| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Friday, September 13, 2002
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | NHL Panthers, Office Depot Formally Announce Naming Rights Deal |
| • | Foot Locker To Reduce Nike Purchases By Up To $250M Or 23% |
| • | FIFA Takes Visa To Court Over Use Of World Cup Trademark |
| • | Suzuki Announces Presenting Sponsorship Deal With Heisman Trophy |
| • | Critics Weigh In: Does “Stealing Harvard” Make The Grade? |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Weekend Events/In Other News/Daily Stat/Channel Surfing |
NHL PANTHERS TO PLAY IN OFFICE DEPOT CENTER
The NHL Panthers and Office Depot today formally entered into a ten-year naming rights agreement for the Panthers' home arena to be called the Office Depot Center. Office Depot will have an on-site retail presence and will plan in-store promotions throughout the year, to include player appearances (THE DAILY).
SHOE RETAILER TO MAKE FURTHER CUTS ON NIKE ORDERS
The Portland OREGONIAN reports that Foot Locker revealed yesterday in an SEC filing that it might reduce purchases from Nike by $150-250M, or 14-23%. Analysts say that "Nike rivals such as Adidas-Salomon, New Balance and Reebok stand to pick up that business." The announcement comes a few weeks after Nike said that Foot Locker had "significantly scaled back its orders for fall delivery as it focuses more on sneakers costing less than $120." Foot Locker accounted for about 11% of Nike's business in its fiscal year that ended in May, and the cuts "could equate to about 3 percent of Nike's $9.9 billion in annual sales" (Portland OREGONIAN, 9/13).
VISA REMOVES WORLD CUP TRADEMARK FROM WEB SITE
The London GUARDIAN reports that Visa has been "plunged into a legal battle" with FIFA after it used the World Cup trademark without permission. FIFA was "particularly annoyed by the fact Visa had plastered the World Cup trademark" all over its Web site in Brazil and "refused to withdraw the promotion" when asked by FIFA. After receiving written notification that FIFA was going "to institute court proceedings – and following a series of deliberations"– Visa "agreed to remove the … promotion" from its Web site (London GUARDIAN, 9/13).
SUZUKI INCREASES COMMITMENT IN FOURTH YEAR OF PARTNERSHIP
American Suzuki Motor Corp. today announced the "first-ever 'presenting' sponsorship of the Heisman Memorial Trophy" by its Automotive, Motorcycle and Marine divisions. In its fourth year of partnership, Suzuki will receive exclusive "presenting" sponsorship rights and will partner with ESPN Magazine for a ten-game mobile college football tour. The tour will "provide fans with Heisman-themed interactive games, product displays, giveaways, music, and a photo opportunity" with the '02 Heisman Trophy (THE DAILY).
BUZZER BEATERS
GOLF WORLD BUSINESS reports that Luke Reese has resigned as VP & GM of Wilson Golf, effective immediately. Wilson Golf President Jim Baugh, reassumes the task of running Wilson Golf. Both Baugh and Reese affirmed that Reese left Wilson Golf of his own accord and on good terms (GOLF WORLD BUSINESS, 9/13).
The CNN Airport Network will air all 11 Saturday TBS 7:00pm ET college football games, featuring the Pac-10 and Big 12 conferences, starting tomorrow with the UNLV-Oregon St. game (THE DAILY).
Trend Micro, a network anti-virus and Internet content security solutions provider, today announced its title sponsorship of the fifth annual Champions Challenge Golf Tournament, to be played at Johnny Miller's signature course – Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah (THE DAILY).
The S.F. CHRONICLE reports that tonight's Mariners-A's telecast, when viewed with the SAP option, will feature "the commentary of announcers Greg Papa and Ray Fosse mixed with the instructions (Producer/Director Mark) Wolfson gives to the broadcasters, photographers and other members of the crew" (S.F. CHRONICLE, 9/13).
The Columbia STATE reports that tomorrow's South Carolina-Georgia game "will be the first game at Williams-Brice Stadium televised in high definition" (Columbia STATE, 9/13).
Grand Prix Americas has signed Cadillac, Lalique, The Collection and Mumm as sponsors for the October 4-6 race in Miami (THE DAILY).
TODAY'S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The ORLANDO SENTINEL's Scott Andera, referring to technology advances on broadcasts of sporting events, writes, "As video games strive to look like real life and game broadcasts take cues from video games, the line between reality and virtual reality blurs even more" (ORLANDO SENTINEL).
The FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM's Wendell Barnhouse writes that in NCAA football, "small programs make ends meet by taking big dollars from football's elite" and playing them at the major campuses (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM).
See The Daily Insider's Articles Of Interest section for more sports business-related links.
