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Afternoon News & Headlines
Monday, November 17, 2003
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| • | Stan Kasten Today Resigns From All Three Atlanta Sports Team Posts |
| • | Champions Tour Schedule Released Today Features $52.5M In Prize Money |
| • | NBC, FSN Today Announce Plans To Air Poker Events Opposite NFL Action |
| • | Entertainment Weekly Publisher David Morris Moves Over To Sports Illustrated |
| • | Dick Pound, Scott Cowen To Appear On Tonight’s Edition Of “OTL Nightly” |
| • | Buzzer Beaters/Tonight’s Events/Channel Surfing/In Other News/The Daily Stat |
KASTEN TODAY RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT OF BRAVES, HAWKS, THRASHERS
TheATLANTA CONSTITUTION reports that Stan Kasten today “decided to resignas president of the Braves, Hawks and Thrashers.” Kasten was the “first person in pro sports history to serve aspresident of three major-league franchises at the same time.” Turner Broadcasting Vice Chair TerryMcGuirk, who also is Turner Sports Teams CEO, “is a likely choice to assumeKasten’s role in overseeing the Braves” (AJC.com,11/17).
CHAMPIONS TOUR TODAY RELEASES 30-TOURNAMENT ’04 SCHEDULE
ThePGA Tour’s Champions Tour today announced its ’04 schedule, which features 30tournaments, up from 29 this year, and official prize money expected to exceed$52.5M. The season will open January19-25 with the MasterCard Championship in Hawaii and conclude October 18-24with the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, CA. The tour will play in 18 U.S. states, Mexicoand Northern Ireland. View the entire schedule(PGA Tour).
NBC, FSN ANNOUNCE PLANS TO AIR POKER EVENTS OPPOSITE THE NFL
NBCtoday announced that it will partner with World Poker Tour and Travel Channelin broadcasting “The Travel Channel World Poker Tour Battle Of Champions” onFebruary 1 from 4:00-6:00pm ET. NBCwill air the special, which includes the champions from all 13 WPT tournaments,as an alternative to pre-game Super Bowl programming (NBC).
FSNtoday announced that it will telecast the “Showdown at the Sands” poker eventon Thanksgiving Day, November 27, as six back-to-back one-hour shows from12:30-6:30pm local time. The net willair the tournament less than 24 hours after its completion with the assistanceof 21 cameras, 21 tape machines, 12 instant replay machines, three continuousrunning editing computers and a special event NFL broadcast truck (FSN).
BUZZER BEATERS
MEDIAWEEKreports that Time Inc. “has shuffled its publishers,” with Entertainment WeeklyPublisher David Morris moving to Sports Illustrated to succeed “longtimepublisher Fabio Freyre,” who becomes Time Inc. VP/Corporate Sales &Marketing. Both titles have hired newmanaging editors in the past year (MEDIAWEEK, 11/17).
CablevisionSystems today announced the appointment of Vice Chair Hank Ratner toMadison Square Garden Vice Chair. Ratner will continue in his Cablevision role (Cablevision).
TheAP reports that Seibu Lions SS Kazuo Matsui today “decided to pursue abig-league career in North America” (AP, 11/17).
TheOnline News Association and the USC Annenberg School of Communication hasawarded ESPN.com the Online Journalism Award for “General Excellence in OnlineJournalism” (ESPN).
USABasketball today announced the launch of its official online store (USA Basketball).
HuffyCorp. today announced that it has renewed its partnership with NH-based Dennco,enabling Dennco to design, manufacture and distribute a variety of RAM brandedgolf accessories in North America, including golf travel cases, umbrellas,swing trainers and putting greens (Huffy).
TheAHL Grand Rapids Griffins set a new Guinness World Record for “Most PeopleBrushing Teeth” after 5,000 fans brushed their teeth simultaneously for oneminute during the second intermission of Saturday’s game against the SanAntonio Admirals (AHL).
TONIGHT’S EVENTS
KnicksPresident & GM Scott Layden will serve as a guest instructor for a5:30pm ET class at The Learning Annex in Manhattan. Layden will discuss the role of an NBA GM and ways to enter theindustry, as well host a Q&A session.
SonicsG Ray Allen and WNBA Comets F Tina Thompson will host a clinic atDimmitt Middle School in Seattle, beginning at 3:00pm PT, to mark the tip-offof the Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA season.
AllPro Championships will reveal the official ‘04 Kentucky Derby merchandise line at Churchill Downs (LouisvilleCOURIER-JOURNAL, 11/15).
ProFootball HOFer Ronnie Lott will have his No. 42 jersey retired duringhalftime of Steelers-49ers at Candlestick Park. Lott will also spend time with Al Michaels and JohnMadden in the “MNF” booth (S.F. CHRONICLE, 11/14).
NFLNetwork will air “Heidi” at 9:00pm ET, plus the final two Raiders TDsthat secured a win over the Jets, on the 35th anniversary of theinfamous “Heidi” game. The ATLANTACONSTITUTION writes, “Irony alert: Once again, youwill not see the final 1:05, unless you are among the satellite set thatsubscribes to DirecTV” (ATLANTACONSTITUTION, 11/17).
CHANNEL SURFING
Bill Walton, Mavericks G Michael Finley and Knicks G Allan Houston will be on “Wheel of Fortune” as part of NBA Week.
ESPN2will air the preseason NIT: Yale-Connecticutat 7:00pm ET.
