| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Thursday, January 17, 2002
4:00pm ET | |
| • | Closing Bell Delivers Quotes From This Morning's Sport Summit In N.Y. |
| • | Mr. Selig Goes To Washington? Bud Says It's A Possibility |
| • | CART Still Considers Indy A Prime Location For Headquarters |
| • | Hawaiian Tropic: Senior Skins Commit To Long-Term Lease With Wailea |
| • | Kelly, Parcells, Modell Top List Of HOF Candidates For '02 Class |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Articles Of Interest/Daily Stat/Channel Surfing |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT SPORT SUMMIT ADDRESS LEAGUE ISSUES
This morning at the 24th International Sport Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan, N.Y. Deputy Mayor for Economic Development & N.Y. 2012 Olympic Bid Founder Dan Doctoroff, AFL Commissioner David Baker, USOC Managing Dir of Brand Development Matt Biespiel, MLS Commissioner Don Garber and WNBA President Val Ackerman all delivered keynote presentations on the status of their respective properties. Highlights from each speech follow:
Doctoroff: "Based on conservative assumptions, a New York Olympic Games would generate $3.3[B] in revenues, with no public funding required. Of that, $2.1[B] would be needed for the operating costs of the Games. The remaining $1.2[B] would be invested in a permanent legacy of parks and recreational facilities." Doctoroff said the $1.2B "would be the largest single investment in recreational facilities in New York's history." Doctoroff: "Overall, the economic impact of hosting the games would be enormous - $11[B] and 135,000 jobs."
Baker said the AFL's "mission is to be a fan-friendly, year-round, interactive football experience for new generations worldwide. … We think it's a young sport. About 30% of our demographic is below the age of 24; about 84% is below the age of 40."
Biespiel, on competition from the X Games: "We don't view the X Games as a threat to our brand or to our business. In fact, I would argue that it brings more people into the fold, because the sports that you see in the X Games are all grounded in Olympic sport. In terms of did we shift [our marketing focus to a younger demo] because of the X Games, the answer is no. We felt that we had an opportunity with young people. They are clearly the future of our franchise, and importantly, it's a market that our sponsors are very interested in."
Garber said that with the formation of the new company that purchased World Cup U.S. TV rights, and with ESPN/ABC televising the World Cup as well as MLS, the league will "integrate the most valuable programming in soccer with our league, with features, vignettes, and other marketing programs. We'll be able to strategically schedule our games and cross-promote it with those higher-rated games … and take a very, very proactive approach in how we present this game on television."
Ackerman: "The challenge for women's sports as a whole is to establish sustainability and longevity, and then ultimately growth. … I think in the end, it may be a long process for women's sports … but the good news is that this foundation is set and the process is clearly moving forward" (THE DAILY).
SELIG CALLS DC “PRIME CANDIDATE” FOR RELOCATION
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig held a news conference this afternoon following the conclusion of the owners meetings in Phoenix, and addressed the possibility of a franchise landing in Washington, DC: "Do I think relocation is coming in the near future? And I don't exactly know what the near future means. I do. ... I'd have to say, given the demographics of the area, and the number of people who want it, they are the prime candidate for relocation. There's no question" (ESPNews, 1/17).
CART STILL LOOKING AT INDY AS POSSIBLE HOME BASE
With reports this week that CART may relocate to Indianapolis, CART VP/Communications Adam Saal said today there has been "no formal proposal to move CART" from Troy, MI, but the series' recent change in leadership "could accelerate plans to look at new sites." Saal: "We're evaluating where we want to establish our long-term headquarters, and of course you'd have to look at Indianapolis if you're in the motorsports industry" (AP, 1/17).
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: SENIOR SKINS LOCKS UP DEAL WITH WAILEA
The HONOLULU ADVERTISER reports that the PGA Senior Skins Game and the Wailea Golf Resort in HI "have extended their contract to keep the tournament at Wailea through 2005." Senior Skins "moved to Maui last year after an 11-year run at Mauna Lani." The exhibition started in '88 at Turtle Bay, and "was played the following year at La Quinta in California" (HONOLULU ADVERTISER, 1/17).
BUZZER BEATERS
According to an exclusive survey conducted by THE DAILY, Rams QB Kurt Warner is the most marketable NFL player, followed closely by Packers QB Brett Favre. Read the survey's full results (THE DAILY).
Rams RB Marshall Faulk edged teammate Kurt Warner "by just one vote Thursday" for The AP's NFL Offensive Player of the Year award (AP, 1/17).
