Quote of the Day
align="center">“I have thought about the public opinion, but I don’t care.”
China’s National Stadium Company Deputy Manager Zhang Hengli, on the decision to sell naming rights to Beijing’s Olympic Stadium after the ’08 Games (REUTERS, 4/10).
Top Stories
- With baseball season in full swing, wintry conditions cause the cancellation of the entire Mariners-Indians series in Cleveland, and MLB takes some lumps for its decision to move the Tribe’s “home” series against the Angels to Milwaukee. Moving around the diamond: the Red Sox open up at home with new corporate backing; Dish reaches a deal with MASN; massive Dodgers and Mets crowds fight parking problems; ESPN.com scrambles to fix product; and the commissioner’s office hears some complaints about the White Sox' new press box.
Sugar Magnolias
CBS’ final round Nielsen ratings for Masters up 8% from last year; champ Zach Johnson makes the media rounds.
Lifestyles Of The Rich
French luxury goods group PPR SA buys 27.1% stake in Puma AG for $1.9B.
Yield To The Senators
CBC peeved by NHL appeasing NBC for Saturday playoff game.
Stick To Your Guns
Stan Kroenke pays $128M for 9.99% stake in Arsenal and 50% of online group.
Calling Their Bluff?
Las Vegas not backing off gambling stance in proposal to NBA owners.
Muscle Beach
AVP enters into $37M merger deal with Shamrock Holdings.
Dollar Signs
Naming rights to be sold to Beijing Olympic stadium after ’08 Games.
Olympic Marketer Steps Down
Jim Grice resigns as USOC CMO.
Kept On Retainer
Sonics near deal for rights to purchase potential arena land.






