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Comcast-NBC would unite rivals on Oly network

DENVER—NBC might have a partner in the cable company that wanted to be its Olympic rival. Cable giant Comcast Corp., is expected to purchase NBC Universal, a transaction that would merge the two TV companies that were at odds over the U.S. Olympic ...

From EDDIE PELLS, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Comcast,  International Olympic Committee,  US Olympic Committee,  Major League Baseball,  General Electric

USOC turns to ex-NFL supremo for board solutions

The U.S. Olympic Committee turned to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Thursday to study how its oft-criticized board does business and determine if changes are needed. Tagliabue was chosen chairman of an independent committee that will ...

From EDDIE PELLS, eTaiwan News,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Olympic Committee,  NFL,  Paul Tagliabue,  Stephanie Streeter,  Larry Probst

USOC turns to Paul Tagliabue for board solutions

The U.S. Olympic Committee is turning to former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue to study how its oft-criticized board does business and determine if changes are needed. Tagliabue was chosen chairman of an independent committee that will look at ...

From EDDIE PELLS, eTaiwan News,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Olympic Committee,  Paul Tagliabue,  NFL,  Larry Probst,  Stephanie Streeter

100 days from Vancouver, USOC looks for a leader

The leaders of the U.S. Olympic Committee are going through the kind of year that won't look good on their resumes. They're taking the blame for Chicago's failed, $70 million run at hosting the 2016 Summer Games _ a bid that sent President Barack ...

From EDDIE PELLS, Taiwan News,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: US Olympic Committee,  International Olympic Committee,  Barack Obama,  Team USA,  Dick Ebersol

USOC hires search firm, names group to pick CEO

DENVER—The U.S. Olympic Committee picked the team that will search for a new CEO, hoping to replace Stephanie Streeter by the end of the year. The organization hired the executive search firm Spencer Stuart on Thursday and appointed a nine-person ...

From EDDIE PELLS, Boston Globe,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: US Olympic Committee,  Larry Probst,  Dick Ebersol

NBC set to begin Olympic push

-- Making the U.S. Winter Olympic team is no clear-cut deal. Most athletes earn their spots not at Olympic trials, but based on their performances during World Cup events in the months leading up to the Games. NBC and its Olympic cable partner, ...

From EDDIE PELLS, The Washington Post,  26 Oct 2009

5-0 Broncos keep showing they're for real

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado — Unlike the coach he learned from, Josh McDaniels of the Broncos doesn't shy from showing a little emotion. His special teams assistant, Mike Priefer, surely knows about it after being on the wrong side of a protracted rant from ...

From EDDIE PELLS, The Vail Trail,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Josh McDaniels,  Bill Belichick,  Kyle Orton,  Darrell Reid

Broncos beat Patriots in overtime

DENVER — On a day that was all about Broncos history, this might ring a bell: A 98-yard, fourth-quarter drive to save the game and get a city thinking Super Bowl. Kyle Orton moved Denver from its 2 to the end zone to tie it Sunday, then Matt Prater ...

From EDDIE PELLS, The Vail Trail,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Kyle Orton,  Matt Prater,  Josh McDaniels,  Bill Belichick,  John Elway

McD gets McWin over former boss, Belichick

DENVER—The offseason's best soap opera has become the regular season's biggest surprise. Not even Denver's mustard-yellow uniforms and vertically striped socks could put a damper on that. On a Sunday afternoon that showcased the Broncos colorful ...

From EDDIE PELLS, Boston Globe,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Josh McDaniels,  Kyle Orton,  Bill Belichick,  Matt Prater,  Vonnie Holliday

BRONCOS 20, PATRIOTS 17 / The Drive 2.0 - Denver is 5-0

Kyle Orton moved Denver from its 2 to the end zone to tie it Sunday, then Matt Prater kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime for a 20-17 victory over New England that made rookie Broncos coach Josh McDaniels a winner over his old boss, Bill Belichick. ...

From EDDIE PELLS, San Francisco Chronicle,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Josh McDaniels,  John Elway,  Kyle Orton,  Matt Prater,  Bill Belichick

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