Season’s Greetings

THE DAILY Wishes Our Readers A Happy Holiday And New Year

As THE DAILY signs off for 2005, we wish all of our readers a wonderful holiday and New Year. Our final issue of the year features our traditional seasonal fare, including the ten most important stories of the past 12 months. We also wrap up our special four-day retrospective on “MNF." We have enjoyed delivering to you all the most important sports business news this year, and we look forward to continuing to be your primary source of industry news in 2006.

Home Alone?
Chicago Mayor Richard Daley privately floats concept of building new stadium for second NFL team and 2016 Olympics.

To Remind Us Of Days Long Ago
IOC member says miscast vote in Singapore led to London winning 2012 Games.

Star Of Wonder
Kobe offering sneak preview of signature Nike shoe during Christmas Day game on ABC.

Deck The Halls
New Royals, Chiefs lease proposal calls for $575M in stadium improvements.

Silver & Gold
T’Wolves set to turn loss into profit this season despite decreased attendance.

Festival Of Lights
MLB tweaks application to include Cuba in World Baseball Classic; Puerto Rico may pull out as host.

Silent Night
Yankees beat reporter Kimberly Jones returning to YES without loaded questions that irked manager Joe Torre.

Our Condolences
NFL, sports industry as a whole, grieve for death of Colts coach Tony Dungy’s son.