PARADE TO CELEBRATE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS SUPER BOWL XLIV CHAMPIONSHIP & CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
For the first time in NFL Kickoff history and in the spirit of New Orleans, the NFL will host a parade to ring in its 91st season and celebrate the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV championship.
THE KREWE OF NFL KICKOFF PARADE travels through the heart of the French Quarter, stepping off at 5:00 p.m. (CT) on Esplanade Ave. and North Peters, heading downtown on Decatur and North Peters crossing Canal St. to Tchoupitoulas and ending at Julia Street.
Stay tuned for details on the GNOSF 2010 KICKOFF LUNCHEON, to be held Tuesday September 7th at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center.
Join the GNOSF and the New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII Host Committee as we help kickoff the 2010 football season. Presenters will include James Carville and Mary Matalin, Co-Chairs of the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII New Orleans Host Committee, and Frank Supovitz, Senior Vice President of the NFL, responsible for Special Events, including Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, the NFL Draft, and the 2010 NFL Kickoff, to be hosted in New Orleans.
HOST COMMITTEE NAMES CARVILLE AND MATALIN CO-CHAIRS
The New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee, at its inaugural press conference, announced today that James Carville and Mary Matalin will serve as the Host Committee Co-Chairs for Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. The formation of the Host Committee is the first step in preparation for hosting the world's most special sporting event. The Committee will be responsible for fulfilling all the obligations of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and New Orleans Saints' bid presented to the NFL. In May of this year, the NFL owners voted to award New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII, following a six-month bid process and final presentation at their annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale.
Ironman is pleased to announce that New Orleans will play host to one of nearly 30 Ironman 70.3 events in 2010. The event takes place on Sunday, April 18, 2010, where a course of 70.3 miles will take athletes on a scenic tour through the historic city of New Orleans. Registration for Ironman 70.3 New Orleans is available now at www.ironmanneworleans.com. A total of 50 qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship will be up for grabs at this event.
The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, present today at a media luncheon for the 2008 Bassmaster Classic in Greenville, South Carolina, announced the upcoming return of the championship event to New Orleans in 2011. Bayou Segnette will once again serve as the launch site for what many refer to as the Super Bowl of fishing. The New Orleans Arena will host ESPN's national broadcast of the weigh in ceremonies, with its increasingly popular fanfare and elaborate production elements. Simultaneously, Bass will open the doors to the adjacent Louisiana Superdome for the 150,000 plus square foot Outdoors Expo. All events will be free to the public, and the entire weekend is expected to bring an economic impact in excess of 20 million dollars, coupled with the significant national media exposure that BASS and ESPN bring to the event.
TICKETS FOR THE NBA ALL-STAR PRACTICE PRESENTED BY TOYOTA GO ON SALE DEC. 27
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NBA ANNOUNCEMENT--- New Orleans has been selected as the site of
NBA All-Star 2008, it was announced today by NBA Commissioner David Stern. The
57th All-Star Game will be played at New Orleans Arena, home of the NBA’s
Hornets, on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008. The game will be televised on TNT in the
United States and will reach a worldwide television audience in more than 200
countries.
INDIANAPOLIS - A process that Division I Men's Basketball Committee Chair and Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive indicated was as grueling and competitive as selecting teams for the men's basketball championship concluded Wednesday with the announcement of the following host cities for the 2012-16 Men's Final Fours:
March 31/April 2, 2012, New Orleans, LA, Louisiana Superdome April 6/8, 2013, Atlanta, GA, Georgia Dome April 5/7, 2014, North Texas (Arlington/ Dallas/ Fort Worth), Cowboys Stadium April 4/6, 2015, Indianapolis, IN, Lucas Oil Stadium April 2/4, 2016, Houston, TX, Reliant Stadium
The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee has also chosen five future Women's Final Four sites for the years 2012-2016.
The Women's Final Four sites are: 2012 - Denver. Mountain West Conference, host. 2013 - New Orleans. University of New Orleans, host. 2014 - Nashville. Ohio Valley Conference, host. 2015 - Tampa Bay. University of South Florida, host. 2016 - Indianapolis. Butler University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and Horizon League, hosts.
"The women's basketball committee invested a tremendous amount of time and effort in the Women's Final Four site selection process," said Jacki Silar, chair of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee and associate director of athletics at Duke University. "It was a very difficult and important decision and it was the committee's charge to determine which of the cities would best serve as future host sites for the pinnacle of women's basketball - the Women's Final Four."
Organized in August 1988, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (GNOSF) is a non-profit 501(c) (4) organization whose mission is to attract and manage sporting events that have a positive economic impact on the Greater New Orleans area. Since 1988, the GNOSF has turned a $25 Million investment, from public and private sources, into a $1 Billion Economic impact.
Join the GNOSF and the New Orleans Super Bowl XLVII Host Committee as we help kickoff the 2010 football season. Presenters will include James Carville and Mary Matalin, Co-Chairs of the 2013 Super Bowl XLVII New Orleans Host Committee, and Frank Supovitz, Senior Vice President of the NFL, responsible for Special Events, including Super Bowl, Pro Bowl, the NFL Draft, and the 2010 NFL Kickoff, to be hosted in New Orleans.
Ironman is pleased to announce that New Orleans will play host to one of nearly 30 Ironman 70.3 events in 2010. The event takes place on Sunday, April 18, 2010, where a course of 70.3 miles will take athletes on a scenic tour through the historic city of New Orleans. Registration for Ironman 70.3 New Orleans is available now at www.ironmanneworleans.com. A total of 50 qualifying slots to the Ironman World Championship will be up for grabs at this event.
For information on business opportunities for Women and Minority Owned Businesses, 
Organized in August 1988, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (GNOSF) is a non-profit 501(c) (4) organization whose mission is to attract and manage sporting events that have a positive economic impact on the Greater New Orleans area. Since 1988, the GNOSF has turned a $25 Million investment, from public and private sources, into a $1 Billion Economic impact.