Dominion workers give big to sponsor of company-backed bill
RICHMOND, Virginia - Employees of Dominion Resources Inc., which owns Virginia's largest electric utility, are giving big to the campaign of a state lawmaker who sponsored Dominion-friendly legislation...
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A template is there for team medal in Olympic golf
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Only individual medals will be awarded next year when golf returns to the Olympics for the first time since 1904. Whether a team competition is added for Tokyo in 2020 depends...
View ArticleHyundai, Kia Motors sign deal for 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean automakers Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors have signed on as a domestic sponsor of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
View ArticleFIFA sponsor Visa calls for independent reform board
NEW YORK - FIFA sponsor Visa Inc. called Thursday for an independent commission to be formed to clean up world soccer's scandal-ridden governing body.
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Government demanding Lance Armstrong's medical records
AUSTIN, Texas - The federal government wants to see Lance Armstrong's medical records from his treatments for cancer, pecifically whether his doctors knew back in 1996 that he was using...
View ArticleNick Symmonds prepared to miss worlds over contract language
What to wear, what to wear?
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Symmonds boycott shines light on cash, sponsorship in track
BEIJING - Almost as important as how fast the U.S. athletes run this week at world championships is how they look doing it.
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Falcons new home will be known as Mercedes-Benz Stadium
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Falcons will share a stadium name with their biggest rival.
View ArticleLeverkusen to repay sponsor's liquidator
LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Bayer Leverkusen is repaying 10.9 million euros ($12.6 million) plus interest in a settlement with a former sponsor's liquidator after the company declared bankruptcy in 2011.
View ArticleOfficials seek to limit corporate naming in Idaho parks
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho officials aren't ruling out that new state parks could be named after private companies that give large donations or sponsorships, but a recently proposed set of rules would...
View ArticleNike fights subpoena in federal lawsuit against Armstrong
AUSTIN, Texas - Athletic apparel giant Nike Inc. is fighting subpoenas for financial documents and witness depositions in the federal government's lawsuit against former cyclist Lance Armstrong,...
View ArticleLos Angeles Marathon gets new sponsor
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Marathon has a new sponsor.
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Hendrick locks up Johnson, Lowe's through '17
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Jimmie Johnson knew he wasn't leaving Hendrick Motorsports, even as questions began to swirl when negotiations on an extension stretched deep into the final year of his...
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Earnhardt forced to make hard decisions for JR Motorsports
CONCORD, North Carolina - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has tried for five years to push Josh Berry's career forward. He got him one Xfinity Series start this year driving for JR Motorsports, and was ecstatic...
View ArticleSouth Bend school board considering corporate sponsorships
SOUTH BEND, Indiana - South Bend Community School Corp. officials have reviewed a policy that would allow for the sale of corporate sponsorships and naming rights to district facilities and property.
View ArticleCandidate's radio show prompts complaint from GOP
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Republicans have targeted the Democratic candidate for Kentucky agriculture commissioner, saying Jean-Marie Lawson Spann violated campaign-finance laws by using her...
View ArticleSafeway takes over as title sponsor at Silverado
NAPA, California - Safeway will be the title sponsor of the PGA Tour event in Napa for the next five years, and it will stay at Silverado.
View ArticleMonster Energy signs on as co-primary sponsor of Kurt Busch
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - Kurt Busch has signed a multi-year contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing and landed a new co-primary sponsor in Monster Energy.
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Busch lures Monster Energy into Cup Series as a sponsor
KANNAPOLIS, North Carolina - There have been times the last few years that Kurt Busch seemed to be alone on an island fighting for the respect that should come with being one of NASCAR's most talented...
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Visa threatens to end FIFA backing if reforms unsatisfactory
LONDON - Major sponsor Visa has told FIFA that it could cut ties with soccer's scandal-tarnished governing body if the credit card company is not satisfied with the reforms being implemented.
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