| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Thursday, August 15, 2002
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | MLB, MLBPA Meet This Morning But Break Without Signs Of Progress |
| • | Shares Of Nike Drop Today After Foot Locker Decreases Future Orders |
| • | Twelve People Injured In Lowe’s Speedway Bridge Collapse Settle Today |
| • | Local Radio Broadcaster Seeks To Silence MT State Univ. Football Coach |
| • | St. Louis One Of Four In Running For ’06 U.S. Figure Skating Championships |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/In Other News/Articles Of Interest/Daily Stat/Channel Surfing |
SIDES MEET BRIEFLY TODAY FOR FURTHER MLB NEGOTIATIONS
The AP reports that MLB and MLBPA negotiators “met [this] morning, then broke for internal discussions,” and it “was unclear if they would meet again later in the day.” The union's exec board “is to hold a telephone call Friday, and without progress probably would set a strike date, most likely Aug. 30” (AP, 8/15).
NIKE SHARES FALL ON FOOT LOCKER’S CUT IN FUTURE ORDERS
Shares of Nike dropped today and later rebounded after the company lowered projections for worldwide future orders due to a decrease from Foot Locker, Nike’s largest customer. Changes in November orders from Foot Locker dropped to 6.3% from 6.6%, as previously announced. Shares of Nike were trading at $44.75, up 1%, in late afternoon trading (REUTERS, 8/15).
SPEEDWAY SETTLES WITH 12 IN COLLAPSING BRIDGE CASE
The AP reports that 12 people injured when a walkway at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, collapsed after a NASCAR race two years ago “settled lawsuits against the speedway and the walkway's builder” this morning. Terms of the settlement are confidential, but an attorney for the plaintiffs said some “will receive lump-sum payments, while others will be paid over time” (AP, 8/15).
PAINT BOOTH: PENSKE SOUTH TO UNLOAD DIFFERENT LOOK IN MI
Each week, some auto racing teams display different paint schemes on their cars to reflect a different sponsor, brand, promotion or special cause. This week, the NASCAR Winston Cup Series visits Michigan Int'l Speedway for Sunday's Pepsi 400. Penske Racing South will feature special paint schemes on both its cars, as the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford of Rusty Wallace will sport the Harley-Davidson logo, and Mobil 1 replaces Alltel as the featured sponsor on Ryan Newman's No. 12 Ford.
In addition to the full-time competitors in the Winston Cup Series, several companies are involved with the series on a limited basis, and at this weekend's event, Roush Racing will enter the No. 16 TNT/Team Caliber Ford of driver Greg Biffle. Regal Corp. will back Melling Racing's No. 92 Dodge of Stacy Compton, while MNR Productions will leverage the music group Poison on BAM Racing's No. 49 Dodge of Derrike Cope. Meanwhile, in the Busch Series, Pepsi will sponsor NBC/TNT analyst Wally Dallenbach and the No. 6 Tommy Baldwin Racing Dodge (THE DAILY).
RADIO LAWSUIT SEEKS TO SILENCE MONTANA STATE UNIV. COACH
The BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE reports that Reier Broadcasting Corporation Owner Bill Reier Sr., whose company broadcasted Montana State Univ. sports for approximately a decade, "now has in his hands a restraining order” that forbids football coach Mike Kramer from “appearing on any radio or television stations or broadcasts, other than affiliates of RBC or 'Cat Sports 30' until further order." Montana State Univ. left Reier for Clear Channel Communications last month, which sparked the Reier lawsuit (BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE, 8/15).
BUZZER BEATERS
Comcast SportsNet has been nominated for 13 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards, which will be handed out on Saturday, September 14, at the John Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia (THE DAILY).
St. Louis is among four finalist cities bidding on the ’06 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The USFSA’s site selection committee reviewed bids from six cities, and narrowed the candidates to St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Minneapolis. A final decision on the host will be made in November (THE DAILY).
Interactive Motorsports & Entertainment Corp. has acquired Perfect Line, which owns and operates the NASCAR Silicon Motor Speedway racing centers. The Speedway centers are the largest chain of officially licensed NASCAR-branded entertainment and retail stores. Perfect Line Chair & CEO William Donaldson said, "With the recent completion of a $2.6 million private equity financing, the company is essentially debt-free and well-positioned for growth, with 12 mall racing centers open, over $1 million in working capital, and a solid management team in place at the corporate and store level” (THE DAILY).
