MLB to Launch “Welcome Back Veterans” Initiative

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 MLB to Launch “Welcome Back Veterans” Initiative
Monday, Major League Baseball will hold a press conference to announce a national initiative to support American Veterans returning from military service. Welcome Back Veterans will be the focus at every Major League stadium during the July Fourth weekend and on September 11th. David Wright, Third baseman, New York Mets; Bob DuPuy, President & Chief Operating Officer, Major League . [link]

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NASCAR on TNT Live: Comments and Interviews from the Toyota/Save Mart 350 from Infineon Raceway in Sonoma
Published 6/23/2008 by maury at Maury Brown's Biz of Sports
The following are comments and interviews from NASCAR on TNT Live crew for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Racing from Sonoma. TheToyota/Save Mart 350 from Infineon Raceway Announcers: Marc Fein, Larry McReynolds and Kyle Petty Petty on Jeff Gordon’s early season struggles: “I think last year they caught a lot of breaks, starting with the (rain shortened) first TNT race at Pocono. If he has a connection with the weatherman I can’t race against that. This year they’re not catching any breaks.” This week’s Pride of NASCAR series featured 94-year old Raymond ...

Olympic Free Agents?
Published 6/23/2008 by Peter Morrison at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... OTHER NEWS ACROSS THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK Two New Bidders in the Mix for Cubs. One Would Offer Shares - The Biz of Baseball MLB to Launch “Welcome Back Veterans” Initiative - The Biz of Baseball Back to the Future: Gibbons Fired, Cito Gaston Hire - The Biz of Baseball Instant Replay Is Here… In the American Association - The Biz of Baseball Ford, Munson Collections To be Auctioned at FanFest ...

Anheuser-Busch to Sponsor New Meadowlands Stadium
Published 6/23/2008 by Nick Kappel at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... OTHER NEWS ACROSS THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK New Bidders in the Mix for Cubs. One Would Offer Shares - The Biz of Baseball MLB to Launch “Welcome Back Veterans” Initiative - The Biz of Baseball Back to the Future: Gibbons Fired, Cito Gaston Hired - The Biz of Baseball Instant Replay Is Here... In the American Association - The Biz of Baseball Ford, Munson Collections To be Auctioned at FanFest - The Biz of Baseball Olympic Free ...

TNT Lands Full Slate of Sponsors For “Wide Open Coverage” Telecasts
Published 6/25/2008 by maury at Maury Brown's Biz of Sports
TNT, which is airing six consecutive weeks of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series racing, announced today its full lineup of sponsors for this year’s Wide Open Coverage race telecast, which will air once again during the primetime Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola race from Daytona International Speedway on Sat., July 5th. The ten national sponsors, which matches last year’s sponsorship commitment, featured in this year’s innovative telecast include Coke Zero, Coors Light, HP, Papa John’s, Sprint, Subway, Toyota, US Army, Viagra and Warner Bros. TNT’s exclusive Wide Open Coverage telecast is a television presentation format that provides continuous race ...

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Major League Baseball today announced a series of national fundraising and awareness initiatives over the July 4th weekend and on September 11th for Welcome Back Veterans, which addresses the mental health and job needs of returning American Veterans. Welcome Back Veterans was created by New York Mets Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Wilpon and a group of private citizens. Supported ...
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