| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Monday, October 7, 2002
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | U.S. Supreme Court Refuse To Hear Sports-Related Trials |
| • | Shares Of Nike And Reebok Hit By West Coast Dock Workers Lockout |
| • | McDonald's To Become Official Burger Of Raptors, Leafs & Air Canada Centre |
| • | Bears Return To “MNF” Tonight For First Time Since '96 |
| • | New Ford Campaign Featuring Toby Keith Debuts Tonight On “MNF” |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Daily Stat/Articles of Interest/Channel Surfing |
FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER: COURT PASSES ON TWO SPORTS CASES
The U.S. Supreme Court "passed up a chance Monday to intervene in a soccer labor dispute," as it gave a group of players "a third straight defeat in their challenge" of MLS. The players, who accused the league of being "an illegal monopoly, also lost in a jury trial, and before a federal appeals court" (AP, 10/7).
The U.S. Supreme Court also ruled against former heavyweight boxer Randall “Tex” Cobb in his bid to revive a $10.7M jury award against AOL Time Warner over a Sports Illustrated story that accused him of fixing a fight. The justices, "without comment, left intact a federal appeals court's conclusion that Sports Illustrated didn't defame Cobb" (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 10/7).
SHARES OF NIKE AND REEBOK DROP AMID DOCK WORKER CONCERNS
REUTERS reports that shares of Nike and Reebok fell today, "as the lockout of West Coast dock workers and lingering concerns about the economy fueled investor concerns." Nike's stock hit an 18-month low, and Reebok's hit an 11-month low. Buckingham Research Group analyst John Zolidis: "Certainly the environment for footwear companies has not been good [as of] late and we continue to get more evidence of weakness, in general." As of presstime, shares of Nike were down $1.83, or 4.36%, to $40.11. Shares of Reebok were down $0.89, or 3.84%, to $22.29 (REUTERS, 10/7).
MAPLE LEAF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT, MCDONALD'S SIGN DEAL
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) announced today that it has signed McDonald's Canada as a partner, and that McDonald's will become the official burger of the Maple Leafs, Raptors and Air Canada Centre. The agreement also includes rinkboard and courtside signage and title sponsorship of community events, such as the Maple Leafs Blue & White Game. The deal follows MLSE's new partnership with Dynamic Mutual Funds, and the re-signing of The Home Depot, Accenture, Siemens and American Express as sponsors (THE DAILY).
ACCELERADE ALIGNS WITH NEC AND PATRIOT LEAGUE
PacificHealth Laboratories announced today that it has entered into an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the Northeast Conference and the Patriot League, making Accelerade the official sports drink for both conferences. The agreement gives Accelerade sponsorship of the men's and women's basketball tournaments in '03 and '04 for both conferences, and the product will be featured on the sidelines of all tournament and televised games (THE DAILY).
BEARS COULD IMPROVE “MNF” AVERAGE RATING BY HALF-POINT
The Bears will return to "MNF" for the first time since '96 when they host the Packers tonight in Champaign, IL, the first of three appearances this season. ABC Sports President Howard Katz tells the CHICAGO TRIBUNE that "airing the Bears two or three times a year could mean an additional half-point in the average rating" for "MNF." Katz: "It's good for our franchise for the Bears to be good" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 10/7).
BUZZER BEATERS
The Knicks today announced the promotion of Peter Feigin to the position of VP/Marketing. Feigin, who most recently served as Dir of Marketing & Business Development, will continue to report to Senior VP/Marketing & Business Operations Anucha Browne-Sanders. In the new role, Feigin will serve as the primary liaison between the team, its business partners, as well as MSG ad sales and MSG net (THE DAILY).
The N.Y. DAILY NEWS reports that sportscaster Warner Wolf tonight "returns to his former slot" on WCBS' 11:00pm ET newscast. Sources say that Wolf replacing Brett Haber "is considered permanent," as Haber "was recently cut loose when station management chose not to renew his contract" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/7).
