Dallas Basketball owns and operates the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball franchise, which joined the National Basketball Association in 1980. Dallas struggled to find success for much of its history but has become a regular contender for the playoffs under current owner Mark Cuban. A talented roster that included such players as Dirk Nowitzki and Josh Howard earned the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals in 2006 (which resulted in a loss to the Miami Heat). The Dallas basketball team was formed by millionaire Donald Carter; Cuban, an Internet billionaire, has controlled the Mavs since 2000.

This company is crazy for seafood. Mad Anthony's operates more than 20 seafood restaurants in Washington and Oregon, including full-service dinner houses such as Anthony's Pier 66 and its chain of Anthony's HomePort locations, as well as takeout quick-service spots such as Anthony's Fish Bar and Little Chinook's. It also runs casual, family-dining restaurants including Anthony's Beach Café, Anthony's Bell St. Diner, and Anthony's Oyster Bar & Grill. Mad Anthony's also owns its own seafood business to supply its restaurants with the freshest catch. Company president Budd Gould started the family-owned business in 1975, opening his first Anthony's HomePort restaurant in Kirkland, Washington.

West Ham United operates the professional football team West Ham United FC, known to its supporters as "The Hammers." Competing in the English Premier League, the club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and boasts three FA Cups. West Ham United generates revenue primarily through sponsorships and broadcasting rights, as well as through gate receipts. It plays host at Boleyn Ground in London. David Sullivan and David Gold, who previously controlled the team Birmingham City, acquired a 50% stake in West Ham in 2010 from CB Holdings, a consortium of Icelandic banks led by Straumur Burdaras Investment Bank.

The ancient Chinese secret behind P.F. Chang's success is upscale American service. P.F. Chang's China Bistro owns and operates about 200 full-service Asian-style bistro restaurants in about 40 states that offer lunch and dinner menus inspired by five culinary regions of China. The chain's restaurants offer stylish dining areas, display kitchens, and narrative murals based on ancient Chinese designs. The company also owns and operates more than 160 quick-casual outlets under the name Pei Wei Asian Diner. Found mostly in Texas, Connecticut, and Arizona, the eateries offer a limited menu with an emphasis on carry-out service.

Lady of America Franchise Corporation company franchises about 300 fitness clubs in 45 states across the US and about ten foreign countries. Lady of America offers members a workout alternative to the co-ed gym at its Lady of America and LOA Fitness for Women full-service gyms, or the smaller Ladies Workout Express, which is designed to get its members in and out in less than 30 minutes. The company allows men at its Workout Express and Health Clubs of America locations. Lady of America was founded in 1984 by Roger Wittenberns; it began franchising in 1989.

This restaurant operator comes with a side of technology. ELXSI Corporation's hospitality division operates about 15 family-style restaurants in New England, while its CUES division manufactures sewer inspection equipment. The eateries operate under the Bickford's Grille brand and offer casual dining with an emphasis on breakfast items served throughout the day. Its equipment manufacturing operation makes remote-control video cameras and robotic cutting devices used by municipalities and contractors. ELXSI is controlled by chairman and CEO Alexander Milley.

Call Now, Inc., through its subsidiary, Retama Entertainment Group, Inc., operates and manages Retama Park racetrack. Retama Park racetrack is a horseracing facility located in Selma, Texas. It involves in various activities, such as the presentation of live horse racing meets; daily simulcasting of other racetracks; and the operation of food and beverage outlets that include a Turf and Field Club, fine dining, a sports bar, and concession stands. Call Now Inc. was formerly known as Phone One International, Inc. and changed its name to Call Now, Inc. in December 1994.

USISL operates as United Soccer Leagues (USL) overseeing a collection of soccer divisions that compete in North America. Its USL First and Second Divisions feature a total of about 20 professional teams that compete in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. The USL also runs amateur leagues (Premier Development League and W-League) and youth soccer leagues (Super-20 League and Super Y-League). It is affiliated with the US Soccer Federation, along with Major League Soccer (MLS). USL began as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League in 1986; it was formed by president Francisco Marcos.

Peabody Management (also known as Peabody Hotel Group) keep their ducks in a row. The hotel management firm owns about ten hotels. Three luxury hotels operate under the Peabody name in Memphis; Orlando, Florida; and Little Rock, Arkansas. Its pampered ducks are escorted through the swank lobbies twice a day in a tradition dubbed "the ceremonial March of the Peabody Ducks", a part of the Peabody experience that has been around for some 80 years. The company's first hotel, The Peabody Memphis, first opened its doors in 1925. Peabody Management is a subsidiary of real estate development and management firm Belz Enterprises.

National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) oversees a women's fastpitch softball league that includes the Afron Racers, Chicago Bandits, New England Riptide, Philadelphia Force, Rockford Thunder, and Washinton Glory. The league organizes games, enforces rules, and regulates team ownership. It also manages corporate sponsorships and broadcast rights. In addition to league games, NPF teams play national teams from other countries, such as China, Canada, and Venezuela. The league was organized in 2004 by Jane Cowles, a former softball player for Utah State University, and is controlled by her family. It traces its roots to the Women's Pro Softball League, which started in 1997 and folded in 2001.

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