what was farmland purchased by former chair Doug Ellis in the early 1970s. Aston Villa FC was formed in Mar 1874, by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in Handsworth which is now part of Birmingham. The four founders were Jack Hughes, Frederick Matthews, Walter Price and William Scattergood. Dates of note

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Manchester City

Chris Hartweg — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:03:16 +0000

Manchester City FC, or simply Man City, is an English Premier League club founded Apr 16, 1894. The club joined the English Football League, the top tier of English soccer, in 1899 and was a founding member of EPL in 1992. During 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons, the club was relegated to the second-tier Football League, falling to the FL's Second Division for 1998-99. Man City climbed back to the First Division for 1999-2000, then returned to EPL for 2000-01, before being relegated for 2001-02. However, since returning to EPL in . . . To read the most recent two months … Continued

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