Sports Biz Award Nominees

The SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily will host their fourth annual Sports Business Awards in New York on May 18 and the outlet announced the nominees this morning.

According to the SBJ, there are a record 73 nominees across 15 categories selected by committees of the editorial staff from SportsBusiness Journal/Daily and the nominees include 37 companies or individuals being nominated for the first time. The top nominees are ESPN and Turner Sports with four each and below are the final nominees in the 15 categories.

SPORTS EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
George Bodenheimer ESPN/ABC Sports
Chip Ganassi Ganassi Racing
David Levy Turner Broadcasting System
Kevin Plank Under Armour
Pat Riley Miami Heat

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Bob Bowlsby Stanford University
Tim Curley Penn State University
Chris Del Conte Texas Christian University
DeLoss Dodds University of Texas
Chris Hill University of Utah

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE OF THE YEAR
Major League Soccer
National Basketball Association
National Football League
National Hockey League
Ultimate Fighting Championship

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Ganassi Racing
New York Jets
Orlando Magic
Pittsburgh Penguins
San Francisco Giants

SPORTS EVENT OF THE YEAR
ING New York City Marathon – 2010
NBA All-Star Game – 2011
NCAA Final Four – 2010
Winter X Games – 2011

SPORTS SPONSOR OF THE YEAR
Papa John’s
Phillips-Van Heusen
Subway
T-Mobile USA

SPORTS FACILITY OF THE YEAR
Amway Center
Arrowhead Stadium
Consol Energy Center
New Meadowlands Stadium
Red Bull Arena
Target Field

BEST IN SPORTS MEDIA
CBS Sports
ESPN
Fox Sports
National Football League
Turner Sports

BEST IN SPORTS TELEVISION
ESPN Networks
Fox Sports
HBO Sports
NBC Sports
Turner Sports

BEST IN DIGITAL SPORTS MEDIA
CBS Interactive Media
ESPN Digital Media
MLB Advanced Media
Turner Sports

BEST IN SPORTS TECHNOLOGY
Daktronics
Fanvibe
IOMedia
MLB Advanced Media

BEST IN CORPORATE CONSULTING, MARKETING AND CLIENT SERVICES
GMR Marketing
GroupM ESP
IMG
Octagon
Team Epic
Wasserman Media Group

BEST IN PROPERTY CONSULTING, SALES AND CLIENT SERVICES
AEG Global Partnerships
CAA Sports
Home Team Marketing
IMG

BEST IN TALENT REPRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
Boras Corporation
CAA Sports
IMG
Octagon
Wasserman Media Group

BEST IN SPORTS EVENT AND EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING
BaAM Productions
BeCore Promotions
Intersport
The Marketing Arm
Momentum Worldwide
SportsMark