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Jerry Colangelo Partners with School of Sports Business at Grand Canyon University

Phoenix school announces the formation of the Colangelo School of Sports Business and the namesake plans to be involved.

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Phoenix Magazine: Sports Mogul Jerry Colangelo

Semi-retirement notwithstanding, legendary Valley sports and entertainment mogul, Jerry Colangelo, has a full lineup card.

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Development '11: The Annual Meeting for Commercial Real Estate

... speakers includes world-renowned political strategist and author Karl Rove as well as legendary business leader and sports magnate Jerry Colangelo. ...

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Valley sports legend urges prostate cancer screening

Valley sports legend and prostate cancer survivor Jerry Colangelo urges men to get life-saving screenings.

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Brewer's Fiesta Bowl panel gets 'detailed' briefing

A blue-ribbon panel appointed by Gov. Jan Brewer to help the Fiesta Bowl repair its tarnished image met for the second time on Saturday.

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Grant Hill elected to spot on Hall of Fame board

The Phoenix Suns' forward was elected to a three-year term, the Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Hill will serve as one of 22 members of the board, chaired by Jerry Colangelo.

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The Past and Present Collide at the Three Star

Small Fry Basketball isn't the only mark Chicago Heights has left on basketball. There was a kid named Jerry Colangelo, who lived only three doors down from the Three Star. Colangelo now owns the Phoenix Suns and a force behind U.S. Olympic basketball. Back in the 1950s, he was one of the local kids growing up in Hungry Hills. These days, 22nd Street is also called Jerry Colangelo Way. His boyhood home was dedicated on July 3rd, 1998, by then-Mayor Angelo Ciambrone.

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Colangelo endorses `Invest Arizona' bill

The man who brought the NBA and Major League Baseball to Phoenix has thrown his clout behind an economic development program now before the Arizona House.  Jerry Colangelo, chairman of the Arizona Commerce Authority, sent a letter to House members Thursday, endorsing SB1041.

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"Junker deserves our appreciation," April 7, Valley & State, B4

A letter to the editor by Dennis Wood was incorrectly edited to add a reference to a letter on Sunday by Buddy Jobe. Wood did not mention Jobe in his original letter. Wood's intent was to thank Jerry Colangelo for a comment


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Jerry Colangelo, Chairman of USA Basketball and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, to Speak at Eller College

Colangelo has been the face of the NBA Phoenix Suns franchise since their inaugural season in 1968. With the Suns, his roles have included general manager, head coach, president, managing general partner, chief executive officer and his current role as chairman. His 40-year tenure with one franchise is the longest in the NBA.

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Fiesta Bowl future at stake in 3 weeks?

Governor Jan Brewer says she is organizing a panel in an effort to secure the Bowl's future. Among the people she's invited to be on that panel is Wednesday’s guest host on Now@9 Jerry Colangelo. Colangelo talked about it on the show.

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Jerry Colangelo to guest host Now@9 Wednesday

Jerry Colangelo, credited with changing the face of sports in Arizona, is joining Now@9 to guest host Wednesday’s show.

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Colangelo on Suns

This season is unfamiliar ground for the Suns, especially for the man who personifies the team. Suns chairman Jerry Colangelo, who began building the franchise from its 1968 inception, is more of a viewer and consultant now than an engaged participant in the organization.

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Fiesta Bowl: Colangelo says interest high for John Junker job

The scandal rocking the Fiesta Bowl didn’t come as a surprise to Jerry Colangelo.

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The 10th Annual Jerry Colangelo Sports Legends Golf Classic

The 10th Annual Jerry Colangelo Sports Legends Golf Classic will be April 17-18 at the Arizona Biltmore Golf Club. It is a five-man ball scramble captained by sports celebrities.

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Jerry Colangelo to keynote Your Own Business Fair

Several Arizona organizations are collaborating on the second annual Your Own Business Fair next week, offering resources for Valley small-business owners.

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Glendale Chamber of Commerce features Jerry Colangelo

The Glendale Chamber of Commerce Power Lunch Series presents Valley sports mogul and businessman Jerry Colangelo at 11:30 a.m. March 22 at the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa, 300 Wigwam Blvd., Litchfield Park.

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Wigwam's eateries focus on simple elegance

Farm-to-table is not so much a concept as it is fulfilling a desire of consumers to know where their food comes from. Read more:

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Jerry Colangelo takes on state and West Valley image challenge

Jerry Colangelo has a couple of big challenges facing him: improve the image of the state and the West Valley. Read more:

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1/23: Litchfield Park's Arts in the Park presents Comeback Buddy

Though Litchfield Park is thousands of miles from New York City, the small West Valley city felt the tragedy of the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, acutely.

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Jerry Colangelo’s sports links may give lift to Wigwam

When it comes to sports, Jerry Colangelo stands out among Valley legends.

Now Colangelo is seeking to expend some of his sports capital to attract professional athletes and sports teams to his newly remodeled Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa in Litchfield Park.

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USA – Colangelo keeps fingers crossed that star trio will play in Turkey

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USA Basketball ranks No. 1 across the board in new FIBA world rankings

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USA Basketball Men's Teams enjoying unprecedented success

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Jerry Colangelo, Head of USA Basketball

The man appointed to restore America's tarnished image in the basketballing world is at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Istanbul 

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Redeem Team out of sight, out of mind

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Jerry Colangelo, George Steinbrenner had some similarities

Despite having their differences, Steinbrenner and Colangelo had a lot in common.

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Jerry Colangelo is Phoenix Suns' true MVP

The Suns would not be in the conference finals Monday without Jerry Colangelo.

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A Man Who Knows How to Lead

The New York Times spends some time with Jerry Colangelo.

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Colangelo's journey a story worth telling

The entire story is laid out in the new book, Return of the Gold: The Journey of Jerry Colangelo and the Redeem Team.

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Mission Accomplished

Jerry Colangelo had total control to build the USA Basketball team into a not only a gold medal-winning group, but as importantly, something Americans could be proud of.

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Dressing for Success and Playing Like a Team

The United States is no longer dressing down for Olympic men’s basketball.

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Build It and They Will Come

Sports or economic development, which comes first? Will the West Valley be Arizona's new sports hotspot? Will the Stadiums succeed if the teams don't? Will the fans care? What does it all mean for business? We investigate.. by Carlos Miller

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