NBATV will air Celtics-Knicks at 7:30pmET.
ESPNClassic’s “SportsCentury” will profile MarkGastineau at 8:00pm ET.
SonicsF Ronald Murray, former NFLer Desmond Howard, hip-hop artist Bow Wow, actor Donnie Wahlberg and MelanaScantlin from “Average Joe” are scheduled to appear on FSN’s “BDSSP.”
ABCwill air Steelers-49ers at 9:00pmET.
SimpsonPerformance Products Owner Bill Simpsonwill be on Speed Channel’s “Wind Tunnel”with Dave Despain at 9:00pm ET.
NBAHOFer John Havilcek, world championbass angler Mike Iaconelli, actor Henry Winkler and actress Sheri Belafonte will be on ESPN’s “The New American Sportsman” at 10:00pmET.
Hornets G Baron Davis will be featured onMTV’s “Cribs” at 10:30pm ET.
ESPN’s“OTL Nightly” will examine recent developments in the BALCO case and thefuture of the BCS at 1:00am ET. World Anti-Doping Agency Chair Dick Pound and Tulane Univ.President Scott Cowen are guests.
A&E’s“Biography” will profile James Brolinat 8:00pm ET.
E!’s“True Hollywood Story” will profile TheDouglas Dynasty at 8:00pm ET.
HEADLINERS
Here are tonight’s headline guests on thefollowing talk shows:
| “Late Show” | Cate Blanchett |
| “The Tonight Show” | Britney Spears |
| “The Late Late Show” | Kiefer Sutherland |
| “Late Night” | Cameron Diaz (r) |
| “Jimmy Kimmel Live” | John Stamos |
TODAY’S ARTICLES OF INTEREST
TheN.Y. DAILY NEWS’ Sam Borden writes, “Baseball’s offseason is one longconversation, with a rotating cast of characters: An agent talks to a GM,who talks to an agent, who talks to a reporter and the cycle continues. Each member speculates about what the otheris saying or thinking and then – maybe – something actually happens” (N.Y.DAILY NEWS).
TheDENVER POST’s Bill Briggs writes, “American sports fans want their athleteslarge, their home runs long, their collisions loud. They demand to be entertained. They ache to be thrilled. Andthey don’t care if the local stars are moreartificially juiced than Kool-Aid. Just win, baby. At least, that’s the rising frustration shared by many ofthe sporting world’s top drug cops” (DENVER POST).
TheARIZONA REPUBLIC’s Norm Frauenheim writes, “Oscar De La Hoya has slippeda little in the pound-for-pound debate, but dollar for dollar, there’s noargument. On either side of the ropes, De La Hoya’s business acumen is undisputed.… The bout [Saturday night] at the Alamodome represents De La Hoya’s biggeststep since he launched Golden Boy Promotions a couple of years ago. At one level, it turns him into a rival ofhis own promoter, Bob Arum. Atanother, it makes him an heir apparent” (ARIZONA REPUBLIC).
TheTORONTO SUN’s Steve Simmons writes of CFL Commissioner Tom Wright, “Not only did Wright come upwith owners [for the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats] – he came upwith living, breathing, actual rich guys, who aren’t Americans and don’t liveelsewhere and understand the dicey climate and believe in the product. … Guygot the job done. He should becongratulated for doing so” (TORONTO SUN).
ThreeMemphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL guest columnists offer their thoughts on what Memphisshould do with The Pyramid: arena must continue to generaterevenue; arena can be used as anchorof redevelopment; demolisharena as value is in the land (Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL).
SeeThe Daily Insider’s Articles ofInterest section for more sports business-related links.
TODAY’S TEASER…
Sports: How many of this season’sten “MNF” games have been won by the home team?
IN OTHER NEWS…
BLOOMBERGNEWS reported that according to a survey by Chicago-based Burns Sports &Celebrity Service, actress Halle Berry and singer Beyonce Knowles“are the most popular celebrity endorsers, topping a list that includes JenniferLopez, Justin Timberlake and Eminem.” Burns Sports “polled 1,500 executives forits survey, which was roughly split between corporate marketers and advertisingagency executives” (BLOOMBERGNEWS, 11/15).
THE DAILY STAT: N.Y. TIMES BESTSELLING NONFICTION
Thefollowing presents best selling nonfiction books for the week ending November 16(NYTIMES.com, 11/17):
| THIS WEEK | HARDCOVER NONFICTION |
| 1) | DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY?, Michael Moore (Warner) |
| 2) | A ROYAL DUTY, Paul Burrell (Putnam) |
| 3) | LIES (AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM), Al Franken (Dutton) |
| 4) | A NATIONAL PARTY NO MORE, Zell Miller (Stroud & Hall) |
| 5) | WHO'S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU?, Bill O'Reilly (Broadway) |
| 6) | BUSHWHACKED, Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose (Random House) |
| 7) | FLYBOYS, James Bradley (Little, Brown) |
| 8) | BRINGING ELIZABETH HOME, Ed and Lois Smart with Laura Morton (Doubleday) |
| 9) | THE STONE COLD TRUTH, Steve Austin with Jim Ross as told to Dennis Brent (World Wrestling Entertainement/Pocket Books) |
| 10) | REFLECTIONS, Barbara Bush (Lisa Drew/Scribner) |
…TODAY’S ANSWER
Home teams have only won two “MNF” games thisseason, the worst winning percentage in the 33-year history of “MNF.”
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