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Afternoon News & Headlines
Thursday, August 28, 2003
4:00pm ET | |
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| • | Eagle County DA Will Not Appeal Judge’s Decision To Release Some Records |
| • | South East Hockey League Today Announces Fifth Franchise Is Winston-Salem |
| • | Rawlings Sporting Goods Today Enters Into New Five-Year Deal With NCAA |
| • | College Sports TV Today Launches Redesigned Web Site With New Features |
| • | Johnny Mac And Tony Hawk To Sit Down With Dave Tonight On “Late Show” |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Tonight’s Events/Channel Surfing/In Other News/The Daily Stat |
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DA SAYS CERTAIN RECORDS WILL NOT IMPEDE RIGHT TO FAIR TRIAL
The AP reports that Eagle County DA Mark Hurlbert today said that prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant case “will not appeal a judge’s order to release some of the sealed court records,” saying that the documents slated for release “would not threaten Bryant’s right to a fair trial or the privacy rights” of the accuser. Meanwhile, the attorney representing media organizations, Chris Beall said that his clients will decide by Tuesday whether to appeal the judge’s decision, as “more detailed documents, including the arrest affidavit and search warrant, were to remain sealed” (AP, 8/28).
The L.A. TIMES reports that the financial impact of the case on Eagle County “is expected to be negligible.” The county budget is about $100M, with more than $40M in reserves. Legal experts “estimate that the cost of a trial could climb to $1[M] or more, far less than [other] high-profile trials” (L.A. TIMES, 8/28).
WINSTON-SALEM TODAY BECOMES FIFTH FRANCHISE IN NEW SEHL
The South East Hockey League (SEHL) today announced that Winston-Salem, NC, has been officially added to the league’s roster of teams for the ‘03-04 season, joining the Cape Fear FireAntz, Huntsville Channel Cats, Knoxville Ice Bears and Tupelo T-Rex. The team will play its 30 home games at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum Annex. The SEHL is expected to make an announcement regarding Birmingham, AL, next week (SEHL).
THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: MLBAM, THE GOLF CHANNEL INITIATIVES
MLB Advanced Media has launched an educational initiative in IL for fourth through sixth grade classes on MLB.com. The winning class in the “Create Your Favorite MLB Team Website” contest will receive tickets to a Cubs, White Sox, Brewers or Cardinals game during the ‘04 season. The winning school will also receive a $1,000 donation from MLB.com (MLBAM).
Mutual of Omaha has signed on as the first title sponsor of The Golf Channel’s “Drive, Chip & Putt Jr. Challenge” for boys and girls ages 7-12. The tour will visit 100 cities and involve more than 25,000 kids leading up to the national finals next fall in Orlando (Mutual of Omaha).
BUZZER BEATERS
Rawlings Sporting Goods today announced that it has entered into a new five-year agreement with the NCAA, which designates Rawlings as the official baseball of the NCAA (Rawlings).
Comcast Cable Communications today announced the launch of The Golf Channel on the company’s standard cable lineup (Comcast).
College Sports TV today launched a redesigned version of its Web site to coincide with Tuesday’s launch of its first official season on the air. Among the new features are the “Slog,” CSTV’s version of an Internet blog, and a ticker below the site’s top navigation bar (CSTV).
The NHL Panthers today announced that the club has entered into an affiliation agreement with the ECHL Augusta Lynx, joining the AHL’s San Antonio Rampage as official Panthers affils (Panthers).
The Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER reports that East Carolina Univ. Chancellor William Muse met last week with ACC Commissioner John Swofford in Greensboro. Swofford: “[Muse] wanted to say officially that if we ever reached a decision to expand that East Carolina would be interested and appreciative of being considered” (Raleigh NEWS & OBSERVER, 8/28).
Microsoft’s XSN Sports’ “NFL Fever 2004” hit retail today. Suggested retail price is $49.99 (THE DAILY).
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
Coyotes Chair Steve Ellman and President & COO Doug Moss will make an announcement regarding the club and the Glendale Arena during a 3:00pm PT news conference at the club’s Glendale Arena marketing center.
BYU will retire former Cougar QB Steve Young’s No. 8 during halftime of tonight’s season opener against GA Tech (DESERET NEWS, 8/28).
CHANNEL SURFING
USA Network will air early round coverage of the U.S. Open at 7:00pm ET.
