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FREEPORT, Maine, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of their 100th anniversaries this year, outdoor retailer L.L.Bean and Fenway Park are teaming up to celebrate a century of America's favorite outdoor pastime. With events and initiatives throughout 2012, fans will have the opportunity to join in as both L.L.Bean and Fenway Park celebrate this milestone, engaging in activities that pay tribute to "America's Most Beloved Ballpark" and L.L.Bean's 100-year passion and...
Special Report A Matter of Leadership is part of 'American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen' - a national public media initiative to address the dropout crisis ANNAPOLIS, Md., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ideas in Action with Jim Glassman, the nationally distributed public television series on ideas and their consequences announces its first documentary, A Matter of Leadership is coming to public television beginning on April 1, 2012. This special one-hour HD program is...
Major League Baseball, NV Access, Leader Dogs for the Blind and Lauren Lieberman Cited for Making Products and Services Accessible to Visually Impaired Users NEW YORK, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --What do the leaders of "America's pastime," a free open-source screen-reading software company, an orientation and mobility (O&M) program, and the founder of Camp Abilities have in common? All have taken successful strides toward creating a better quality of life for...
LOS ANGELES, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Dodgers and Frank McCourt today announced an agreement under which Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC ("GBM") will acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion upon completion of the closing process. The purchasing group includes Mark R. Walter as its controlling partner, as well as Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly. Mr. McCourt and certain affiliates of the purchasers will also...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Row 44, Inc., provider of the world's leading In-Flight Broadband Entertainment Platform, announced today that it has chosen MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to support its in-flight live streaming television and on-demand video entertainment through MLBAM's technology infrastructure and content management operations. The two parties also will collaborate to...
LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LG CNS has joined with baseball great Orel Hershiser in partnership to assist the winning bidder of the Los Angeles Dodgers transform Dodger Stadium into a state of the art baseball palace. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120323/LA75841-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120323/LA75841-b) Although the bidding process is ongoing, LG CNS and Hershiser, along with Hershiser's business partners, Joey Herrick of...
SEATTLE, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) will be a major sponsor of Major League Baseball and the Seattle Mariners for this year's season opening series in Tokyo, Japan. Gloops Japan Opening Series 2012 features the Mariners and the Oakland Athletics in a two-game series March 28 and 29. "The opportunity to spotlight our relationship with the Seattle Mariners in Japan, a place where Boeing has had a strong presence for more than five decades, gives us a great deal of...
Nike Big League Baseball Camps offers locations nationwide for players ages 6-18 and is pleased to announce its latest addition, Vero Beach, June 17-20, to the 2012 NIKE Big League Baseball Camp schedule. San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 Vero Beach Sports Village, the longtime spring training home of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers and widely recognized as one of baseball's greatest historic treasures, is now serving as the facility for the NIKE Big League Baseball Camp. From...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The Victoria's Secret PINK Major League Baseball Collection will now include all 30 teams for the upcoming 2012 season. Rounding out the clothing collection will be the addition of seven new teams including the Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Michael Weiner, executive director and general counsel of Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), will speak at a National Press Club Luncheon, April 11. As the new season begins, Mr. Weiner will "throw the first pitch" by discussing what he believes shapes the future of America's favorite pastime: collective bargaining. Weiner will be joined by six-time All-Star player Bobby Bonilla, and MLBPA's new Director of Player...
