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The 10 most powerful women in sports
Dan Weil / Special to FOXSports.com
It has been a big year for women in sports — from Sheila Johnson buying a piece of three Washington, D.C. sports teams (Mystics, Wizards and Capitals) to Michelle Wie turning pro in golf.
Here's a list of 10 of the most powerful women in sports and how they got there:
1. Maria Sharapova
2005 Sports Business Timeline
Jan. 2
Dan Gilbert, chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, confirms that he is leading an investor group that has agreed to buy the Cleveland Cavaliers from Gordon Gund. Sources value the deal at $365 million.
Office Depot drops its U.S. Olympic Committee sponsorship in favor of a new NASCAR deal. Terms are not disclosed.
Angels owner Arte Moreno ends months of speculation by officially changing the name of his team to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
25 years ago, men bought into women's sports
By Ashley Fox Inquirer Staff Writer Even for January, it was uncomfortably cold in Miami, but the chilly air was no match for the heated words and hostile feelings inside one contentious meeting that essentially pitted men versus women.
Sponsorship: fast food Fast-food companies and their sports connections
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Hogging it: Harley inks NHRA sponsorship
By SCOTT WARFIELD
Staff writer
Published January 23, 2006 : Page 05
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Harley-Davidson is scheduled to announce today that it has become the official motorcycle of the NHRA.
Procter & Gamble bowing out after 3 years as WNBA sponsor
Published January 23, 2006 : Page 10
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She won in Guatemala, but will she be a sports broadcasting Survivor?
By ALEX BRANDES
Correspondent
Published January 30, 2006 : Page 38
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“Survivor: Guatemala” winner Danni Boatwright hopes to parlay her victory on the reality show into a career as a sports personality in television or radio.
NASCAR ads recognize Black History Month
Picture: A television ad features children from
the Urban Youth Racing School
By SCOTT WARFIELD
Staff writer
Published February 06, 2006 : Page 04
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