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Running on "Good Faith": Why Sonics Ownership Will Slip Out the Door on a Flagrent Foul
Published 4/16/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
On more than one occasion, I’ve been told that business and sports just, “Ain’t right.” In other words, the pureness of sports (whatever that is today) is bastardized by rich fat cats and convoluted legalese. And, you can often times, step back, be dispassionate about major league sports, and say, “Never forget that it’s a business first and foremost.” Well, I seem to talk a good talk on that last point. You can’t help and look at the case of the, at least for now, Seattle SuperSonics and say that a words like “intent” and “good faith” have been given such a broad definition that you could drive a truck through it. When the embarrassing news ...

Bauer Hockey Appoints Kevin Davis as President & CEO
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network
Bauer Hockey's Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Kevin Davis as President & Chief Executive Officer of Bauer Hockey. The appointment follows the completion of Nike, Inc's previously disclosed sale of Bauer Hockey to an investor group led by Kohlberg & Company and Canadian businessman W. Graeme Roustan. "Today marks a momentous day in the storied history of Bauer Hockey as the sale of the company is officially complete," said Davis. "I could not be more energized about what lies ahead for us as a company and I am excited to lead this strong and dedicated team well into the future." Bauer Hockey, which will continue to ...

TNT Announces NBA Playoff Schedule. Adds Mike Dunleavy as Playoff Analyst
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
TNT announced today that coverage of the NBA Playoffs tips off this Sun., April 20 at Noon ET with a special half-hour preview of the playoff match-ups featuring Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson. The preview show will be followed by a tripleheader starting with Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic hosting Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors at 12:30 p.m. ET in the first game of the series. Calling the action will be L.A. Clippers head coach and former NBA Coach of the Year Mike Dunleavy who will partner with play-by-play announcer Matt Devlin; Stephanie Ready will provide courtside reports. At 6 p.m. ET, Andre Iguodala and the ...

Post Season Hardware Picks from Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Reggie Miller
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The following are the picks for post-season hardware by TNT NBA analysts, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Reggie Miller: Source: TNT OTHER NEWS ACROSS THE BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK When Sports Becomes a Small Matter: A Child and Autism - Maury Brown's Biz of ...

Sports Media Journal Interviews Maury Brown, President Business of Sports Network
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network
For those interested in how the Business of Sports Network was started, and where it is headed, Sports Media Journal has an interview with me on a broad range of topics. SMJ Interview- Maury Brown, Business of Sports Network. Here's a sample... SMJ- What was the impetus, and timeline, in creating the four sports-specific “Biz” sites? M.B.- The Biz of Baseball was launched in September of 2006 based on the idea that you could have a central location where a vast amount of information in the way of documents, stadium renderings, salary ...

A's Predict Cisco Field Won't Be Done Till 2012
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
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Simon Says: Pacers Co-owner Hires Himself to Replace Donnie Walsh
Published 4/18/2008 by Nick Kappel at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon announced on Wednesday that he will step in as CEO of Pacers Sports Entertainment after 25 years of hands-off ownership. The announcement comes three weeks after former president and CEO Donnie Walsh left the team to become president of the New York Knicks. ...

Could Sam Zell Play "Crazy Eddie" When Selling the Cubs?
Published 4/18/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Poor Sam Zell. You bought the Tribune Co., which includes the Cubs, and now you’re running around trying to get some cash in-hand to make the payments on your new toy. I know you’ve seen that ad. The one where the lady answers the phone from the collection agency asking, “Is everything OK?” Well, welcome to the high-stakes, big money production. Zell’s looking like a man running from pawn shop to pawn shop unloading his wares before the repo man comes along and snatches up his possessions. That’s what happens when you take a huge publishing company, all its holdings, and decide to take it private. Case ...

Owners Approve Relocation of Sonics. Legal Battles Will Determine Fate
Published 4/18/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
At the NBA Board of Governors meeting today in New York, the league’s 30 owners approved the request for relocation of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City, 28-2, with Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks and Paul Allen of the Portland Trail Blazers voting against the move. With the approval, Seattle can only hope that legal challenges will keep the team in place until at least 2010. Other lawsuits are pending, as well. As reported by The AP: Seattle has filed suit trying to force the Sonics to remain in the city until the lease expires in 2010, while Bennett wants to buy out the remainder. The city already has rejected ...

Mariners: First Team to Go “Carbon Neutral” on Earth Day
Published 4/19/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
The Seattle Mariners announced today that on April 22, Earth Day, they will, as they report it, “stage the first carbon-neutral game in Major League Baseball history.” To achieve "carbon-neutral" status, the Mariners will offset the global warming impact of energy used at Safeco Field during the game between the Mariners and the Baltimore Orioles.  Global warming impacts include: Emissions associated with electricity and natural gas used to operate Safeco Field on April 22; Disposal or recycling of waste generated during the game, Air travel emissions for the Orioles (from Baltimore), ...

Tell Your MLB Extra Innings TV Blackout Story
Published 4/19/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
This weekend, as with every weekend in the baseball season, those that have MLB Extra Innings will find their screens blank. You’ve paid your bill. You purchased the package thinking you’d at least be able to use it every day. Welcome to MLB’s blackout policy. While you can catch a game on FOX, TBS, and ESPN this weekend, those are available to everyone (TBS games means you have to have cable to see). Paying for Extra Innings… well, no such luck during the weekends. There are also the local blackout restrictions to go with weekend blackouts, as well. With that, we’re running this post to allow ...

Health Hazard? US Looking At Lead Levels in Artificial-Turf
Published 4/20/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Could artificial-turf pose a health hazard? The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is examining playing fields with artificial-turf across the country to see if lead levels are at hazardous levels. As reported by The AP ...

