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Formula One Austin picks president

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Published Feb. 22, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

Former Churchill Downs Entertainment President and CEO Steve Sexton was picked to lead the local Formula One United States Grand Prix management team.Sexton, also former president of the Churchill Downs racetrack, assumed the same position with Formula One Austin on Feb. 18. Organizers have planned a $250 million, 3.4 mile track and associated development in Austin for races beginning in 2012. It will accommodate 120,000 fans at full build-out.“Steve brings more than 25 years of major sports

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Golfsmith going global — blog

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Published Feb. 17, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.

Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. has its sights set on the horizon.The Austin-based sports equipment retailer (NASDAQ: GOLF) announced on Thursday signing a distribution deal with an overseas company as part of plans to make a global conquest. The licensing agreement with Walkinshaw Sports allows the company to sell its proprietary brands MacGregor, Lynx and Maggie Lane in New Zealand and Australia, according to the press release. Terms of the five-year deal were not released.Officials said

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Get ready for a wide-open Open at Pebble Beach

Published June 16, 2010 at 8:04 p.m.

The 2010 U.S. Open golf tournament begins Thursday morning and, with Tiger Woods still searching for his swing and sorting out problems off the course, the field of contenders includes a crop of young guns and reliable regulars like Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker. OnMilwaukee.com golf expert Chuck Garbedian breaks it down.

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FIFA World Cup 2010: Viewing Options in Austin

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Published June 9, 2010 at 9:45 p.m.

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Knuckle Rumbler, Ultra8201, and Luminaria Media are hosting the U.S. vs. England match this Saturday at the ND at 501 Studios. The match will be projected on a massive 30-foot HD screen; doors open at noon. A huge shindig for the World Cup final is also in the works ... Per its website, Fadó is the “Official Soccer Bar of U.S. Soccer.” If that’s not reason enough to follow American hopes and dreams there, the scintillating atmosphere the Irish pub’s patrons normally conjure up should be

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Watch Run Ricky Run with Ricky

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Published April 30, 2010 at 4:50 p.m.

WikipediaFormer Texas running back Ricky Williams will be in attendance tonight for a special screening of Run Ricky Run , part of ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series ... The benefit screening begins at 8 pm at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. General admission tickets are $40, while $100 VIP tickets will get you into a 7 pm reception with Williams before the show. Money raised will go to the Ricky Williams Foundation ... The film focuses on Williams' life after UT, when he walked

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Home Slice’s 4th Annual Carnival-O-Pizza Is Today

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Published Dec. 5, 2009 at 6:38 p.m.

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4th Annual Home Slice Carnival-O-Pizza ... Saturday, December 5 ... Home Slice Pizza (1415 South Congress) ... Noon-7pm, Free (carnival tix for sale) ... [info]Home Slice Pizza's 4th Annual Carnival-O-Pizza is now underway. Expect carnival-style booths, raffles, live music, zany contests, and loads of beer and pizza—all of it benefits Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), which provides resources, education and programs designed to curb the killing of companion animals ... A list of contests,

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Home Slice’s 4th Annual Carnival-O-Pizza Benefits Austin Pets Alive

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Published Dec. 3, 2009 at 7:18 p.m.

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Extreme Pizza Eating Contest ... Open to anyone ready to stuff themselves triumphant, contestants in the EXTREME pizza eating contest will be judged by how much pizza they can eat in 30 minutes ... Pizza Tossing Contest ... In true New York pizzeria style, the pizza tossing contest will showcase the best tossing talent and artistry from pizzerias in Austin and beyond. We’re excited to welcome Scott Weiner from New York City Pizza Tours as our celebrity judge! ... Pizza Box Folding Contest ...

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Texas legends celebrate the 80th birthday of Rod Kennedy

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Published Nov. 13, 2009 at 12:33 a.m.

The Paramount will be hosting an all-star birthday tribute to singer, Kerrville Folk Festival founder, radio and television pioneer and all-around trailblazer Rod Kennedy Feb. 2. The tribute will feature Robert Earl Keen, Ray Benson, Marcia Ball, The Flatlanders, Ruthie Foster, Eliza Gilkyson, Terri Hendrix, Lloyd Maines, Jimmy LaFave and others. Proceeds will benefit the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University ... Kennedy is a colorful figure who’s had one of those storied,

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Raveonettes Stuck in Copenhagen, Not Playing Tonight?

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Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 6:10 p.m.

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The Raveonettes are not coming to ACL, according to a bulletin posted on their Myspace today: ... VERY BAD NEWS!!! ... Due to the bidding on the 2016 Olympics, Copenhagen has transformed itself into a celebrity hot-spot. This, unfortunately means that our drummer and bass player has not been able to get an appointment at the American Embassy in Copenhagen cause the embassy is busy dealing with Obama, Oprah, etc ... We are forced to cancel our Austin City Limits performance and our pre-show at

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ACL Artist Interview: Talking Sound, Song, + Sport With John Vanderslice

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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 9:55 p.m.

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That’s a good unintentional segue to our next question, which is that you kind of moved away from your studio for the beginning of this record and were doing a lot of things out of your home. Is that about sort of changing up your routine or getting out of your comfort zone to see what kind of creativity comes out of that? ... John: Yeah, I think that that’s part of it. It’s also just incredibly expensive for me to be in my own studio. I have to book it, and it’s like if I book it for

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