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Walkoff Walk: Tonight's Questions
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network: NBA Opening Night on TNT Sees Highest Viewed Regular Season Double-Header Since '96
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network: Santa Clara Co. Council Vote Allows for Exemption for Competitve Bidding on 49ers Stadium
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Tonight's Questions
Walkoff Walk —
DO you want to read the lurid details of the Jamie McCourt lawsuit against her estranged husband? Like hell you do!
ARE you going to audition for the new reality show in D.C. featuring the most die-hard Nationals fans? Like hell you are!
DID 'Duk pen a heartfelt tribute to a stagnant Old Yankee Stadium on the day the new joint hosts its first ever Fall Classic game? Like hell he did!
WILL you join 3:10 to Joba as he liveglogs Game One of the Most Important World Series in Walkoff Walk's short history? Like hell you will!
That's all we have for ...
NBA Opening Night on TNT Sees Highest Viewed Regular Season Double-Header Since '96
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
On the heels of the most-watched NBA regular season in Turner Broadcasting’s 26 years of airing NBA basketball, TNT tipped off the 2009-10 season with its most-watched doubleheader since Feb. 2, 1996 with nearly 3.7 million total viewers. The previous record is held by a doubleheader featuring the Suns @ Cavaliers and Bulls @ Lakers. In addition, the doubleheader ranks as Turner’s most-watched opening night in its 26 years of airing NBA basketball. TNT, which has enjoyed back-to-back years of ratings increases for its regular season and NBA Playoffs, last night earned a 2.3 U.S. household rating for its ...
Santa Clara Co. Council Vote Allows for Exemption for Competitve Bidding on 49ers Stadium
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
Less than two weeks after California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill approving the building of a new football stadium in the city of Los Angeles, another new California stadium’s rise used the legal system to avoid road blocks, this time in the city of Santa Clara. The Santa Clara City Council voted 5-2 Tuesday night approving the use of a newly passed state exemption that allows the bypassing of city competitive bidding rules.
Unlike the Los Angeles stadium, the Santa Clara stadium has a host team, the San Francisco 49ers. The reason for the vote was the team’s claim that the project might be in jeopardy if its desired contractor did not get the job. If the council had voted against the exemption, the project would have gone ...
Caps, Flyers Game Pushes VERSUS Ratings to Highest Point Since '05
The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network —
VERSUS announced the Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers game Tuesday night drew its highest ratings since the NHL joined the network in 2005. The 0.6 edged the previous high which was opening night of this season when the Capitals vs. Boston Bruins got a 0.5. VERSUS says ratings are up 33 percent from last season. The high ratings come despite DirecTV no longer carrying VERSUS due to a contract dispute.
VERSUS deal includes 54 or more NHL games each season as well as coverage of Stanley Cup Playoff games. The network will carry games 2 and 3 of the Stanley Cup this season. In January of 2008, the NHL and VERSUS reached an extension of their contract to keep the NHL on VERSUS at least through 2011. This season, the network paid ...
Buccaneers Fire Back After Report That Team May Be Up For Sale
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
Early Thursday morning, word arrived via Noah Pransky of WTSP (10 Connects), the CBS affiliate in the Tampa Bay area, that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be up for sale, it came as a bit of shocker. Pransky cited Dan Sileo of WDAE saying that due to Joel Glazer losing as much as $400 million in the Bernie Madoff scandal, the team was headed for a new owner.
"Massive losses due to investments with Bernie Madoff have forced the owners of the Buccaneers to run the team on a minimal budget, according to WDAE-AM's Dan Sileo, and may lead to the team's sale," reported Pransky.
After making some calls, the best I could come up with was a possibility that a minority stake might be put up for sale, ...
NBCU & VERSUS: An Alternative to ESPN?
The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network —
Sink the Mothership? VERSUS could be going after market share at some point
Is the VERSUS Network about to become a worthy competitor to ESPN? Would sports fans, leagues, cable and sat providers benefit from a merger of NBCU and Comcast? The most recent speculation surrounding the sale of NBCU revolves around comments by Vivendi ...
Ian Penny Steps Down as Interim Exec. Director of NHLPA
The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network —
Ian Penny resignes as Interim Exec. Dir. of the NHLPA
Ian Penny, the former general counsel for the NHLPA, and the man installed as interim Executive Director of the union for the NHL players after Paul Kelly’s firing, has resigned from the NHLPA, leaving a host of questions surrounding the leadership structure of the union. ...
Panel Installs Mike Ouellet As Acting Executive Director of NHLPA
The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network —
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS....
With the NHLPA seeing Interim Exec. Director Ian Penny resign Friday saying that he had been constructively dismissed and "can no longer work under the present circumstances," Liz Mullen of the SportsBusiness Journal reported late Friday via Twitter that a four member committee led by Chris Chelios has named Union Counsel Mike Ouellet acting Executive Director, and that Roland Lee has been named General Counsel to replace Ouellet.
But, the installing of Ouellet raises questions as to whether the move breaks with the NHLPA’s constitution; does the four member panel comprised of Chelios, Rob Blake, Nicholas Lidstrom, and Mark Recchi have the ...
DeMaurice Smith and Roger Goodell to Testify Regarding "Star Caps" Case
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
The Associated Press reported Friday that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and head of the NFL Players Union DeMaurice Smith will be in federal court next week to testify about the case of two NFL players, Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams, who violated the league’s anti-doping policy but succeeded in having their suspensions were blocked by courts in what is being called the “Star Caps” case. Goodell and Smith will be witnesses before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee next Tuesday.
After the NFL attempted to suspend the two players, they sued the league in state court, arguing the NFL’s testing policy violated workplace laws. The case was first moved to federal court where a judge dismissed the union’s lawsuit and ...