D-League Finals Schedule Released
Published 4/20/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The Idaho Stampede and the Austin Toros will play for the 2008 NBA Development League Championship in a best-of-three Finals series beginning on Monday, April 21 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. ET. The regular season West Division champions, the Stampede advanced to the Finals with a 97-90 victory over Los Angeles D-Fenders on Friday. The Toros, the Southwest Division Champion advanced by defeating the Sioux Falls Skyforce , 99-93, tonight in Austin. By virtue of their league-leading regular season record, the Stampede secured home court advantage and will host games two and three of the Finals. Game ...

Yankee's Monument Park: Ruth, Mantel, Pope Benedict XVI?
Published 4/21/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Move over, Joltin’ Joe, Babe Ruth, and Mickey Mantel, you’re about to be joined by someone with a lower batting average on Monument Park. The Knights of Columbus are donating a bronze plaque to commemorate Pope Benedict XVI's April 20 Mass. The pontiff was expected to bless the plaque in a private ceremony before the Mass today. The 105-pound papal plaque, which is 39.5 inches tall and 27 inches wide, will be located in Yankee Stadium's Monument Park, along with plaques memorializing Masses celebrated there by Pope Paul VI (Oct. 4, 1965) and Pope John Paul II (Oct. 2, 1979), also gifts of the Knights of Columbus. The ...

Ginobili Wins NBA's Sixth Man Award
Published 4/22/2008 by Nick Kappel at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili earned 123 of 124 first-place votes on Monday to win the NBA sixth man of the year award. Last year’s winner, Suns guard Leandro Barbosa, came in second. Dallas’ guard Jason Terry finished third in the voting. As reported by ESPN:  “I really don’t care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship,” Ginobili said. Ginobili was a regular in the Spurs starting five until mid-way through last season, when Spurs coach Gregg Popovich decided the team would be better served having him come off the bench.  The former second round pick from Argentina led ...

Scott Skiles Hired to Coach Disappointing Bucks
Published 4/22/2008 by Nick Kappel at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The Milwaukee Bucks announced the hiring of Scott Skiles as their new head coach on Monday, four days after they fired coach Larry Krystkowiak following a disappointing 26-56 season. For Skiles, this move comes four months after he was fired as the Chicago Bulls head coach. Terms of the contract were not released, but it is reportedly a fully guaranteed four-year deal. As reported by TICKER:  “Scott is a proven NBA head coach who has shown an ability to win,” (GM John) Hammond said. “He was a passionate player at all levels of the game, and that thirst for success has served him well as a coach.” Skiles was thought to ...

Austin Wins Game 1 of NBA D-League Finals
Published 4/22/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The Austin Toros defeated the Idaho Stampede 95-89 tonight in Game One of the best-of-three 2008 NBA Development League Finals presented by Delta, at the Austin Convention Center. The Toros brought the 2299 fans out of their seats in the opening 20 seconds of the contest when Josh Gross put the exclamation point on an Andre Barrett pass. The alley-oop dunk gave the Toros a 2-0 lead, their lone advantage until six minutes remained in the half.  Both teams hit on only one of their first five field goal attempts, until Idaho’s Roberto Bergersen who connected on just 4 of 16 shots in the Stampede semi-final game victory over the L.A. ...

Friedman: Choosing This Season’s NBA Awards Winners
Published 4/22/2008 by David Friedman at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The MVP race has obviously dominated discussions of this year's awards but there are also some tough choices to be made regarding other honors, including the three All-NBA Teams. Several prominent commentators have already weighed in with their choices. It should be noted that not every commentator announced a selection for every award: MVP: Mark Jackson (ESPN/ABC), Chris Mannix (Sports Illustrated), Reggie Miller (TNT) and Kenny Smith (TNT) chose Kobe Bryant. Mike Wilbon (ESPN/ABC) said that he is "leaning toward" Bryant but will not decide for sure until the last game is played. Charles Barkley (TNT), Jon Barry (TNT), ...

Clubs Buying Out Arbitration and Free Agent Years
Published 4/22/2008 by Jordan I Kobritz at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
For Evan Longoria, Christmas came early.  After only seven days of Major League service, the Tampa Bay Rays third baseman signed a contract guaranteeing him $17.5 million over the next six years.  The deal could be worth a total of $44 million over nine years if the club exercises certain options.  Because Longoria didn’t begin the season in the Major Leagues, he wouldn’t have been eligible for arbitration until at least 2011, meaning the Rays could have paid him the Major League minimum salary - $390,000 this year - for the next three years and then taken their chances in arbitration for three more years after that. ...

TNT Adds Alonzo Mourning and Dwyane Wade to Broadcast Team. NBA Playoff Schedule Released
Published 4/23/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
TNT announced today that Alonzo Mourning will join Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith in the TNT studio on Sat., April 26 at 2:30 p.m. ET to provide his insight to the 2008 NBA Playoffs.  A 16-year veteran of the NBA, Mourning appeared in the NBA Playoffs 12 times including 2006 when he was a member of the NBA Champion Miami Heat.  Mourning will appear on a special half-hour pre-game show and during the halftimes of the TNT doubleheader featuring Orlando @ Toronto and L.A. Lakers @ Denver. ...

SEE IT: "This Is SportsCenter" Ad with K.G., Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce
Published 4/24/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The latest "This is SportsCenter" ad has been released, just in time for the NBA playoffs. Check out Steve Levy given Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce a bad time for all dressing the same. (Quicktime Required) ...