League of Fans - Naming Rights Action!

MLB Naming Rights Deals

NBA Naming Rights Deals

NFL Naming Rights Deals

NHL Naming Rights Deals
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League of Fans - Results of Election Day Votes on Subsidies for Sports Moguls (10/4/04)
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Ralph Nader's "In the Public Interest" column: Voters in Arlington, TX, St. Louis County, metropolitan Kansas City, and San Francisco have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls (10/29/04)
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League of Fans supports Commercial Alert's campaign to protect Candlestick Park and to stop a corporate "Monster" naming rights deal (9/29/04)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans urge the Green Bay Packers and the NFL to contribute financially to Save Lambeau Field from naming rights deal (11/3/03)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: 1. Stadium naming rights; 2. Gender-biased pay; 3. Title IX; 4. Performance-enhancing drugs (7/8/03)
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League of Fans' "GOOD SPORTS / BAD SPORTS" email bulletin. Topics: 1. "Bears football presented by Bank One"; 2. Stadium naming rights; 3. Corporate welfare for stadium in D.C. (6/26/03)
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Ralph Nader and League of Fans release "Selling Out the Fans and Taxpayers" A summary of current stadium and arena naming rights deals (10/10/02)
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League of Fans endorses the petition to rename Ravens Stadium in honor of the late Johnny Unitas (9/02)
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Ralph Nader praises "civic courage" of Denver Post for ignoring corporate stadium hustle (8/8/01)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing the sale of naming rights to Denver's new football stadium (1/28/01)
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Ralph Nader's op-ed opposing the NFL's blackout rule (8/17/98)
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Ralph Nader's letter to NYC Mayor Giuliani opposing Yankees proposed move to Manhattan and the sale of stadium naming rights (8/28/98)
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(Complete List of Actions)

Media Coverage

Kevin J. Shay, "Name game: Companies say stadium deals well worth cost," The Gazette (MD), June 24, 2005. (Naming Rights)

Jonathan P. Kuehlein, "Jays cash in on naming trend," Metro (Toronto), February 4, 2005. (Naming Rights Action!)

Ralph Nader, "On Tuesday, Communities Can Say 'No More!' to Owners of Sports Franchises," Common Dreams, October 31, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," St. Louis Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," San Francisco Independent Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," KC Indymedia Center, October 29, 2004. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Voters have easy decisions Nov. 2 on subsidizing sports moguls," North Texas Indy Media Center, October 29, 2004. (action)

John McGrath, "Name sponsor for Seahawks Stadium isn't that qwazy," The News Tribune (Takoma, WA), June 2, 2004. (action)

Jack Knox, "University of Victoria's Secret would save taxpayers plenty," Victoria Times-Colonist," April 5, 2004. (action)

Lisa Napoli, "What's in a Name? Money," Marketplace (Public Radio), April 2, 2004. (action)

Tom Murphy, "Packers rank 4th in the battle of the covers," Green Bay News-Chronicle, December 1, 2003. (action)

Jeff Milgrom, "What's in a name? Plenty for those buying the rights," Columbus Business First, November 24, 2003. (action)

"Nader, group urge Packers to contribute to retain Lambeau name," Associated Press, November 4, 2003. (action)

"Nader to Packers, NFL: Pay up," Green Bay News-Chronicle, November 4, 2003. (action)

Karen Rauen, "Nader joins Save Lambeau campaign," Green Bay Press-Gazette, November 4, 2003. (action)

"Nader Group Fights To Save Lambeau Field," SportsFan Magazine, November 3, 2003. (action)

Mike Sadava, "Sadava on Saturday," Edmonton Journal, October 25, 2003, p B2. (action)

Michael McCarthy, "Dot-coms are dead, but not forgotten, at stadiums," USA Today, August 20, 2001. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Whose Stadium is it Anyway?," Rocky Mountain News, January 28, 2001. (action)

Gary Ruskin, "Omnipresent Advertising is Bowling Us Over," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, January 28, 2001. (action)

Ralph Nader, "Let's run defense vs. Bills' blackout," Democrat and Chronicle, August 17, 1998, p 5A. (action)

"The Big Show with Keith Olbermann," MSNBC, August 3, 1998 episode. (action)

Robert Polner, "Nader Hits Plan to Sell Stadium Name Rights," Newsday, July 31, 1998. (action)
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(Complete List of Media Coverage)

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