ADWEEK reports that country singer Toby Keith tonight "makes his debut as Ford Motor Co.'s newest pitchman" in a $70M-plus campaign that breaks on "MNF" (ADWEEK, 10/7 issue).
Skiing magazine has named Whistler Blackcomb, BC, as the top ski area in North America for the fifth consecutive year. The top five are:
| Rank | Ski Area |
| 1 | Whistler Blackcomb, BC |
| 2 | Alta/Snowbird, UT |
| 3 | Jackson Hole, WY |
| 4 | Squaw Valley, CA |
| 5 | Mammoth, CA |
Gallagher Productions announced today that it will partner with DiBella Entertainment and Duva Boxing to bring "Black Tie Boxing" to the Regent Wall Street Hotel on Sunday, October 13. The event will be televised on ESPN from 3:00-5:00pm ET (THE DAILY).
Racing Champions Ertl announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Dale Earnhardt, Inc., to create the Dale Earnhardt Outdoor Sportsman line of articulated collectible figures. The collection depicts Earnhardt in full hunting gear (THE DAILY).
TONIGHT'S EVENTS
The NHL Kings will host a jersey retirement dinner for Wayne Gretzky tonight beginning at 6:00pm PT at Staples Center (THE DAILY).
TODAY'S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The INDIANAPOLIS STAR provides an in-depth look at the Colts' future in Indianapolis, and Matthew Tully writes that while the Colts contract ties them to Indianapolis through the '06 season, "legal and sports industry experts say such contracts are often easily broken." Meanwhile, Mark Alesia writes that even if the Colts are able to break free, "L.A. is no sure shot" to be their new home. Jack Naudi adds that civic leaders, before committing to the Colts, need to look at Cincinnati first, "where a decade long effort to keep both the Reds and Bengals came at a financial and political cost that few would have imagined" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR). Other articles from the section include:
See The Daily Insider's Articles of Interest section for these and more sports business-related links.
THE DAILY STAT: N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLING NONFICTION
The following presents best selling nonfiction books from the N.Y. Times the week ending September 28 (N.Y. TIMES):
| THIS WEEK | HARDCOVER NONFICTION |
| 1) | LET'S ROLL!, Lisa Beamer with Ken Abraham (Tyndale) |
| 2) | LET FREEDOM RING, Sean Hannity (ReganBooks/HarperCollins) |
| 3) | LONGITUDES AND ATTITUDES, Thomas L. Friedman (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) |
| 4) | ABRAHAM, Bruce Feiler (Morrow) |
| 5) | NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, Christopher Reeve (Random House) |
| 6) | SANDY KOUFAX, Jane Leavy (HarperCollins) |
| 7) | A MIND AT A TIME, Mel Levine (Simon & Schuster) |
| 8) | SLANDER, Ann Coulter (Crown) |
| 9) | WHAT WE SAW, by CBS News (Simon & Schuster) |
| 10) | THE BITCH IN THE HOUSE, edited by Cathi Hanauer (Morrow) |
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CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN will air "Monday Night Countdown" at 7:30pm ET.
Fox will air NLDS Game Five, Giants-Braves, at 8:20pm ET.
ABC will air "MNF," Packers-Bears, at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air "The New American Sportsman" at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air "Fish On!" at 9:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air "True Outdoor Adventures" at 9:30pm ET.
ESPN Classic's "SportsCentury" will profile Mario Lemieux at 8:00pm ET and Bobby Hull at 8:30pm.
Columnists Skip Bayless and Rick Reilly will be on FSN's "The Last Word."
E!'s "True Hollywood Story" will profile Family Feud at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight's headline guests on the following talk shows:
| "The Late Show" | Jennifer Love Hewitt |
| "The Tonight Show" | David Spade |
| "The Late Late Show" | Branford Marsalis |
| "Late Night" | Sam Donaldson (r) |
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