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Sports MBA Scott Minto Discusses Olympic Bids and Sponsorship
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Paul Steinbach,
August 2012
Americans are among 10,500 athletes representing 205 Olympic committees at this summer’s Games in London. But the United States has been conspicuously absent in other recent Olympic competitions — those that determine where future Games will be held.
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Sponsor-Supported Video Boards Make Impact at High School Level
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Michael Popke,
August 2012
For Mike Gosz and Jaime Sherwood, being a high school athletic director requires a lot more versatility than it did even a few years ago.
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Athletics Development Success Hinges on Broadening the Donor Base
By
Paul Steinbach,
July 2012
A season potentially worth millions of dollars turned on a dime. Arizona State University’s football team had just scored a touchdown to take a five-point lead on UCLA, then recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff.
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One on One: Eddie Canales Helps Catastrophically Injured Athletes
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Paul Steinbach,
April 2011
The first anniversary of the November 2001 night that saw his teenage son break his neck making a touchdown-saving tackle had just passed, and Eddie Canales could see that Chris, the all-state punter who had entertained multiple college scholarship offers, was shutting down — the realization that he would never get out of a wheelchair sinking in.
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UConn Drama Shows a Darker Side of Donor Relations
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Nicholas Brown,
April 2011
In a brutally frank and occasionally vitriolic five-page letter to University of Connecticut athletic director Jeff Hathaway, publishing magnate Robert Burton repeatedly cited the millions of dollars he'd donated to the school as evidence that he'd been snubbed in the search process for a new head football coach.
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Economy Affects Fundraising for College Athletic Facilities
By
Nicholas Brown,
April 2011
That college sports can be big business isn’t exactly breaking news. Nor is the institutional strain that exists between academics and athletics.
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Vehicle-Renewal Fees Aid State Parks
By
Michael Popke,
November 2010
Statewide motor vehicle registration fees help keep park programs rolling.
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Booster Clubs are Saving High School Sports
By
Michael Popke,
September 2010
At some schools, sports teams owe their existence to outside financial support.
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High Schools, Municipalities Look for Corporate Sponsors
By
Michael Popke,
May 2010
Local sports and recreation programs are relying more on corporate sponsorships these days.
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In Uncertain Economy, Athletics Development More Critical Than Ever
By
Paul Steinbach,
December 2009
Asking for donations in an uncertain economy can be challenging, but athletics development is perhaps more critical now than ever.
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