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Media tycoon and Jays owner Ted Rogers dies
Media tycoon and Jays owner Ted Rogers dies
Ted Rogers purchased the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 1, 2000. Ted Rogers purchased the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 1, 2000. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press) Canadian media magnate Ted Rogers, head of Rogers Communications and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, has died at 75. Rogers, founder and CEO of ...
Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers Dead at 75
Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers Dead at 75
bizofbaseball.com — Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, the Canadian communications giant and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died of congestive heart failure at his home on Monday at the age of 75. Rogers was able to take his company, Rogers Communications, Inc., and feign ... (more) Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers ...
reportonbusiness.com: Ted Rogers dies at 75
reportonbusiness.com: Ted Rogers dies at 75
business.theglobeandmail.com — Ted Rogers , founder of Rogers Communications Inc., after his address to the Economic Club of Canada on Oct. 6. Ted Rogers , founder of Rogers Communications Inc., after his address to the Economic Club of Canada on Oct. 6. (Tibor Kolley/The Globe and ... (more) reportonbusiness.com: Ted Rogers dies at 75

Ted Rogers, mogul who lured Bills to Toronto, dies : Home: The Buffalo News
Ted Rogers, mogul who lured Bills to Toronto, dies : Home: The Buffalo News
buffalonews.com — Ted Rogers, the Toronto media mogul who was instrumental in bringing the Buffalo Bills to Toronto for eight games over five years, died early today -- just five days before the Bills' first regular-season game in the Rogers Centre. Rogers, 75, who had ... (more) Ted Rogers, mogul who lured Bills to Toronto, dies : ...
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TED ROGERS PASSES
ProFootballTalk.com — On the surface, the name Ted Rogers has no obvious relevance to pro football.  But our friends in Canada realize that Rogers, who died on Tuesday at age 75, was instrumental in bringing the NFL to Toronto on a part-time basis . Rogers’ death comes only days before the Bills will play the Dolphins in Ontario.  It’s the first ever NFL regular-season game played in Canada, and the second in a series of eight preseason and regular season games to be played there over the next five years. He was the founder and CEO of Rogers Communications, which owns among other things a majority ...

Potential Bills suitor Rogers passes
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... the Rogers Centre (formerly known as SkyDome) through 2012. The first regular-season game in that series will be played Sunday against the Miami Dolphins. How Rogers' death will affect the prospects of a Bills move to Toronto is unknown, but one of his partners in the venture, Toronto Maple Leafs minority owner Larry Tanenbaum, and Rogers' heirs could maintain the cause. Below are links to coverage of Rogers' death: Buffalo News CBC Associated Press The Financial Post ...

Layoffs! (And Stuff)
Drunk Jays Fans — ... I stole that running out of minutes one from a commenter on a CBC.ca story about Uncle Ted, in case anyone was going to jump on me for it (and I was directed to it in the comments to a post below). And speaking of classy people like me, here are some comments from the ...

