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The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network: Timberwolves Launch Redesigned Website
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The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network: Gov. Schwarzenegger Approves Bill for NFL Stadium in Los Angeles Area
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Timberwolves Launch Redesigned Website
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The Minnesota Timberwolves announced late Weds. the launching of their re-designed website, providing consumers with a more sophisticated look while adding many new features. While the majority of Timberwolves.com will go live today (Oct. 21), certain features will be rolled out daily until the Wolves' Home Opener vs. New ...
Overturned Call? NHL Players Vote to Investigate Paul Kelly Firing
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Less than two months ago, the NHL Players Association fired executive director Paul Kelly. The union said its executive board (made up of one player from each team) had voted “overwhelmingly” to oust Kelly. The SportsBusiness Daily reported Wednesday that the players association is now calling for an investigation into Kelly’s firing.
The call to action has been spearheaded by NHL legend Chris Chelios, who finally received enough votes to call for an investigation Wednesday. According to the NHLPA constitution, there has to be a minimum of 25 votes cast and at least 20 for the issue to pass. When the vote took place Sunday, there weren’t enough votes, but, the constitution gives players who did not vote 72 hours to do so. The final vote came in 25 in ...
Gov. Schwarzenegger Approves Bill for NFL Stadium in Los Angeles Area
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Los Angeles Jaguars? Los Angeles Bills? Los Angeles Vikings?
It may feel strange to say them, but one of those names could be in use soon. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday he will sign an environmental exemption bill which allows the city to build a new football stadium, potentially for the NFL.
The bill was written with the goal of negating a lawsuit filed by Citizens for Community Preservation. The suit argued that building the stadium went against environmental laws. Instead of fighting or mediating the suit as they had done with a prior lawsuit filed by the city of Walnut, California lawmakers passed an exemption. After passing the exemption, all they needed was Schwarzenegger’s signature.
"It's a sad day for ...
Bears Sign Jay Cutler to Two-Year Extension
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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler signed a two-year contract extension through the 2013 season this past Tuesday. The new deal includes nearly $30 million in new money and about $20 million guaranteed.
The extension couldn’t have come at a better time for both Cutler and the Bears. At the end of 2013, Cutler would only be 30-years-old. If Cutler continues to play at a high-level, he would have a good chance at getting another long-term contract with the Bears.
The Bears negotiated the deal exceptionally well. By giving Cutler an extension now, the Bears can fill some space in their salary cap this season, giving them more room in the future to get weapons to put around Cutler. On top of that, the Bears might have had to pay an even ...
Deals With Time Warner, Cablevision, and DISH Push NBA.TV's Reach to 45 Million Homes
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NBA TV will reach 45 million homes this season, following Thursday’s announcement of new multiyear agreements with Time Warner Cable, Cablevision Systems Corporation, and DISH Network L.L.C., which will supplement recent affiliate deals with Comcast, Cox, DIRECTV, and Verizon.
Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, and DISH Network also will continue to provide NBA LEAGUE PASS, the league’s subscription package of up to 40 out-of-market live NBA games each week, to their customers. NBA TV and NBA LEAGUE PASS are part of NBA Digital, the NBA's extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports. This robust offering also includes NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS Broadband, NBA Mobile, NBADLEAGUE.com , and ...
NHLPA Votes to Form Review Committee on Paul Kelly Firing
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THIS IS BREAKING NEWS...
The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Executive Board has voted 25-5 passing a resolution to have Rob Blake, Chris Chelios, Nicklas Lidstrom and Mark Recchi form a committee to review NHLPA operations and submit its recommendations to the Executive Board of the NHLPA. ...
NBA and Referees Association Reach 2-Year Agreement, Ending Lockout
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THIS IS BREAKING NEWS...
The days of replacement referees have officially come to an end, just before the 2009-10 NBA regular season.
The NBA and the National Basketball Referees Association announced late Friday that they have entered into a new two-year labor agreement. The agreement, which will cover the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, ends the lockout of referees that commenced on September 18.
“We are pleased to reach this agreement,” NBA Commissioner David Stern said. “The negotiations extended further than either side had hoped, but when our regular season tips off on Tuesday we’ll have the best referees in the world officiating our games. We appreciate the job done by our replacement officials ...
Dolphins Name Jim Rushton Senior VP of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media
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The Miami Dolphins have announced that Jim Rushton has been named Senior Vice President of Corporate Partnerships and Integrated Media. In this capacity, he will oversee the revenue and corresponding support services for all Dolphins sponsorship assets including Land Shark Stadium, miamidolphins.com, Dolphins Mobile Vision, the game day Club and Suite portable Kangaroo TV unit, and Stadium Vision, the game day in stadium television network. Rushton will also be responsible for the team’s broadcasting partnerships, including the Dolphins Radio Network. He will report directly to Dolphins CEO Mike Dee who made the announcement.
Rushton joins the Dolphins from Entercom Communications where he has spent the past 16 years, most recently as Vice President ...
VERSUS Network President Takes Battle with DirecTV to the Airwaves
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The battle between DirecTV and VERSUScontinues, even as ratings for the NHL are up on the network
President of the Versus network Jamie Davis said on the NHL Live radio show that ratings are up 30 percent. But, Davis wasn’t on the show to talk about a ratings boost, he was on to talk about a dispute between Versus and DirecTV.
Davis ...
