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Detroit Regional Gateways Advisory Council (DRGAC) Partnership Delivers Projects on Schedule for Super Bowl XL

DETROIT, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- As many metro Detroit business and political leaders drive toward the Mackinac Bridge for the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, the most recent and visible evidence of the Detroit Regional Gateways Advisory Council (DRGAC) partnership downstate is the construction of Michigan's first tied-arch bridge in Taylor.    » read more »

NBA Playoffs Dominate May

Game 2 of the Pistons-Heat Series was the Highest Rated Prime Time Cable Program During May Sweeps

NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2005 NBA Playoffs have powered TNT and ESPN to key victories among cable networks during the critical May Sweeps period, April 28-May 25, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. Among males 18-34 and 18-49, the key audiences most important to advertisers, the NBA Playoffs won 22 of the 24 nights they aired during May Sweeps -- with TNT winning 15 of the nights, and ESPN winning seven of the nights. The playoffs appeared on prime time cable for 24 of the 28 nights of May Sweeps and for 16 of those nights, TNT and ESPN NBA Playoff programming garnered cable's highest prime time ratings among all households. TNT also garnered the highest rated prime time cable program during May Sweeps for its coverage of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 25, which featured the Detroit Pistons and the Miami Heat (3.8 US rating).    » read more »

Sportsbook.com Expects Lance Armstrong To Retire with Yellow Jersey

Odds makers favor rider for his seventh straight Tour de France victory

NEW YORK, NY, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Sportsbook.com has posted odds on the 2005 Tour de France, calling Lance Armstrong a 5-6 favorite to make history with a seventh consecutive Tour win. Odds on Armstrong failing to win are 10-11.    » read more »

Lance Armstrong an Underdog to Win Seventh Tour de France at PinnacleSports.com

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- With Lance Armstrong announcing that this year's Tour de France will be his final race, expectations are that he'll retire as the only seven time winner of the event. Although many believe that he'll continue his reign in the world's most grueling cycling event, PinnacleSports.com has listed Lance Armstrong as an underdog to win the 2005 Tour de France.    » read more »

Sirius Satellite Radio to Broadcast Exclusive Conversations With Lance Armstrong as Part of Special Reports From 2005 Tour de France

'Lance in France ... Off The Bike and On The Mic' to air daily on FACTION channel

NEW YORK, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) announced today an exclusive series that will allow subscribers to follow Lance Armstrong in a personal way during his quest for an historic seventh consecutive Tour de France victory when Lance in France ... Off The Bike and On The Mic, debuts July 2, the first day of the Tour.    » read more »

NBA Commissioner Calls for Tougher Steroid Sanctions

By David Byrd

Washington -- 19 May 2005 -- National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern and Players' Union Head Billy Hunter have promised tougher sanctions for steroid use. However, the U.S. Congress still might pass legislation that would impose penalties similar to those mandated by the World Anti-Doping Agency.    » read more »

Cadillac Bicycles Unveils the Ultimate Expression on Two Wheels

Consumer Demand Drives Well-Known Automobile Brand to 'Brake' Into the Bicycle Industry

PARSIPPANY, N.J., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadillac(R) Bicycles today announced the unveiling of six sensational bicycle models, marking the introduction of this premium automobile brand to the bicycle market.    » read more »

Breaking Tennis News: Statement by Auto-Ref CEO Peter Szirmak

TORONTO, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- "Auto-Ref today announces it has officially advised the USTA that it cannot participate in the USTA's final round of testing being conducted in New York this week. The testing is the final part of a nine-month evaluation process, in the USTA's search to implement an electronic line calling technology to aid officiating at the 2005 US Open.    » read more »

Joint Statement by the NFL and NFL Players Association on Philadelphia Eagles Violation

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The NFL Management Council and the NFL Players Association have resolved a complaint by the Players Association against the Philadelphia Eagles concerning violations of the Collective Bargaining Agreement's off-season workout rules.    » read more »

NCAA Names Members of Presidential Task Force on the Future of Division I Intercollegiate Athletics

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

INDIANAPOLIS—NCAA President Myles Brand has announced the members of a new presidential task force to study the future of college sports. Brand first unveiled plans to create the presidential task force during his 2005 State of the Association speech at the NCAA Convention in January in Grapevine, Texas. He has since identified the members of the task force.    » read more »

Yankees fans worrying too soon say odds makers

Sportsbook.com still lists New York as one of the favorites

NEW YORK, NY, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of the Bronx Bombers should put their worrying on hold, despite their early season struggles, because odds makers still have the Yankees as one of the top favorites to win the World Series come October.    » read more »