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A Sports Business Legend Now Running Legends, catching up with Dave Checketts…

Posted March 20, 2012, 10:15 am by BigLeadSports Comments Off

There are few executives in sports who have been as successful in so many places in the past 40 years as Dave Checketts has been. He is the Chairman and CEO of Legends Hospitality Management, the Owner of the St. Louis Blues and much more. We sat down to talk with Dave about his business success and the state of sports today.

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Neymar Scored an Awesome Hat Trick Against Internacional

Posted March 9, 2012, 6:30 pm by Ty Duffy (4 Comments)

Neymar uber alles, except Messi and Ronaldo, maybe.

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Li-Ning Looks to Build on Success Around All-Star Weekend

Posted March 6, 2012, 3:45 pm by BigLeadSports Comments Off

The biggest sportswear brand you’ve never heard is set to make a run at the United States. Is America ready for Li-Ning?

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Antoine Young Hits Game Winner to Give Creighton Comeback Win over Long Beach State

Posted February 19, 2012, 12:44 am by Jason Lisk (3 Comments)

Creighton completes the comeback after Long Beach played tough again on the road, and now the Beach hopes the committee is fair in its at-large assessment.

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X Games: Heath Frisby Landed The First Ever Snowmobile Front Flip In Competition

Posted January 29, 2012, 10:23 pm by Stephen Douglas (CRM!) (1 Comment)

Guy just broke his arm on a snowmobile? Try a front flip!

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Roundup: Andrew Bogut’s Hurt (Again), Boxing Announcer Gaffe & ESPN Ombudsman on Tim Tebow Coverage

Posted January 27, 2012, 8:05 am by Jason McIntyre (260 Comments)

Nice win for the Badgers, nice signing for the Nationals, a college football arrest, a tennis player’s encounter with police and lastly, Ricky Rubio.

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Rising Stars List Headed By NFL, NHL And One NBA Surprise

Posted December 1, 2011, 10:43 am by BigLeadSports (2 Comments)

NFL and NHL players dominate the new list of “Rising Sports Stars” for the month of November, although the lockout did not prevent one NBA player from coming in at No. 3.

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