The Pro Disc Golf Association (PDGA) and SportsLoop today announced a partnership that will require SportsLoop to handle the marketing and publicity of the PDGA’s inaugural National Tour in ’03 (THE DAILY).
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
INTERNET WORLD’s John Zipperer offers a Q&A with MLB Advanced Media President & CEO Bob Bowman, who is “critical of the business approach utilized by Internet commerce sites” (INTERNET WORLD).
The ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER’s Marcia Smith reports on the WNBA’s television ad campaign, “This Is Who I Am,” which highlights the “names, the smiling faces, and the charming personalities that the 16-team league wants the public to know, to like, to follow, to buy tickets and tune in to see” (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER).
ESPN.com’s Darren Rovell writes, “There’s little evidence that a luxury tax will have any effect on (MLB)’s competitive disparity” (ESPN.com).
BLOOMBERG NEWS’ Rick Westhead reports on ESPN’s X Games, “the annual made-for-TV event … to fill summer programming gaps” that has “become a profitable hit for the Walt Disney Co. network” (BLOOMBERG NEWS).
See The Daily Insider’s Articles Of Interest section for more sports business-related links.
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
WNBA Mystics Senior VP/Business & Basketball Operation Judy Holland Burton will make an announcement on behalf of the WNBA during a 6:00pm ET news conference at the MCI Center (THE DAILY).
The first 15,000 fans attending the 7:05pm CT Yankees-Royals game will receive a free Royals mouse pad (K.C. STAR).
IN OTHER NEWS…….
REUTERS reports that shares in Gemstar-TV Guide Int’l rose today, “one day after it said it would restate past results and change management in a way” that could cause Founder & CEO Henry Yuen to “step aside or take a new role.” The company’s stock was trading at $3.60, up 8%, in late afternoon trading (REUTERS, 8/15).
THE DAILY STAT: BILLBOARD CHARTS
The following lists Billboard Magazine's top-selling CDs for the week ending August 8 (BILLBOARD, 8/24):
| RK | ALBUM | ARTIST | LABEL |
| 1) | The Rising | Bruce Springsteen | Columbia |
| 2) | Nellyville | Nelly | Fo' Reel |
| 3) | The Eminem Show | Eminem | Web/Aftermath |
| 4) | The Fix | Scarface | Def Jam South |
| 5) | Now 10 | Various Artists | Sony/Universal/EMI/Zomba |
| 6) | Thug Holiday | Trick Daddy | Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic |
| 7) | [Reanimation] | Linkin Park | Warner Bros. |
| 8) | Unleashed | Toby Keith | DreamWorks (Nashville) |
| 9) | Let Go | Avril Lavigne | Arista |
| 10) | Busted Stuff | Dave Matthews Band | RCA |
CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN will air NFL preseason, Raiders-Titans, at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air ’02 WNBA Playoffs: Sting-Mystics at 8:00pm ET, and Sparks-Storm at 10:00pm ET.
ESPN Classic’s “SportsCentury” will profile thoroughbred Citation at 8:00pm ET.
NFL Giants CB Jason Sehorn, former NFLer Art Donovan, boxer James Toney and promoter Dan Goosen, Univ. of TX football coach Mack Brown, “Blue Crush” producer Brian Grazer and actor Vin Diesel are scheduled to appear on FSN’s “Best Damn Sports Show Period.”
Lions President & CEO Matt Millen and Titans coach Jeff Fisher will be on FSN’s “The Last Word.”
Keith Olbermann will appear on CNN's "NewsNight with Aaron Brown" at 10:00pm ET to analyze the Harlem Little League investigation.
ESPN’s Rich Eisen will be on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart.
ESPN’s Kenny Mayne will be on NBC’s “Last Call” with Carson Daly.
A&E’s “Biography” will profile Carrie Fisher at 8:00pm ET.
E!’s “True Hollywood Story” will profile “Elvis in Hollywood” at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:
| “The Late Show” | Tom Hanks (r) |
| “The Tonight Show” | Matthew Perry |
| “The Late Late Show” | Ted Danson |
| “Late Night” | Wesley Snipes |
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