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Boston Red Sox and Major League Soccer Among the Winners of the 2008 Sports Business Awards

SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily honored eleven leaders representing the best in sports business at the inaugural Sports Business Awards on Thursday night, May 29th at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City.

Awards were presented in 11 categories.  Winners were chosen from more than 450 entries and 49 nominees.

2008 SPORTS BUSINESS AWARDS WINNERS

Sports Executive of the Year - Tim Leiweke, CEO, AEG
Athletic Director of the Year - Ron Wellman, Wake Forest University
Professional Sports Team of the Year - Boston Red Sox
Professional Sports League of the Year - Major League Soccer
Sports Agency of the Year - Octagon
Sports Event Marketing Firm of the Year - SportsMark
Sports Facility of the Year - AT&T Park
Sports Innovation/Technology of the Year - Sportvision
Sports Media of the Year - Fox Sports
Sports Online of the Year - ESPN Digital Media
Sports Sponsor of the Year - Pepsi Cola North America

For more on the 2008 Sports Business Awards Ceremony, visit SportsBusinessJournal.com and SportsBusinessDaily.com.

Inaugural Sports Business Awards - SOLD OUT!

The cermony has reached a sell-out as anticipation builds for the winner announcements at the Inaugural Sports Business Awards.

If you were not able to purchase tickets, but wish to be placed on our waiting list, please contact Donna Johnson at dojohnson@sportsbusinessjournal.com or (704) 973-1421. Wait lists will be made based on seat becoming available should there be cancellations.

A list of winners will be published in SportsBusiness Daily's Morning Buzz on May 30th.

Inaugural Sports Business Awards Nominees Announced
 

On Thursday, May 29, the eyes of the sports business world will be on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City near Central Park, as SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily present the inaugural Sports Business Awards. Join us to find out who will be the winners of the first annual SportsBusiness Journal/Daily Sports Business Awards.

More than 450 entries were submitted to our SBJ/SBD editorial committee for consideration, and we are pleased to announce the final nominees in the 11 categories:

Sports Executive

  • Don Garber, Commissioner, MLS
  • John Henry, Chairman, New England Sports Ventures
  • David Hill, Chairman, Fox Sports
  • Tim Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG
  • David Stern, Commissioner, NBA

Pro Sports League

  • MLB
  • MLS
  • NBA
  • NFL
  • WTA Tour

Sports Agency

  • CAA Sports
  • Genesco Sports Enterprises
  • IMG
  • Octagon
  • Wasserman Media Group

Sports Sponsor

  • Anheuser-Busch
  • Bank of America
  • Miller
  • Pepsi
  • State Farm Insurance

Sports Innovation/Technology

  • DIRECTV Inc.
  • Ensequence
  • Sportvision Inc.
  • XOS Technologies

Sports Event Marketing Firm

  • Fuse
  • SportsMark Management Group
  • Vivid Marketing

Athletic Director

  • Jeff Hathaway, University of Connecticut
  • Lew Perkins, University of Kansas
  • Gene Smith, Ohio State University
  • Ron Wellman, Wake Forest University

Sports Facility

  • AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA
  • Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
  • John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
  • University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Sports Media

  • CBS Sports
  • ESPN
  • Fox Sports
  • Turner Sports

Sports Online

  • ESPN Digital Media
  • MLBAM
  • NASCAR.com
  • Sports Illustrated Digital
  • Yahoo! Sports

Professional Sports Team

  • Boston Red Sox
  • Buffalo Sabres
  • Hendrick Motorsports
  • Phoenix Suns
  • Toronto Football Club

 
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