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...coincidence. A stadium-building program that the NFL started under former commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who left office in July after 17 years, has helped finance a dozen new playing palaces. That includes such venues as New England, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver and Washington. Sure, the Super Bowl--champion Steelers play...
...HONORED. Billie Jean King, 62, trailblazing athlete and social activist; by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), which named the National Tennis Center, home to the U.S. Open, for the champion; in New York City. In recognizing King?a loud voice for gays, women and other minorities?the association gave up millions it could have earned in corporate naming rights, but succeeded, said USTA chief Arlen Kantarian, at making it "clear that some things are not for sale." King won 39 Grand Slam titles, successfully lobbied for equal pay at the Open and famously trounced chauvinist Bobby Riggs...
...approach's cost benefits and the reasons it is better than ones taken by competitors. The proposition doesn't just hone the pitch; it also aligns product development. Yet no matter how compelling that proposition is, innovation is a frustrating business. Hence the third discipline: the appointment of a champion who is insanely committed to the project. "We have a saying at SRI," says Carlson. "No champion, no project, no exception...
HONORED. Billie Jean King, 62, trailblazing athlete and social activist; by the United States Tennis Association, which named the National Tennis Center, home to the U.S. Open, for the champion; in New York City. In recognizing King--a loud voice for gays, women and other minorities--the USTA gave up millions it could have earned in corporate naming rights but succeeded, said USTA chief Arlen Kantarian, at making it "clear that some things are not for sale." King won 39 Grand Slam titles, successfully lobbied for equal pay at the Open, jump-started the women's tour and famously trounced...
Fenway Park: 1. Home field of the World Champion Boston Red Sox, perennial rivals of the New York Yankees. Go now—and leave your Yankees cap at home...