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Globe and Mail: Media mogul Ted Rogers dies
baseballthinkfactory.org 12/2/2008 — Ted Rogers spent his life defying expectations. He feared he would die by the time he was 38, the age when his father was felled by a brain aneurysm, leaving a six-year-old son with the pristine image of a heroic dad. Driven by this memory, young Ted managed to live almost twice as long as his ...
Ted Rogers Passes Away
battersbox.ca 12/2/2008 — Jays owner Ted Rogers died at his home last night.  He was 75. From The Globe : "He was this country's version of Steve Jobs, a technology entrepreneurwho was down but never out, who unabashedly loved gadgetry, who had ahuge, resilient ego, who ...
Morning Blogdome: Ted Rogers Logs Off Forever [Morning Blogdome]
deadspin.com 12/2/2008 — • Roger, over and out: Ted Rogers—of Rogers Cable, Rogers Internet, Rogers Dome, and the Toronto Blue Rogers—has died at age 75. At times like these, it's important to think about what really matters ... specifically, how does this affect ...
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, Jr., 1933 - 2008
taoofstieb.blogspot.com 12/2/2008 — Ted Rogers was without equal in Canadian business, building a remarkable multimedia empire with an astute and entrepreneurial approach. He built a vast, varied and incomparably successful business by taking risks that others would not, and by ...
Ted Rogers: May 27, 1933 - December 2, 2008Bugs & Cranks
My original post for today will be delivered at a later date as more important things need to be covered today. Earlier today, Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays and Media Mogul, passed away at his home. He was 75-years-old. While I have spent a good portion of my two years here at ...
The Griddle: Blue Jays owner Rogers passes awayBaseball Toaster
Ted Rogers, the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays and a telecommunications magnate in Canada, passed today in Toronto at the age of 75.
Rogers Passesbaseballmusings.com
Ted Rogers, the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, passed away Monday. Rogers Communications owns the Blue Jays and their home at the Rogers Centre, several television stations and an array of other media properties including Maclean's and Chatelaine magazines....
We’ll miss ya, Uncle TeddyThe Blue Jay Hunter
I was saddened to learn this morning that the CEO of Rogers Communications Ted Rogers passed away due to heart failure. As much as we all joked around that J.P. Ricciardi was playing with Rogers’ money, Ted really was a huge media mogul in Canada. He changed the way Canadians read, watch, ...
Jays Owner Ted Rogers DiesBluebird Banter
Ted Rogers , head of Rogers Communications and Owner of the Blue Jays died yesterday of congestive heart failure. Rogers built a huge communication empire and in 2000 bought the Jays for $112 million US. In 2004 he bought Skydome and renamed it Rogers Centre. Rogers was willing to spend money ...
Ted Rogers DiesWNYMedia.net » BfloBlog
Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers Communications and one of the driving forces behind the “Bills in Toronto” series passed away yesterday . Known around these parts as a nickname that was less kind than should be used to reference a dead guy, I hope it’s standing room only ...
No Toronto Bills, for now...Sports Bastards
This one might only be relevant to my girlfriend and Bills fans. But the man who was in charge of Rogers Communications, Inc, Ted Rogers has been stopped from his attempts to get the team to Canada by a pesky detail... He's dead. As told by First Time, Last Time . So, if you're a Bills ...
Toronto Blue Jays Owner, Communications Mogul Ted Rogers Dead at 75The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, the Canadian communications giant and owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died of congestive heart failure at his home on Monday at the age of 75. Rogers was able to take his company, Rogers Communications, Inc., and feign off bankruptcy under a mountain of debt, only ...
Ted Rogers 1933 - 2008Drunk Jays Fans
Toronto Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers passed away today at his home due to heart failure. We'll lay off the petty jokes and minor complaints for a little while out of respect for Mr. Rogers' family and friends, to whom our condolences are sent during this tough time. What this means for the Blue ...
I Want My M(LB)TVThe Tao of Stieb
(And as we use that title, we realize that there is a whole generation who wouldn't necessarily get the reference. Yikes.) These are dark days for baseball fans in Canada. While any given sportscast in this country can find a way to cram in an extra 2000 hours per week of discussion Brian ...
Ted Rogers, owner of Toronto Blue Jays, dies at 75Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB
TORONTO (AP) -- Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Monday. He was 75.<...
Jays' owner, media mogul Rogers dies at 75FOXSports.com News for MLB
Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Monday. He was 75. The founder of Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest cable television and mobile phone company, was treated in October for an existing heart condition, the ...
Blue Jays owner, telecom mogul Ted Rogers diesESPN.com - MLB
Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Monday. He was 75.
Blue Jays owner Ted Rogers dies at 75 (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Ted Rogers, owner of the Toronto Blue Jays, died at his home on Monday. He was 75. The founder of Rogers Communications Inc., Canada's largest cable television and mobile phone company, was treated in October for an existing heart condition, the ...
Canadian sports entrepreneur, cable mogul Ted Rogers diesUSATODAY.com NFL - Top Stories
Ted Rogers, creator of Canada's largest cable-television and mobile-phone company and owner of Toronto's Major League Baseball ...
Jays owner Rogers dead at 75Major League Baseball News
The winter took a somber turn for the Blue Jays on Tuesday, with news coming that Ted Rogers, the founder of Rogers Communications Inc. and team owner, passed away overnight at his home in Toronto. He was 75.