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Game Ops Stories in the News Links

  • NBA docks Kings $30,000 for video stunt
  • Beijing unveils mascots for 2008 Olympics
  • Cheap shots motivate Pistons
  • NCAA wants to put 'hoopla' in opening NCAA season hoops
  • NCAA won't allow Illinois mascot
  • Canadiens take in Youppi!, abandoned by Expos
  • Stong Enough to be Your Band
  • Behind the mascot
  • Being a baseball mascot can be a risky business
  • It's not easy being green
  • Hard times for mascots Phevos and Athena as media slam Olympic 'mutants'
  • Canines sink teeth into promotion
  • Dog day for Oakland
  • It's root, root, WOOF! for the Marlins
  • Bryant Boycotts Utah after Bear Paraody
  • Dallas may be in hot water for Sacramento Skit
  • Lighting try Free Beer Promotion to lure fans
  • For an in-game at-bat, 'how could I say no?'
  • Nimrods know how to market
  • Refocusing on the fans: Veeck at Work
  • Harding to try her hand at hockey
  • Getting attention and generating laughter are keys to creating sponsor-driven promotion ideas
  • Peanuts, Popcorn And Patriotism 
  • Maracas don't match cowbells
  • The man behind the Spurs mascot is ailing
  • Man arrested after attacking NBA mascot
  • Being Josie Bruin: blood and tears
  • The Santa Brawl in New York
  • Jazz Bear fined for Malone Skit
  • Harlem Globetrotters press for teaching of values
  • Entertaining some of their thoughts (Bob Ryan)
  • Fur, feathers and fun: Inside the world of team mascots
  • Alouettes' mascot Blitz fined $5,000
  • Blitz draws a Penatly
  • Ports Auctioning Personal Bobblehead, Billboard on eBay
  • Twins will give spectators tiny battery-operated plastic fans
  • Video may have incited Ref
  • Are you ready for some bad taste? NFL Kickoff Review
  • BlazerDancer Shannon Bex took second place on the NBC show Fame
  • You get paid to do what?
  • Four people escape serious injuries after crash
  • 'Tattoo Night' to 'Mullet Night,' baseball stays fun
  • Fine-tuning the lineup ­ of promotions, that is
  • Oilers will play Canadiens in outdoor game
  • Crocodile, not alligator, featured on cover of guide
  • School will keep Rebels name, 'Dixie' in band rotation
  • Tensions rise at table tennis championships
  • All 'Italian sausage' really wants is infamous bat
  • Simon won't be charged after hitting mascot with bat
  • A better way to spice up the All-Star Game
  • Police report: Sausagegate
  • Luckiest sausage on earth
  • Local talent makes it big!
  • Quad City calls off "Eustachy Night"
  • Wanted Man Busted by Baseball ‘Kiss Cam’
  • Mo Cheeks Lends Harmony To 1st Round of Playoffs
  • Game sells out after $1 ticket special in wake of SARS
  • Redbirds 'ahead of the game' in offseason sales, marketing effort
  • No horsin' around: Rangers introduce mascot
  • How to win fans and influence people by Mark Cuban
  • Harlem Renaissance
  • Ten years later, the pain is still there (using music to honor players)
  • Robinson honored by San Antonio
  • The Chicken still tops on mascot pecking order
  • Back to the Future (Suns Promotion)
  • Harvey example of when mascots attack
  • Fur flies at Rangers mascot tryouts
  • It may be cold outside, but competition to be a Baysox mascot is warming up
  • Jackals Announce Special Kids Promotions
  • Force uses promotion to put Orf on pedestal
  • How to improve All-Star Weekend (Mascot Dunk Contetst?)
  • Rally Monkey Bobble Belly will be free to fans
  • Man bites dog!
  • Blazer Comedy
  • Lacrosse team in Philadelphia puts fans on toilets
  • Lightning offers new look, new promotions
  • Fan billboards an idea ahead of its time (temporary tattoos lead new marketing ideas.)
  • Gusting winds put parachutists in peril
  • The seedier side of fur and fun (ESPM.com Story on Mascots)
  • Flames' mascot on short leash after MacTavish episode
  • MacTavish to Harvey the Hound: Watch your tongue
  • ESPN Ranks the Sport Cities
  • League KO's Fight Night promotion
  • AHL KOs punch-out promotion, but misses the mark
  • Fans learn about hockey at Snakes' radio show
  • Portland Trailbblazers Media Story
  • Rebel offers lacrosse fans a freebie
  • Lightning offers new look, new promotions
  • For Lenny Cooke (?) the NBA dream is over - NBDL Story
  • Ben Wallace Bobblehead News
  • Wolves seek to emulate Seattle's spontaneous Dancing Fat Guy with a search for"Boom Boom A Lotties"
  • No tall tale: Bol to join CHL's Indianapolis Ice
  • Ex-mascot upset over Billy furor
  • Creature discomforts (Billy the Marlin has a sympathetic fan)
  • Angels put up fight after producer pursues trademark
  • Court of the absurd: 'Billy' vs. Marlins
  • Oklahoma couple wins wife-carry contest
  • PA Voice 1st Woman to Call Series
  • Replica Rings Have Fans Cashing In
  • Bernie will have to sweat it out
  • Men O' War to reveal team mascot
  • Sand Gnats looking to boost entertainment, attendance
  • Storm takes strike to fans
  • Wranglers games cheap entertainment
  • Argos' Ali promotion could be the Greatest
  • Storm promotion strikes out
  • Saints' first-base coach suiting up for finale
  • Ramirez's song preference puts club on spot
  • Fowled Away - A must read story on the Famous Chicken
  • Minor-league baseball able to compete with Las Vegas' distractions
  • Take me Out to the Ball Game - Cost Comparison
  • Just how right has history shown Bill Veeck to be?
  • Losingest thoroughbred gets a rematch
  • Get a bang out of your baseball buck
  • Players enjoy odd promotion
  • An interesting look at a San Antonio Spurs fan
  • Minors lead the world in promotions
  • Wizards promotion appeals to cheapskates
  • The beloved Phillies mascot will be added to the Baseball Hall of Fame's collection
  • A Bear Market: Twins Mascot Satire
  • Minor-league baseball able to compete with Las Vegas' distractions
  • The green suit, the Phillie Phanatic enters the Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Watching sausage (and TV) get made
  • Aztecs logo changes after complaints
  • Club will pay each fan $1.39
  • Shredding stations? Must be Arthur Andersen night
  • Riverdogs want baseball's lowest attendance
  • More than just a pretty face
  • That's entertainment
  • Being Boise’s team mascots has its rewards and pitfalls
  • Former Hawk takes out mascot
  • What did the Minnesota Lynx do with their traded guard Betty Lennox bobblehead dolls?
  • Minor-league baseball: On-field promotions are part of the show
  • If your family is heading to the MLB All-Star game, it's going to cost you $1,330
  • Three fans take Storm up on money-back offer
  • For the Birds - Washington Times Mascot Story

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