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Nominees Announced This Morning For Fifth Annual Sports Business Awards

Published March 19, 2012

We are pleased to announce the nominations for the fifth annual Sports Business Awards, which will be announced during a live ceremony May 23 at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square. The list includes 77 nominees across 15 categories and was selected after extensive research and review by the editorial staffs of SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in sports business from March 1, 2011, to Feb. 29, 2012. ESPN and the NFL received the most nominations, four each. Fox Sports, IMG and MLB each received three nominations. All of the nominees are listed here, and a special Sports Business Awards preview issue will be published May 21 offering additional highlights. A panel of sports industry execs will now study the nominees and serve as category judges. Those execs, and members representing SportsBusiness Journal/Daily, will evaluate the nominees and determine the winners of 13 of the 15 categories by a private vote. The winners of the Executive of the Year and Athletic Director of the Year categories will continue to be judged solely by the editorial staffs of SportsBusiness Journal/Daily.

SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR	BEST IN TALENT REPRESENTATION & MANAGEMENT
Boston Bruins	Boras Corp.
Dayton Dragons	CAA Sports
Sporting KC	Excel Sports Management
Stewart-Haas Racing	IMG
Texas Rangers	Priority Sports and Entertainment
	Wasserman Media Group

SPORTS LEAGUE OF THE YEAR	BEST IN CORPORATE CONSULTING, MARKETING & CLIENT SERVICES
Major League Baseball	GMR Marketing
National Football League	IMG
National Hockey League	The Marketing Arm
Pac-12 Conference	Octagon
PGA Tour	Richards Sports + Entertainment
	Team Epic

SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR	BEST IN PROPERTY CONSULTING, SALES & CLIENT SERVICES
2011 Carrier Classic	AEG Global Partnerships
2012 Humana Challenge	Aspire Group
2011 NBA Finals	IMG
Super Bowl XLVI	Premier Partnerships
UFC 129	Wasserman Media Group

SPORTS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR	BEST IN SPORTS EVENT & EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING
Tim Finchem, PGA Tour	Intersport
Roger Goodell, National Football League	Jack Morton Worldwide
David Hill, Fox Sports	LeadDog Marketing Group
Larry Scott, Pac-12 Conference	Major League Baseball/Fan Cave
Bud Selig, Major League Baseball	Momentum Worldwide
	Team Epic

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR	SPORTS SPONSOR OF THE YEAR
Bill Bradshaw, Temple University	Allstate
Dave Brandon, University of Michigan	Bridgestone
Mark Hollis, Michigan State University	Kia Motors America
Jeff Long, University of Arkansas	MillerCoors
Ian McCaw, Baylor University	Procter & Gamble

BEST IN SPORTS MEDIA	SPORTS FACILITY OF THE YEAR
ESPN	Amway Center
Fox Sports	Livestrong Sporting Park
National Football League	Mercedes Benz Superdome
NBC Sports	Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Turner Sports

BEST IN SPORTS TELEVISION	BEST IN SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
CBS Sports	America's Cup Event Authority/Sportvision
ESPN Networks	Bloomberg Sports
Fox Sports	Panasonic/Speedway Motorsports Inc.
NBC Sports	Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment
Turner Sports	ESPN's WatchESPN

 

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