WEEKEND EVENTS
Friday
WUSA Freedom M/F Mia Hamm, Breakers F Kristine Lilly and '99 World Cup member Michelle Akers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the 7:05pm ET Orioles-Red Sox game (BOSTON GLOBE, 9/12).
The Astros will host Hispanic Heritage Day during tonight's 7:05pm CT game against the Cardinals. The first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a Jose Cruz collectible card to commemorate his induction into the Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum (THE DAILY).
The Marlins begin "Bobblehead Week" during tonight's 7:05pm ET game against the Braves. Throughout the week, bobbleheads of P's Josh Beckett, A.J. Burnett, Brad Penny and Julian Tavarez will be distributed (THE DAILY).
Saturday
Astros 1B Jeff Bagwell will host a group of 5,700 Houston-area youths and their families at "DK57 Day" prior to the 12:15pm CT game against the Cardinals. Dedicated to the memory of late Cardinals P Darryl Kyle, Bagwell will provide tickets, transportation, lunch and T-shirts for all participants (THE DAILY).
Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas will be given the Governor's Award for lifetime achievement by the local chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (THE DAILY).
Tony Hawk and other skateboarders will perform a 30-minute demonstration at UB Stadium prior to the Connecticut-Univ. at Buffalo football game at 7:30pm ET (BUFFALO NEWS, 9/12).
Cowboys RB Emmitt Smith will be awarded the Congressional Black Caucus Chair's Award by U.S. rep Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) at the '02 CBC Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Awards Dinner and Gala in Washington (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/12).
The Chargers Team Store will open to the public at 9:00am PT (THE DAILY).
The NHL Panthers will host HockeyFest from noon-6:00pm ET. Fans will have the opportunity to meet the team, tour the locker room and purchase single game tickets (THE DAILY).
Magic G Darrell Armstrong will host his Celebrity Weekend Classic in Orlando with all proceeds benefiting his foundation for premature babies. Events include bowling, golf and a casino night (THE DAILY).
Sunday
The Tigers will host Ernie Harwell Day at Comerica Park before their 2:35pm ET game against the Royals. The hour-long ceremony, which begins at 1:35pm, will include video tributes, guest speakers and gift presentations (THE DAILY).
The A's will host their Fourth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Day during their 1:05pm PT game against the Mariners (THE DAILY).
The Seahawks will host a tailgate party at the Exhibition Center, beginning at 10:00am PT. Former Seahawks Dave Wyman, Melvin Jenkins, Art Kuehn and Randall Morris will sign autographs (SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER. 9/13).
The NHL Panthers will host the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South FL for a day at training camp (THE DAILY).
IN OTHER NEWS
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE reports that the newspaper is "strongly considering launching another newspaper in the Chicago area–this one aimed at the MTV crowd" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 9/13).
The TORONTO SUN reports that a "21-year-old Queensville woman dubbed 'Mrs. Stronach' by co-workers" has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against Magna Int'l CEO Frank Stronach, "claiming he treated her in an inappropriate manner that caused her anxiety and fear" (TORONTO SUN, 9/13).
TODAY'S DAILY STAT: TOP SPORTS SITES FOR WEEK ENDING SEPT. 1
The following are the top sports Internet properties accessed from home and work, ranked by Nielsen//NetRatings in terms of unique audience for the week ending September 1, 2002. "Unique audience" = the number of people who access a site, with each person counted only once. "Active Reach %" = the number of unique Web users viewing a Web site one or more times, expressed as a percentage of the total active Web population for this week (i.e. 5.4% of Web users accessing the Internet from home viewed a site on ESPN at least once this time period). "Average Time Spent" = the average amount of time a visitor has spent at that property for the month. The data is based on audience measurement of more than 50,000 U.S. panelists who have Internet access at home and 7,000 U.S. panelists who have Internet access at work. Traffic to these sites are the predominant URLs, and are grouped to include commonly-owned sites (NetRatings).
