Sentence examples for major commissioner from inspiring English sources

(He was addressing his remarks especially to the BBC, that major commissioner still nervous of integrating new music into the mainstream).

In 1997, on the 50th anniversary of Robinson's first game in the majors, Commissioner Bud Selig said No. 42 would be retired, with only the players who had been already assigned the number at that time allowed to wear it.

Under the agreement between the major league commissioner's office and the Japanese commissioner's office, the sides had 30 days to complete a deal; the deadline is today at midnight Eastern time.

As befits a major sports commissioner, Mr. Tagliabue is keeping his negotiating powder dry.

As the primordial ooze of Arizona's politics comes to a boil yet again, the question must be posed anew to Major League Commissioner Bud Selig: Will the 2011 All-Star Game go ahead as planned in the state of Arizona?

In April of that year, President James Buchanan appointed Powell and Major Benjamin McCulloch commissioners to negotiate settlements with the Mormons in Utah.

"Now major-league commissioners are calling me instead of me going to them," says Mr Cornett.

Previous winners of the award include Hank Aaron, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and the tennis great Arthur Ashe.

The announcement came three weeks after Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber's Feb. 13 deadline to resolve the situation.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said Wednesday that he was surprised by recent criticism of the league by FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter.

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber added Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo and Sporting Kansas City captain Omar Bravo to the league's all-star team with his two picks Saturday.