| | The Daily Insider
Afternoon News & Headlines
Tuesday, October 8, 2002
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | Raptors Land Most NBA Appearances On Telemundo For '02-03 Season |
| • | FSN Rocky Mountain Today Announces Slate Of Univ. Of Denver Telecasts |
| • | Price Motorsports Signs Primary Sponsor For This Weekend's NASCAR Event |
| • | Gary Player's Memorabilia Collection Said To Exceed $5M In Worth |
| • | Leonsis' Top-To-Bottom Reexamination Of AOL Will Produce New Blueprint |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Daily Stat/Tonight's Events/In Other News/Channel Surfing |
NBA AND TELEMUNDO RELEASE '02-03 TV SCHEDULE
The NBA and Telemundo today officially announced the '02-03 TV schedule for the Spanish-language network. The NBA signed a three-year deal with Telemundo over the summer in what is believed to be the first time one of the big four U.S. sports properties has signed a deal for domestic broadcast distribution of games telecast in Spanish. The following details team appearances (THE DAILY):
| TEAM | # OF GAMES | | TEAM | # OF GAMES |
| Raptors | 4 | | Heat | 1 |
| 76ers | 3 | | Hornets | 1 |
| Clippers | 3 | | Jazz | 1 |
| Suns | 3 | | Knicks | 1 |
| T'Wolves | 3 | | Lakers | 1 |
| Grizzlies | 2 | | Mavericks | 1 |
| Rockets | 2 | | Nets | 1 |
| Spurs | 2 | | Wizards | 1 |
FSN ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANS TO TELEVISE UNIV. OF DENVER GAMES
FSN Rocky Mountain VP & GM Tim Griggs announced today the net's plan to telecast 13 Univ. of Denver athletic events, including nine hockey games and two lacrosse matches. The net will also air a December 7 men's basketball game against Drake Univ. and a December 29 women's basketball game against Cal-State Northridge (THE DAILY).
PRICE MOTORSPORTS SIGNS CHECK-INTO-CASH AS PRIMARY SPONSOR
The CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL reported that Raleigh-based Price Motorsports has signed national cash advance chain Check-into-Cash as the primary sponsor for its No. 59 Dodge at this weekend's NASCAR Winston Cup UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte. Team spokesperson Mark Allen says that the team is "looking for more sponsors and hopes to drive in about 20 races next year" (BIZJOURNALS.com, 10/7).
COMCAST SPORTSNET TO ADD NEW MORNING SPORTS PROGRAM
Comcast SportsNet today announced a new half-hour sports news program called "SportsRise," which will air each half hour from 6:00-9:00am ET, beginning this Saturday. In addition, Comcast SportsNet will add an additional "SportsNite" program to its lineup at 1:00am ET. "SportsNite" currently airs each night at 6:30pm and 10:00pm ET (THE DAILY).
BUZZER BEATERS
The Blue Jays and GM J.P. Ricciardi today agreed to a five-year contract extension (AP, 10/8).
The Reds today released a logo for the '03 season, the team's first in Great American Ball Park. The "spirit of baseball" silhouette will be displayed throughout the park and on a patch that all uniformed personnel will wear on their left sleeves (THE DAILY).
REUTERS reports that a "unique collection of personal golfing memorabilia amassed over the years by Gary Player has gone on sale with a price tag in excess" of $5M through Christie's of London. Among the items on sale are Player's '61 Masters jacket and his blade putter. The auction house anticipates "that the buyer will keep the collection together and put it on public display" (REUTERS, 10/8).
The AP reports FIFA Marketing Dir Guido Tognoni today said that "nine major sponsors have signed" for the '06 World Cup in Germany. Tognoni did not elaborate on the companies involved (AP, 10/8).
TONIGHT'S EVENTS
Boston-based Fenway Recordings will release "In Our Lifetime Volume 3: The Revenge of Boston," featuring "Fenway Faithful," a spoken word tribute to the Red Sox recorded by Billy Barrett, brother of Mighty Mighty Bosstones singer Dickey Barrett. To listen to "In Our Lifetime Volume 2," click here (BOSTON GLOBE, 10/6).
