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ESPN to Air First College Football Game from New Cowboys Stadium
ESPN to Air First College Football Game from New Cowboys Stadium

Maury Maury posted 9 hours ago from bizoffootball.com

ESPN will telecast the first collage football game from the new Cowboys stadium in early September. ESPN will televise the first college football game at the Dallas Cowboys’ new stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday, Sept. 5 when Oklahoma and BYU take the field in what will be the 2009 ...

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225 Million Fans Watched NFL Games on TV This Season
225 Million Fans Watched NFL Games on TV This Season

Maury Maury posted 15 hours ago from bizoffootball.com

Football fans across America continued to tune their televisions to NFL games in large numbers in 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, 225 million Americans watched NFL regular-season games in 2008. That’s nearly 100 million more than the record number of Americans who voted in the 2008 ...

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A Detailed Look at the BCS System
A Detailed Look at the BCS System

Kumar Kumar posted 15 hours ago from bizoffootball.com

There is no other system that can stir up a conversation like the BCS, Bowl Championship Series . Does college football need a playoff, or is the BCS the best solution possible? Here's a detailed break down of the BCS system.

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Super Bowl to Broadcast "Monsters v. Aliens" Commercial in 3D
Super Bowl to Broadcast "Monsters v. Aliens" Commercial in 3D

Kumar Kumar posted 15 hours ago from bizoffootball.com

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NYSE: DWA) and PepsiCo’s SoBe Lifewater today announced that they have joined together with Intel Corporation and NBC to create a first-of-its kind, nationwide 3D event for Super Bowl XLIII. This first-ever all 3D Super Bowl commercial break event will mark the ...

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Chargers - Colts Wild Card Game Highest Rated WC Since 1999
Chargers - Colts Wild Card Game Highest Rated WC Since 1999

Maury Maury posted 2 days ago from bizoffootball.com

Darren Sproles and the Chargers beat the Colts in OT on Sat., and in doing so, NBC Sports sees the highest rated Wild Card game since 1999. NBC Sports coverage of Saturday night's San Diego Chargers 23-17 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned NBC the best overnight rating for ...

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NFLPA Pars List of Finalists for Exec. Director to Under 10
NFLPA Pars List of Finalists for Exec. Director to Under 10

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The NFL Players Association has cut its list of finalists to replace the late Gene Upshaw as Executive Director to under 10, according to reports in the Washington Post and The Associated Press. Finalists that are still in the running for the ...

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Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series on Cable for 2008
Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series on Cable for 2008

Maury Maury posted 12 days ago from bizoffootball.com

ESPN’s third season of Monday Night Football was the most-watched series on cable television in 2008, set an all-time cable viewership record for the third straight year and drew the year’s three biggest cable household audiences and 13 of the top 15. In three seasons on ESPN, Monday Night ...

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Monday Night Football: Most-Watched Series on Cable for 2008

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Jay Zygmunt Out as St. Louis Rams President and GM
Jay Zygmunt Out as St. Louis Rams President and GM

Maury Maury posted 16 days ago from bizoffootball.com

Jay Zygmunt, the president and general manager of the St. Louis Rams has reached a mutual agreement with the franchise to step down, effective immediately, according to Chris Mortensen of ESPN. Executive VP of player personnel Billy Devaney, who has been serving as the de facto GM over the ...

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Vikings to Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time Since '98
Vikings to Freeze Ticket Prices for First Time Since '98

Maury Maury posted 20 days ago from bizoffootball.com

The Minnesota Vikings announced today that they have put a freeze on all ticket prices for the 2009 season, keeping prices the same as the 2008 season. The Vikings are in a push for the NFC North title and a berth in the NFC Playoffs with a 9-5 record, including 5-1 mark at the Metrodome. The ...

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FOX and Sony Teaming-Up to Show BCS Championship in 3D HD
FOX and Sony Teaming-Up to Show BCS Championship in 3D HD

Kumar Kumar posted 21 days ago from bizoffootball.com

Sony Electronics is teaming with FOX Sports and and other technology providers to deliver the first live 3D presentation of next month's college football FedEx Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game between the University of Florida and University of Oklahoma. The ...

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Arena Football League Suspends Play for 2009
Arena Football League Suspends Play for 2009

Maury Maury posted 23 days ago from bizoffootball.com

The Arena Football League (AFL) announced today that it is suspending the entire 2009 season, but will reorganize and return in 2010, according to reports in the New York Times and Cleveland Plain Dealer. ESPN has a minority, non-controlling ownership stake in the AFL. "I think it's a ...

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