Tag: NFL
New XFL owner to be named in August – and it...
Rumored to be among the companies taking a look at acquiring the bankrupt football league is Fox/Disney, while a CBS reporter has floated the idea that the NFL should buy the XFL as “a developmental league.”
NFL alumni group donating 14,000 surgical masks to area first responders
The masks will be distributed at Darien Town Hall, at 2 Renshaw Road, today to representatives of Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton.
XFL off to decent ratings, attendance start
Although the usually prolix Vince McMahon was relatively quiet about his Stamford-based league’s first week results, the XFL’s media partners were presumably pleased.
The new XFL: Stars seem aligned for success, but will viewers...
Gone are the scantily-clad cheerleaders, "He Hate Me" and shirtless comedians. "I don’t think it will be driven by a pro wrestling personality or trying to be ‘off the edge’ as it was the first time," says one observer.
Could Tom Brady save Greenwich’s real estate market?
People's United Bank executive John Traynor quipped, "Massachusetts got GE and we got Gisele – I think we got the better deal."
Survey finds 45% of football fans excited over XFL’s return
Millennials and Generation Z were the most excited to see the XFL games.
Fordham to host discussion on anti-Semitism and sports
“Businesspeople can make a difference,” Anthony Davidson, dean of the Fordham University School of Professional and Continuing Studies, said when discussing why he believes...
Ex-NFL player Brandon Pinderhughes named partner at Southfield Capital
Earlier in his career, he played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and overseas in Germany through NFL Europe.
WWE takes swipe at Super Bowl with its own halftime show
This is the third WWE incarnation of "Halftime Heat," with earlier shows in 1999 and 2000.
Vineyard Vines and NFL team on Grand Central Terminal pop-up retailing
The pop-up space, which runs through Feb. 4, will also provide customers with the chance to win tickets to NFL games.
GE, NFL to collaborate on concussion prevention
General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell today will announce a new initiative aimed at reducing concussions and improving player safety.
NFL Network completes Cablevision drive
Cablevision agreed to carry the NFL Network and the NFL RedZone channel on its system.
Consumer products and marketing in brief
Pepperidge Farm’s president is wrapping up his career at the Norwalk icon.
Menus (and midriffs) widening
Caterers large and small see the Super Bowl as an excuse to experiment with new offerings.