Quote of the Day
align="center">“We were getting this game to the widest coverage for the longest period of time.”
— NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, on airing Senators-Sabres Game Five on NBC despite the possibility of it having to move to Versus due to pre-race coverage of The Preakness (“Mike & the Mad Dog,” YES, 5/21).
Top Stories
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The Braves tonight play at Turner Field for the first time since being sold to Liberty Media, and Braves Senior VP/Sales & Marketing Derek Schiller says, “We expect things to remain exactly the same for the fans.” Meanwhile, in Denver, a grassroots movement seeking to pressure the Monforts to sell the Rockies has received over 4,000 hits to the Web site monfortsmustsell.com. And in Ft. Worth, Jim Reeves writes Owner Tom Hicks “is the root cause of many of the Rangers’ problems.”
Braves Set For First Home
Game Of Liberty Media Era
Throwback Jersey
MLS Red Bulls’ move to new stadium delayed by bickering, site cleanup.
Medical Treatment
State of Massachusetts using Red Sox to help promote looming health insurance deadline.
Time Constraints
Gary Bettman reiterates NHL was aware of NBC’s potential conflict with Preakness.
End Of The Bench
Lowe’s Motor Speedway renovation to reduce capacity, raise prices.
Cause & Effect
Dover Int’l Speedway, Visa using June Nextel Cup race to support autism.
London Bridge
Dolphins holding contest to award trips to regular-season game overseas.
Dead Of Winter
Royals’ plans for Kauffman Stadium renovation should avoid season interruption.
Compare & Contrast
L.A.-based MLS teams take different approaches to building fan bases.
