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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1079780, member: 27"] [I]I am temporarily filling in for OE as he recovers from surgery. Get well soon Dan.[/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]SU News[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/syracuse_university_fires_sports_marketer_img.html']SU Cancels Contract with Sports Marketer IMG (PS; Tobin)[/URL][/B] [I]Syracuse University has terminated [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/at_syracuse_universitys_carrier_dome_-_whos_providing_medical_care.html']its multi-million dollar agreement[/URL] with the sports marketing colossus, IMG. The reasons are not clear. IMG's multi-media rights contract with SU had extended through the 2020-21 season. The school sent a letter to sponsors last week, notifying them that SU's contract with IMG was terminated July 1. The letter said SU is exploring its sports marketing options, including partnering with another company, negotiating a new agreement with IMG, or doing the work itself. ...[/I] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2014/07/syracuse_looking_to_maximize_multimedia_revenue_by_breaking_contract_with_img.html#incart_m-rpt-2']Why Syracuse Broke Contract with IMG (PS; Carlson)[/URL][/B] [I]The Syracuse University athletic department, believing it could make millions of dollars more, became a free agent last week. The university announced in a letter to sponsors that it was [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/syracuse_university_fires_sports_marketer_img.html#incart_m-rpt-2']breaking its contract with IMG[/URL], the sports marketing firm that sold virtually everything that could be sold within the Syracuse football and basketball programs. As the buyer of Syracuse's multimedia rights, IMG sold the signs around the Carrier Dome, the advertising on coaches' radio shows and advertising for in-game promotions, among other things. ...[/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]Former Players[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [IMG]http://imgick.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/width620/img/orangefootball_impact/photo/13278492-mmmain.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Jim Brown in the 1957 Cotton Bowl[/SIZE] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/07/jim_brown_nfl_championship_ring_auction.html']Jim Brown's 1964 NFL Championship Ring Up for Auction (PS; Bailey)[/URL][/B] [I]There's a new piece of memorabilia on the market that diehard Syracuse fans may consider breaking the bank for. [IMG]http://media.syracuse.com/orangefootball_impact/photo/15361961-large.jpg[/IMG] Jim Brown's 1964 NFL Championship ring from his time with the Cleveland Browns[URL='http://www.lelands.com/Auction/AuctionDetail/73680/Spring-2014-Catalog-Auction/Sports/Jim-Brown-1964-NFL-Championship-Ring/Lot2~Jim-Brown-1964-NFL-Championship-Ring']is up for auction on Lelands.com[/URL]. Brown rushed for 114 yards on 27 carries in the title game as the Browns rolled out the Baltimore Colts 27-0. The bidding is at $33,275 as of Monday at 4 p.m., and the auction will run until July 25 at 9 p.m. ... [/I] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/07/jim_brown_stolen_nfl_championship_ring_1964_cleveland_auction.html']Jim Brown Says NFL Championship Ring Up for Auction Was Stolen From Him (PS; AP)[/URL][/B] [I]Browns Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown says his [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/07/www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/index.ssf/2014/07/jim_brown_nfl_championship_ring_auction.html']1964 NFL championship ring being auctioned online[/URL] was stolen from him. Brown's ring is up for bidding on [URL='http://www.lelands.com/Auction/AuctionDetail/73680/Spring-2014-Catalog-Auction/Sports/Jim-Brown-1964-NFL-Championship-Ring/Lot2~Jim-Brown-1964-NFL-Championship-Ring']www.lelands.com[/URL] until July 25. As of Monday, the highest bid was for $33,275. [URL='http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/07/cleveland_browns_legend_jim_br_2.html']Brown tells cleveland.com[/URL] that a claim by the auction company that he authenticated the ring is "a lie." Brown says he was unaware the ring was being auctioned off. Brown, who works as a Browns special adviser, says the ring was stolen from him more than 40 years ago. ...[/I] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=6][COLOR=#ff8000]Other[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [IMG]http://imgick.syracuse.com/home/syr-media/width620/img/news/photo/2014/07/07/15361615-mmmain.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2014/07/07/15361617-large.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/glass_window_from_abandoned_addis_building_plummets_to_s_salina_street_sidewalk.html#incart_related_stories']Glass Window From Abandoned Addis Building Falls to Sidewalk, Nearly Strikes Pedestrians (PS; Coin)[/URL][/B] [I]A pane of glass suddenly plummeted from the abandoned Addis building to the sidewalk today and nearly struck a pair of pedestrians. The pane fell from a third-story window of the former department store building and shattered in the center of the sidewalk on South Salina Street about 1:40 p.m. "Oh my God, that nearly hit me," said a woman walking by when the glass fell. The building at 449-453 S. Salina St. was taken over in March by[URL='http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/post_938.html'] the Greater Syracuse Land Bank[/URL]. At least nine windows on the front of the building have no glass. ...[/I] [IMG]http://media.syracuse.com/entertainment_impact/photo/15364559-large.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3]Dennis 'Denny' Murray[/SIZE] [B][URL='http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/07/the_bachelorette_andi_dorfman_josh_murray_esm_pitcher_denny.html#incart_m-rpt-2']Denny Murray, Former ESM Pitching Great, Appears on The Bachelorette (PS; Herbert)[/URL][/B] [I] "The Bachelorette" [URL='http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/05/the_bachelorette_andi_dorfman_juan_pablo_galavis.html']Andi Dorfman[/URL] is zeroing in on a potential soul mate, and one of the lucky finalists has ties to Central New York. Monday night's episode of the ABC reality series showed Andi visiting the hometowns of the four remaining suitors: Chris, Marcus, Nick and Josh. Josh's last name is Murray, as in former East Syracuse-Minoa pitching phenom Dennis Murray, and sports runs pretty big in their family -- as Andi quickly found out. Dennis, who went by "Denny" in his ESM years, graduated high school in 1978 and [URL='http://dogbytesonline.com/family-affair-close-knit-murray-clan-back-with-quarterback-aaron-for-final-season-at-uga-74184/']reportedly[/URL]played football and basketball at Cornell University, but excelled at baseball at Florida International University. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1983 but never made it in Major League Baseball and ended up relocating to Tampa, Florida. ...[/I] [/QUOTE]

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