ESPN top winner at Sports Business Awards

ESPN was the top winner at the fourth-annual Sports Business Awards on Wednesday night, taking home three awards.

The awards were presented by Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal and SportsBusiness Daily, sister publications of Portfolio.com. The winners were termed as "pushing innovation with smart thinking and creative approaches" by SBJ and SBD Publisher Richard Weiss.

The awards ESPN took home were:

• Best in Sports Television
• Best in Sports Media
• Executive of the Year - ESPN/ABC Sports President George Bodenheimer

The other winners were:

• Lifetime Achievement - Billie Jean King
• Athletic Director of the Year - DeLoss Dodds, University of Texas
• Professional Sports Team of the Year - San Francisco Giants
• Professional Sports League of the Year - National Hockey League
• Sports Event of the Year - 2010 ING New York City Marathon
• Best in Digital Sports Media - Turner Sports
• Best in Talent Representation and Management - CAA Sports
• Best in Corporate Consulting, Marketing and Client Services - GMR Marketing
• Best in Property Consulting, Sales and Client Services - AEG Global Partnerships
• Best in Sports Event and Experiential Marketing - The Marketing Arm
• Sports Sponsor of the Year - Subway
• Sports Facility of the Year - Target Field
• Best in Sports Technology - Daktronics

For profiles on the winners and nominees, check out the SportsBusiness Journal.

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