| TOP SPORTS SITES – WEEK ENDING 9/1/02 |
| AT HOME |
| RK | BRAND OR CHANNEL | UNIQUE
AUD (000) | ACTIVE
REACH % | AVERAGE
TIME SPENT
(HH:MM:SS) |
| 1) | ESPN | 4,230 | 5.4% | 0:18:02 |
| 2) | Yahoo! Sports | 2,113 | 2.7% | 0:24:02 |
| 3) | NFL Internet Network | 2,030 | 2.6% | 0:16:41 |
| 4) | SportsLine.com | 1,982 | 2.5% | 0:19:35 |
| 5) | NASCAR.com | 1,187 | 1.5% | 0:09:19 |
| 6) | MLB.com | 1,011 | 1.3% | 0:15:18 |
| 7) | CNNsi | 983 | 1.3% | 0:07:38 |
| 8) | OCSN | 682 | 0.9% | 0:06:34 |
| 9) | World Wrestling Entertainment | 609 | 0.8% | 0:08:12 |
| 10) | sportingnews.com | 513 | 0.7% | 0:12:52 |
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| AT WORK |
| RK | BRAND OR CHANNEL | UNIQUE
AUD (000) | ACTIVE
REACH % | AVERAGE
TIME SPENT
(HH:MM:SS) |
| 1) | ESPN | 4,643 | 11.1% | 0:40:29 |
| 2) | Yahoo! Sports | 2,060 | 4.9% | 0:32:22 |
| 3) | CNNsi | 1,689 | 4.0% | 0:08:32 |
| 4) | SportsLine.com | 1,627 | 3.9% | 0:27:43 |
| 5) | NFL Internet Network | 1,616 | 3.9% | 0:12:10 |
| 6) | MLB.com | 948 | 2.3% | 0:12:33 |
| 7) | OCSN | 931 | 2.2% | 0:08:17 |
| 8) | NASCAR.com | 626 | 1.5% | 0:12:40 |
| 9) | USA Today Sports | 598 | 1.4% | 0:06:59 |
| 10) | Lycos Fox Sports | 557 | 1.3% | 0:18:01 |
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CRITICS WEIGH IN: “BARBERSHOP” & “STEALING HARVARD”
Is Ice Cube's "Barbershop" a cut above the rest? Does Jason Lee & Tom Green's "Stealing Harvard" make the grade? :
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| Barbershop | Stealing Harvard |
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| Hollywood Reporter | Not Reviewed | |
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| Not Reviewed |
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| S.F. Chronicle | | |
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CHANNEL SURFING
FRIDAY
ESPN will air part four of "MasterCard Presents Major League Baseball Inside the Moments" at 7:00pm ET.
ESPN will air Cardinals-Astros at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN Classic's "SportsCentury" will profile Bruce Jenner at 8:00pm ET and Oscar de la Hoya at 8:30pm ET.
CNN's "Connie Chung Tonight" will feature U.S. Open Men's Champion Pete Sampras at 8:00pm ET.
MSG will premiere the "Boomer Esiason Show" at 11:00pm ET. Giants QB Kerry Collins and Jets QB Vinny Testaverde are scheduled to appear.
SATURDAY
HBO will re-air "Unitas," its '99 documentary at 10:00am ET.
Fox will air "This Week in Baseball" at 12:30pm ET/PT. Braves P John Smoltz will host this week's edition.
Fox will air regional MLB coverage, Orioles-Red Sox or White Sox-Yankees, at 1:00pm ET.
Fox will air regional MLB coverage, Mariners-A's or Rangers-Angels, at 4:00pm ET.
| Game | Network | Time |
| Georgia Tech-Clemson | ESPN | noon ET |
| California-Michigan St. | ESPN2 | noon ET |
| Michigan-Notre Dame | NBC | 2:30pm ET |
| Washington St.-Ohio St. | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| USC-Colorado | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| Mississippi-Texas Tech | ABC | 3:30pm ET |
| Georgia-South Carolina | CBS | 3:30pm ET |
| Iowa St.-Iowa | ESPN2 | 6:00pm ET |
| UNLV-Oregon St. | TBS | 7:00pm ET |
| UCLA-Oklahoma St. | FSN | 7:00pm ET |
| Florida St.-Maryland | ESPN | 7:45pm ET |
| Nebraska-Penn St. | ABC | 8:00pm ET |
| Texas-North Carolina | ABC | 8:00pm ET |
| Louisville-Colorado St. | ESPN2 | 9:30pm ET |
To view ABC's regional coverage map, click here.
SUNDAY
| Game | Network | Time | Coverage |
| Bears-Falcons | Fox | 1:00pm ET | 12% |
| Titans-Cowboys | CBS | 1:00pm ET | N/A |
| Jaguars-Chiefs | CBS | 1:00pm ET | N/A |
| Bucs-Ravens | Fox | 1:00pm ET | 5% |
| Lions-Panthers | Fox | 1:00pm ET | 8% |
| Packers-Saints | Fox | 1:00pm ET | 22% |
| Dolphins-Colts | CBS | 1:00pm ET | N/A |
| Bengals-Browns | CBS | 1:00pm ET | N/A |
| Patriots-Jets | CBS | 1:00pm ET | N/A |
| Giants-Rams | Fox | 4:05pm ET | 47% |
| Cardinals-Seahawks | Fox | 4:05pm ET | 5% |
| Bills-Vikings | CBS | 4:15pm ET | N/A |
| Texans-Chargers | CBS | 4:15pm ET | N/A |
| Broncos-49ers | CBS | 4:15pm ET | N/A |
| Raiders-Steelers | ESPN | 8:30pm ET | National |
ESPN2's "Sunday Night Baseball" will feature Rangers-Angels at 8:00pm ET.
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