The Packers today will assist in groundskeeping at the House of Hope, a program of the Adolescent Parenting Coalition, starting at 3:00pm CT. TE Tyrone Davis, LB Hardy Nickerson and other players will attend. In addition, the Packers plan to donate necessary items for a computer room at the House of Hope (THE DAILY).
Eagles WR James Thrash, LB Barry Gardner and other players will put up Halloween decorations at Temple University's Children's Medical Center today from 3:30-5:00pm ET (THE DAILY).
The Vancouver 2010 Bid Corp. will host an open house from 4:00-8:00pm PT at the Hillcrest/Nat Bailey Stadium Park Area to provide an update on their bid. Bid information and maps of proposed venues will be available (THE DAILY).
NBA Commissioner David Stern, Trailblazers assistant coach Herb Brown, 76ers coach Larry Brown, Celtics President Red Auerbach, former Knicks coach Red Holzman and former NBA players Dolph and Danny Schayes will be honored tonight at the second annual Hank Greenberg Sportsmanship Award Dinner, sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society, to be held at the Rainbow Room in N.Y. (THE DAILY).
TODAY'S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL's John George writes that NFL Films officially opened its new home last week. The $45M headquarters, built on a 26-acre site in Mount Laurel, NJ, features: "a three-story, glass-encased film-processing lab; two shooting stages, one of which houses the set for 'NFL Under the Helmet' aired on Fox; …a 150-seat theater; and a scoring stage capable of accommodating a 72-piece orchestra" (PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL).
REUTERS' Jeffrey Goldfarb reports that while "early autumn is the ultimate television time for sports junkies, who zap from baseball playoffs to football, to preseason basketball and to hockey… team owners and the bankers who advise them, are even busier, looking to sell franchises at a frenetic pace." He notes that "three of the country's 120 professional sports teams have changed ownership in the past year, a 50 percent stake in one was sold and as many as a dozen more could be put on the block" (REUTERS).
ESPN.com's Rupen Fofaria welcomes readers to the infield of Talladega Superspeedway, the "largest track on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Circuit and, for a handful of days and nights no less than twice each year, home to both the rowdiest and friendliest infield residents in racing" (ESPN.com).
The COLUMBUS DISPATCH's Jim Weiker writes that OH State Univ.'s tough licensing policy "works to make its name the best damn brand in the land" (COLUMBUS DISPATCH).
See The Daily Insider's Articles of Interest section for these and more sports business-related links.
IN OTHER NEWS……
BUSINESSWEEK reports that Capitals Owner and AOL Vice Chair Ted Leonsis "is heading a top-to-bottom reexamination of AOL that will lead to a new strategic blueprint by the end of November." When asked why he is still with AOL, Leonsis responded, "I'm like a cockroach that survives the nuclear winter. I feel I understand the heart of the service and that I can add value. As I put it, we are out to do the three R's: reset, revitalize, reconceptualize. That's our challenge as a company" (BUSINESSWEEK.com, 10/8).
THE DAILY STAT: '02 FINAL MLB ROAD ATTENDANCE
The following presents final unofficial MLB road attendance for the '02 season, compared with last season (THE DAILY).
