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SBD/Issue 82/This Week's SBJ
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Published January 19, 2005
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this week’s issue of SportsBusiness Journal as well as www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
for these stories and more.
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THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES |
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This week’s cover
story examines the gains made by MLB free agents, as the players’ new
contract values were only 2.2% below their earnings from the previous
year after new contracts were down 26.6% in '04. |
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| • | Commissions and buyouts bite into WTA Tour’s stake in Sony Ericsson deal. |
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Nike signs French junior tennis star Gael Monfils to $2M+ guaranteed contract. |
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PGA Tour events competing for best fields with luxurious player perks. |
| • | One-on-One with The Tennis Channel Founder & President Steve Bellamy. |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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The Lefton Report:
Subway will sandwich Yankees’ Torre, Mets’ Randolph
in advertising; Super Show suffers complaints, defections; handlers pushing
mogul skier Toby Dawson for Winter Olympics stardom. |
| • | Global
Sports : NYC2012 keeps working with stadium battle in the background;
Mutual of Omaha makes its renewal with USA Swimming official; after years
as a guerrilla, Nike goes on the inside at USOC. |
| • | Media
Tracker: Final NFL ratings for the regular season, including highest-rated
games for each network partner, plus FedEx Orange Bowl advertisers list. |
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Labor & Agents:
Big Ben’s Beef Jerky gives Steelers fans something to chew on; rounding
up the latest signings of NFL draft prospects. |
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Breaking Ground:
SMG will be all over the map for Super Bowl duties in Jacksonville; Palace
Sports & Entertainment offers a New Year’s Eve freebie to Lightning
season-ticket holders; eating and drinking at the Capital One Bowl. |
