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TNT Announces NBA Playoff Announcer Teams
Published 4/15/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... - The Biz of Baseball FOX Cuts Off Yanks/Sox Game and Switch to NASCAR - The Biz of Baseball Quotes from Buck Martinez Today on TBS - The Biz of Baseball On Baseball Prospectus: Not Quite Catching All the Action - The Biz of Baseball Randy Moss Chooses Pony International for Shoe Line - The Biz of Football Former Colts C Nutter Passes Away - The Biz of Football Penn State LB Lee Out for Season - The Biz of Football Suspended Titans ...

The BSN’s Sports Challenge for Autism Awareness
Published 4/15/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
As the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, I want to issue a challenge to those in the sports media: spread autism awareness. Over the last 48 hours, I have seen mainstream and alternative media rise to this occasion since I made it known publicly that one of our sons has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (see details here at When Sports Becomes a Small Matter: A Child and Autism). Those outlets and individuals include: Tim Lemke of the Washington Times (Helping Autism Research) Carolyn Hastings with ...

The Business of Sports Network's Sports Challenge for Autism Awarenes
Published 4/15/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... Naming Rights for New TV Deal – The Biz of Basketball  Are NCAA Final Four Teams Actually Losing Money? - The Biz of Basketball  It’s Awesome Baby! Vitale, Ewing, Olajuwon Among 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame Class - The Biz of Basketball  Randy Moss Chooses Pony International for Shoe Line - The Biz of Football Former Colts C Nutter Passes Away - The Biz of Football Penn State LB Lee Out for Season - The Biz of Football Suspended Titans CB Jones ...

The Business of Sports Network's Sports Challenge for Autism Awareness
Published 4/15/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Hockey :: The Business of Sports Network
... Naming Rights for New TV Deal – The Biz of Basketball Are NCAA Final Four Teams Actually Losing Money? - The Biz of Basketball It’s Awesome Baby! Vitale, Ewing, Olajuwon Among 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame Class - The Biz of Basketball Randy Moss Chooses Pony International for Shoe Line - The Biz of Football Former Colts C Nutter Passes Away - The Biz of Football Penn State LB Lee Out for Season - The Biz of Football Suspended Titans CB Jones ...

The Business of Sports Network's Sports Challenge for Autism Awarenes
Published 4/15/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... Naming Rights for New TV Deal – The Biz of Basketball  Are NCAA Final Four Teams Actually Losing Money? - The Biz of Basketball  It’s Awesome Baby! Vitale, Ewing, Olajuwon Among 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame Class - The Biz of Basketball  Randy Moss Chooses Pony International for Shoe Line - The Biz of Football Former Colts C Nutter Passes Away - The Biz of Football Penn State LB Lee Out for Season - The Biz of Football Suspended Titans CB Jones ...

Harold Reynolds Settles Suit With ESPN
Published 4/16/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
In July of 2006, former MLB player and television analyst Harold Reynolds was fired from ESPN after he was accused of sexual harassment for a hug that Reynolds claims was “a total misunderstanding.” In the first interview after being fired (read the interview with Charley Steiner here on Maury Brown’s Biz of Sports) Reynolds said, “What I can tell you is number one that my conscious is clear on this whole issue. I feel like I was wrongfully terminated.” He filed a wrongful termination suit against ESPN in October of ’06 (see Harold Reynolds v ESPN), and was seeking ...

Nestles, Minor League Baseball Reach Sponsorship Deal
Published 4/16/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Nestles and MiLB have reached a sponsorship deal by hosting Nestle Drumstick Family Days at ballparks around the country. During these family-centric events, Drumstick will provide ticket discounts and activities for families, as well as visits from the Nestle Drumstick Family Days tour, which is touring the nation in support of the MiLB sponsorship. In addition to the Nestle Drumstick Family Days, selected MiLB teams will also be hosting birthday parties, which include ticket discounts, recognition by the team, special Nestle Drumstick-branded birthday gifts and, Nestle Drumstick cones. Nestle Drumstick cones are topping off this ...

Sports Media Journal Interviews Maury Brown
Published 4/16/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: 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 today 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 ...

Yardbarker Taps ESPN Sales Veteran Tim Ware as VP
Published 4/16/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
Yardbarker, the online sports community and branded vertical ad network, announced today that it has hired digital sales veteran Tim Ware as Vice President of Advertising Sales. The Business of Sports Network (Bizball LLC) has recently signed on as a partner in the Yardbarker Network. With nearly 20 years experience in the electronic media space, including the last nine with ESPN Internet Group, Ware has been charged with ramping up Yardbarker's advertising business and has opened the company's New York office. He will report directly to CEO Pete Vlastelica. The hire comes just two weeks ...

Forbes Releases 2008 Annual MLB Club Valuations
Published 4/17/2008 by Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network
An annual rite of passage has come, yet again. One that many will pour over, and owners will scoff. Forbes magazine has released their valuations of all 30 clubs in Major League Baseball. It should be no surprise who is ranked the highest. As reported by Forbes: Upshot: Team owners are getting rich like never before. During 2007, revenue for MLB's 30 teams went up 7.7%, to $5.5 billion. The average team is now worth $472 million, 9.5% higher than last year and 143% more than when Forbes first calculated team values in 1998. Again the Bronx Bombers sit atop baseball with a value of $1.3 billion. George ...