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Andy Potts Wins 2011 Escape From Alcatraz™ Triathlon– His Fourth Title

ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ TRIATHLON Andy Potts Wins 2011 Escape From Alcatraz(TM) Triathlon– His Fourth Title. (PRNewsFoto/Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon) SAN FRANCISCO, CA UNITED STATES SAN FRANCISCO /PRNewswire/ More than 2,000 amateur and professional athletes competed in the 2011 Escape from Alcatraz™ Triathlon on Sunday, June 5, with Professional Triathlete Andy Potts from Colorado Springs, Colo. winning the prestigious event for the fourth time. First time participant Professional Triathlete Nicky Samuels from New Zealand was the top finisher among the females. Featuring a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to the shore, an 18-mile bike ride and an eight-mile run through San Francisco, this race is considered one of the most difficult triathlons in the world. Top Finishers: First Place: Andy Potts, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1:59:45 Nicky Samuels, New Zealand, 2:13:13 …More

William Rast Car Driven By Dan Wheldon Wins The Indy 500 100th Anniversary Race In Style

William Rast Car Driven By Dan Wheldon Wins The Indy 500 100th Anniversary Race In Style

WILLIAM RAST CAR INDY 500 WILLIAM RAST CAR DRIVEN BY DAN WHELDON WINS THE INDY 500. (PRNewsFoto/William Rast, Michael Voorhees) LOS ANGELES, CA UNITED STATES LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — William Rast, the “New America” denim culture brand, …More

FOX Sports Signs On with Level 3 for Vyvx VenueNet+ Services to Support Major League Baseball Game Delivery

FOX Sports Signs On with Level 3 for Vyvx VenueNet+ Services to Support Major League Baseball Game Delivery

BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Level 3 Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVLT) today announced that FOX Sports is using Level 3′s Vyvx VenueNet+ services to support the delivery of all Major League Baseball games that it broadcasts for the …More

One Hour Special To Feature 100th Anniversary Events, Superstars Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Rookies Simona de Silvestro and James Hinchcliffe, Race Day Action and More

One Hour Special To Feature 100th Anniversary Events, Superstars Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Rookies Simona de Silvestro and James Hinchcliffe, Race Day Action and More

CULVER CITY, Calif., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX will give viewers an all-access pass to the exciting events and colorful personalities involved in the historic 100th running of …More

Celebrity Real Estate Expert Armando Montelongo Sponsors First British Female Race Car Driver in the Indianapolis 500

Celebrity Real Estate Expert Armando Montelongo Sponsors First British Female Race Car Driver in the Indianapolis 500

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Armando Montelongo, real estate expert and star of A&E’s Flip this House, today announces sponsorship of Pippa Mann, the first British female race car driver in the Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500). For …More

Women’s Golf Month Offers Fun Engaging Events

Women’s Golf Month Offers Fun Engaging Events

PGA/LPGA Professionals Host Events Inspiring Golf as a Fun, Family, Fitness Activity PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL–(Marketwire – May 25, 2011) – With studies showing that more than 11 million women have an interest in playing golf, Women’s Golf Month is …More

ATF and Detroit Tigers Celebrate 17-Year “GREAT” Partnership and the Anti-Gang Program’s 20th Anniversary

ATF and Detroit Tigers Celebrate 17-Year “GREAT” Partnership and the Anti-Gang Program’s 20th Anniversary

DETROIT, May 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Assistant Special Agent in Charge William Temple of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced that today’s baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Tampa Bay Rays marks a 17-year …More