ESPN will air NCAA football: Miami-LA Tech at 7:30pm ET.
WNBA Storm F Lauren Jackson will be on ESPN2’s “WNBA Shootaround” at 7:00pm ET.
ESPN2 will air WNBA Playoffs: Sparks-Lynx Game 1 at 7:30pm ET
ESPN2 will air NCAA football: GA Tech-Brigham Young at 9:30pm ET.
FSN will air NCAA football: Maryland-Northern IL at 7:30pm ET.
ESPN Classic’s “SportsCentury” will profile Jimmy Connors at 8:00pm ET.
Univ. of OK football coach Bob Stoops and IFC fighters Renato “Babalu” Sobral and Jeremy Horn are scheduled to appear on FSN’s “BDSSP.”
CBS U.S. Open analyst John McEnroe and Tony Hawk will be on CBS’ “Late Show” with David Letterman at 11:35pm ET.
A&E’s “Biography” will profile Nick Nolte at 8:00pm ET.
E!’s “True Hollywood Story” will profile Jerry Lewis at 8:00pm ET and the Curse of the Little Rascals at 10:00pm ET.
MTV will air the ‘03 Video Music Awards at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:
| “Late Show” | John McEnroe |
| “The Tonight Show” | Ben Affleck (r) |
| “The Late Late Show” | Luke Wilson |
| “Late Night” | Jerry Lewis (r) |
| “Jimmy Kimmel Live” | Karl Malone (r) |
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
The FINANCIAL TIMES’ Adrian Michaels writes of Deutsche Bank’s sponsorship of this weekend’s PGA Tour event outside Boston, “The German bank feels it is ready to launch its name in the U.S. Being America, it has chosen to do so on a golf course. … The sponsorship will be accompanied by TV advertising, the bank’s first in the U.S., as it attempts to put its name on a footing with its largest Wall Street rivals” (FINANCIAL TIMES).
The Portland OREGONIAN’s Mike Tokito wrote, “When The Golf Channel was preparing to debut eight years ago, more than a few people were skeptical. … But on [January 17, 1995] when co-founders Arnold Palmer and [Joe] Gibbs flipped the ‘on’ switch in the network’s Orlando, Fla., studios, it started a cable phenomenon that not only has given golf fans blanket coverage of the sport, but also has become a role model for other niche networks. This week, the network takes another big step when it broadcasts its first major, the Jeld-Wen Tradition” (Portland OREGONIAN).
The N.Y. TIMES’ Stuart Elliot writes of Foot Locker’s revamped advertising and marketing campaign for three of its retail chains, “The campaigns, running since last week, replace price-based promotional ads with pitches that played up the brand images of the chains. They are indicative of the steps most big retailers are taking to spur consumer demand after a miserable back-to-school season last year, which was followed by a sluggish spring” (N.Y. TIMES).
See The Daily Insider’s Articles Of Interest for more sports business-related links.
TODAY’S TEASER…
Sports Business: Name the company that earlier this week signed a three-year agreement to sponsor the trophy given to the winner of the BCS National Championship Game.
IN OTHER NEWS…
The AP reports that United Airlines and Air China today said that they “would form a marketing alliance and fly under each other’s banners to expand service in both China and the [U.S.]. It was a rare positive development for the airline industry in Asia during a year of massive losses blamed on SARS and security concerns (AP, 8/28).
THE DAILY STAT: BILLBOARD CHARTS
The following lists Billboard Magazine’s top-selling CDs for the week ending August 24 (BILLBOARD.com, 8/28):
| RK | ALBUM | ARTIST | LABEL |
| 1) | The Neptunes Present…Clones | Various Artists | Star Trak |
| 2) | Greatest Hits Volume II And Some Other Stuff | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville |
| 3) | Bow Wow: Unleashed | Bow Wow | Columbia |
| 4) | Trap Muzik | T.I. | Grand Hustle/Atlantic |
| 5) | Bad Boys II | Soundtrack | Bad Boy |
| 6) | Chicago | Soundtrack | Epic |
| 7) | Fallen | Evanescence | Wind-up |
| 8) | From Me To U | Juelz Santana | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam |
| 9) | Dangerously In Love | Beyonce | Columbia |
| 10) | In This Skin | Jessica Simpson | Columbia |
…TODAY’S ANSWER
ADT Security Services will sponsor the trophy, which was sponsored by Circuit City last year and by Sears from ’93-‘01.
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