Former NFL QB Jim Kelly, coach Bill Parcells and Ravens Owner Art Modell are among 15 finalists announced Thursday for induction into the Pro Football HOF. The class of '02 "will be announced Feb. 2, the day before the Super Bowl, after a vote of the hall's board of selectors" (AP, 1/17).
International Speedway Corp. on Thursday "posted stronger fourth-quarter earnings, helped by sold-out races, including a NASCAR series, and increases in television rights fees for some of its events." The company also anticipated its Q1 '02 earnings "will be in line with earlier guidance of between 46 cents to 48 cents on revenues of $120 million to $125 million" (REUTERS, 1/17).
Blues C Doug Weight will wear a wireless microphone for the duration of tonight's Canucks-Blues game, broadcast on FSN. The network will tape and replay clips from Weight's microphone throughout the game (THE DAILY).
TONIGHT'S EVENTS
The Bruins will host the third College Night of the season when they host the Senators at the FleetCenter. College students may purchase up to two $40 or $50 tickets for half price (THE DAILY).
The BOSTON HERALD reported that ESPN's Peter Gammons "hosts his second annual Hot Stove/Cool Music concert to benefit the Jimmy Fund" tonight at the Paradise on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. A silent auction featuring items from rock and baseball stars including Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees SS Derek Jeter, Red Sox SS Nomar Garciaparra and Reds OF Ken Griffey Jr. "will also be held in the front room of the venue" (BOSTON HERALD, 1/13).
IN OTHER NEWS…..
Ford Motor Co. on Thursday "reported a net loss of $5.07 billion" for Q4 '01 as it "braced for a restructuring that includes tens of thousands of job cuts and shutting down at least five North American plants in a bid to return to profitability" (AP, 1/17).
Arthur Andersen today confirmed the existence of a memo dated February 6 stating that Enron Corp.'s auditor "knew about the energy trader's murky financial transactions long before they triggered its collapse," and that the head of the SEC "prepared to unveil ways to improve oversight of auditors" (REUTERS, 1/17).
Kmart announced some "sweeping management changes" today. BOD member James Adamson will replace Charles Conaway as Chair, while Kmart President & COO Mark Schwartz has "left the company" (AP, 1/17).
TODAY'S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The Syracuse POST-STANDARD's Pete Thamel profiles sports agent Andre Colona.
USA TODAY's Sal Ruibal on Generation X's preference for the X Games over the Olympics.
The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS' Joe Garner on the youth invasion in Aspen, courtesy of the X Games.
The FL TIMES-UNION's Garry Smits on Fuzzy Zoeller and Ben Crenshaw's debut on the PGA Senior Tour.
See The Daily Insider's Articles Of Interest section for more sports business-related links.
THE DAILY STATS: BILLBOARD MUSIC CHARTS
The following lists Billboard Magazine's top-selling CDs for the week ending January 11 (BILLBOARD, 1/26):
| RK | | ALBUM | ARTIST | LABEL |
| 1) | | Weathered | Creed | Wind-up |
| 2) | | [Hybrid Theory] | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. |
| 3) | | Word of Mouf | Ludacris | Disturbing Tha Peace |
| 4) | | Silver Side Up | Nickelback | Roadrunner |
| 5) | | Stillmatic | Nas | Ill Will |
| 6) | | M!ssundaztood | Pink | Arista |
| 7) | | Pain is Love | Ja Rule | Murder Inc. |
| 8) | | Songs in A Minor | Alicia Keys | J |
| 9) | | Now 8 | Various | EMI |
| 10) | | A Day Without Rain | Enya | Reprise |
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CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN will air men's college basketball: St. John's-Boston College at 7:00pm ET, and Maryland-Duke at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air Coyotes-Avalanche at 8:00pm ET.
TNT will air Jazz-Spurs at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air early rounds of the '02 Australian Open at 11:00pm ET.
ESPN Classic's "SportsCentury" will profile Muhammad Ali at 8:00pm ET.
HBO will air "Inside The NFL" at 8:00pm ET.
E!'s "True Hollywood Story" will profile Natalie Wood at 8:00pm ET.
CBS will air "Survivor: Back From Africa" at 8:00pm ET.
A&E will air the '02 remake, "The Magnificent Ambersons," at 8:00pm ET.
Mario Andretti will be on CBS' "Late Show" with David Letterman at 11:30pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight's headline guests on the following talk shows:
| "The Late Show" | Willie Nelson |
| "The Tonight Show" | Megan Mullally |
| "The Late Late Show" | Luke Wilson |
| "Late Night" | Dave Chappelle |
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