| | ———— '02 ———— | ———— '01 ———— | |
| TEAM | DATES | TOTAL | AVG. | DATES | TOTAL | AVG. | % +/- |
| NYY | 81 | 2,940,029 | 36,297 | 81 | 2,817,798 | 34,788 | 4.3% |
| AZ | 80 | 2,696,935 | 33,712 | 80 | 2,568,808 | 32,110 | 5.0% |
| S.F. | 81 | 2,673,101 | 33,001 | 81 | 2,856,092 | 35,260 | -6.4% |
| CUB | 81 | 2,621,916 | 32,369 | 81 | 2,822,689 | 34,848 | -7.1% |
| BOS | 80 | 2,474,045 | 30,926 | 80 | 2,700,811 | 33,760 | -8.4% |
| L.A. | 80 | 2,450,537 | 30,632 | 81 | 2,665,752 | 32,911 | -6.9% |
| S.D. | 80 | 2,418,106 | 30,226 | 81 | 2,538,705 | 31,342 | -3.6% |
| OAK | 81 | 2,416,169 | 29,829 | 80 | 2,266,280 | 28,329 | 5.3% |
| CO | 81 | 2,373,231 | 29,299 | 81 | 2,498,241 | 30,842 | -5.0% |
| STL | 80 | 2,314,821 | 28,935 | 80 | 2,710,675 | 33,883 | -14.6% |
| CIN | 81 | 2,317,647 | 28,613 | 81 | 2,669,637 | 32,958 | -13.2% |
| TX | 79 | 2,250,986 | 28,493 | 80 | 2,253,200 | 28,165 | 1.2% |
| HOU | 81 | 2,241,224 | 27,669 | 80 | 2,344,425 | 29,305 | -5.6% |
| SEA | 81 | 2,233,133 | 27,570 | 81 | 2,572,884 | 31,764 | -13.2% |
| PHI | 81 | 2,222,297 | 27,436 | 79 | 2,117,842 | 26,808 | 2.3% |
| ATL | 79 | 2,129,117 | 26,951 | 80 | 2,303,545 | 28,794 | -6.4% |
| NYM | 80 | 2,156,037 | 26,950 | 81 | 2,426,433 | 29,956 | -10.0% |
| PIT | 80 | 2,147,713 | 26,846 | 80 | 2,200,723 | 27,509 | -2.4% |
| MN | 80 | 2,144,077 | 26,801 | 81 | 2,274,453 | 28,080 | -4.6% |
| ANA | 80 | 2,143,937 | 26,799 | 81 | 2,499,385 | 30,857 | -13.1% |
| K.C. | 81 | 2,169,367 | 26,782 | 80 | 2,239,324 | 27,992 | -4.3% |
| T.B. | 80 | 2,123,057 | 26,538 | 81 | 2,289,278 | 28,263 | -6.1% |
| MIL | 80 | 2,112,332 | 26,404 | 79 | 2,311,767 | 29,263 | -9.8% |
| TOR | 81 | 2,089,128 | 25,792 | 80 | 2,219,908 | 27,749 | -7.1% |
| FL | 79 | 2,036,075 | 25,773 | 80 | 2,088,698 | 26,109 | -1.3% |
| CHI | 81 | 2,075,770 | 25,627 | 81 | 2,209,357 | 27,276 | -6.0% |
| DET | 81 | 2,033,451 | 25,104 | 80 | 2,213,272 | 27,666 | -9.3% |
| BAL | 81 | 2,023,687 | 24,984 | 81 | 2,345,105 | 28,952 | -13.7% |
| MON | 81 | 1,981,945 | 24,468 | 80 | 2,114,027 | 26,425 | -7.4% |
| CLE | 80 | 1,931,341 | 24,142 | 81 | 2,371,400 | 29,277 | -17.5% |
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| MLB | 2,412 | 67,941,211 | 28,168 | 2,413 | 72,510,514 | 30,050 | -6.3% |
CHANNEL SURFING
ESPN2 will air Louisville-Memphis college football at 8:00pm ET.
Fox will air ALCS Game One, Angels-Twins, at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN will air "The Focus Group" at 7:00pm ET.
ESPN will air "Beg, Borrow & Deal" at 8:00pm ET.
ESPN's "Off Course with Jack Wagner," airing at 9:00pm ET, will feature John Elway and musical group Staind.
Jack Ford, Michael Kay, Dan LeBatard and Jim Gray will be on ESPN's "The Sports Reporters II" at 9:30pm ET.
ESPN Classic's "SportsCentury" will profile Wayne Gretzky at 8:00pm ET.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman will be on FSN's "The Last Word."
BMX rider Mat Hoffman, Univ. of KY QB Jared Lorenzen and Chargers WR Tim Dwight will be on FSN's "Best Damn Sports Show Period."
A&E's "Biography" will profile "Biography's 15 Sexiest" at 8:00pm ET.
E!'s "True Hollywood Story" will profile "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" at 9:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight's headline guests on the following talk shows:
| "The Late Show" | Sen. John McCain |
| "The Tonight Show" | Terry Bradshaw |
| "The Late Late Show" | James Van Der Beek |
| "Late Night" | Tom Cavanaugh |
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