Quote of the Day
align="center">“It’s like Christmas in October. People are just flying into the store.”
— Fanatic U store owner Greg Every, on sales of Tigers merchandise (DETROIT NEWS, 10/16).
Top Stories
- Changing baseball’s playoff structure? World Series day games? A new paradigm for parity? MLB Commissioner Bud Selig has thoughts on all these subjects and more. All this comes as Selig’s management team and the Players Association reportedly are close to announcing a new CBA.
Commissioner Opines On Playoff Structure, Game Times
About Last
Night
Fox sees decline in overnights for Mets-Cardinals Game Four, but baseball pulls
some viewers from NBC’s “SNF.”
Strike Three
Fox fires MLB analyst Steve Lyons for latest on-air comments.
The Pitt &
The Pendulum
Mark Cuban offers to invest in Jim Balsillie’s Penguins ownership group.
Crossover
Dribble
adidas using NBA deal as launching pad for biggest U.S. hoops effort to date.
Religious
Observance
London organizing committee in crisis mode after reports that 2012 Games will
overlap with Muslim holy month.
Double Vision
Is Fox boosting exposure of cars sponsored by its NASCAR advertisers?
House Hunting?
Chivas USA satellite centers could portend new SoCal stadium.
Good News
Travels Fast
NBC NASCAR analyst Benny Parsons announces he has beaten lung cancer.
