Then there is Pam Gardner , the Houston Astros' president of business operations, who successfully changed the team's stadium name from Enron Field to Minute Maid Park.
The large financial services provider Allianz purchased the rights to name the stadium for 30 years.
About 200, 000 spectators sat in thrall watching dancing beauties shimmy, shake and samba until dawn three nights running at the stadium that bears the name Sambadrome.
Can you imagine changing the name of Yankee Stadium to Cisco Systems Stadium?
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Snyder took the beloved Kent Cooke's name off the stadium, fired dozens of staffers and charged fans to attend training camp.
Current Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he was thrilled to have the Gillette name on his stadium, but former Patriots owner Victor Kiam must be spinning in his grave.
Current Patriots owner Robert Kraft Robert Kraft said he was thrilled to have the Gillette name on his stadium, but former Patriots owner Victor Kiam Victor Kiam must be spinning in his grave.
Huge crowds dressed in red - the colour of his party - cheered and sang as Mr Kenyatta gave his final address in the Uhuru stadium that shares his first name - meaning "Freedom" in Swahili.
Bouchat faxed the design to the Maryland Stadium Authority before the team name and logo were revealed suggesting its use for the new team formerly the Cleveland Browns and expecting compensation in the form of a letter of recognition and a signed helmet should the logo be used.
Pitino also asked the crowd inside Lucas Oil Stadium to chant Ware's first name.
Pitino also asked the crowd of nearly 35, 000 people inside Lucas Oil Stadium to chant Ware's first name.
Among domestic automakers, Ford Motor, (its name adorns the Detroit Lions stadium) isn't taking public money, at least not yet.
The name came about because the stadium is said to be placed in an area of Rotherham which manufactured fire hydrants for New York City.
Four years ago, Jewish groups pressured the New York Jets and Giants to quash a proposed deal to name their football venue Allianz Stadium, citing the company's involvement with Nazi Germany some 70 years earlier.
He also masterminded the relocation of a minor-league baseball franchise to Springfield, where his name graces the team's stadium.
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With branding all around the external surface of the stadium (including a Mercedez-Benz logo on its roof) and CBS commentators continually referencing the stadium, on air, by its official name, Mercedez-Benz will be heard and seen many times throughout the night.
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It included plans to change the arena name to the City of Birmingham Edgbaston Stadium.
Trouble inside and outside Sunderland's Stadium of Light prompted Northumbria Police to release "name and shame" images of suspected hooligans.
At a time when jewelry advertising was rare, he plastered the Joyalukkas brand name in Malayalam at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, in the emirate of Sharjah, during its popular cricket series.
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Same name, same grounds--but the stadium isn't a classic in the vein of Fenway Park or Wrigley Field.
He also confirmed they hope to play two matches at Wembley Stadium next season, but ruled out any change of name.
Ngwenya's night got off to an inauspicious start after the stadium announcer didn't even attempt to pronounce his name when the teams came out for the match.
In Baltimore, the Ravens have deleted that embarrassing PSINet name from their home field, which will be called Ravens Stadium until a new sponsor can be found.
England coach Fabio Capello will name his final squad over the weekend for the sold-out game at Wembley Stadium.
O'Driscoll replaced Dave Penney in September, while McCammon wrote his name into Rovers folklore by becoming the first player to score at the new Keepmoat Stadium on New Year's Day following their move from Belle Vue.
When the handsome 26-year-old bachelor takes the field, young girls and old ones, too scream his name frantically from the bleachers, at away games as well as at home in Yankee Stadium.
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