Ray Of Hope

ALCS Game Seven Ratings Top Those For "SNF"

Claims that a Phillies-Rays World Series would be Fox’ worst nightmare from a ratings perspective may have been a bit premature. The Rays’ ALCS Game Seven win over the Red Sox Sunday night draws 13.4 million viewers, the largest audience ever for a baseball game on cable and the second-largest audience for a cable program this year. Even better news for MLB -- the game soundly defeats NBC’s Seahawks-Buccaneers telecast both nationally and in the Tampa-St. Pete market. Fox’ Ed Goren continues to preach that a long, competitive series can trump the lack of glamour teams, and the net has to hope recent history of quick Fall Classics is thwarted. Meanwhile, Seahawks-Bucs ends up as the lowest-rated NFL primetime network broadcast. This leaves one conclusion -- John Madden picked the right time for a bye week.

Sliced & Diced
EliteXC, parent company ProElite file for bankruptcy and shutter operations immediately.

Cat Scratch Fever
Bob Johnson reiterates he has no intentions of selling Bobcats; will Jordan finally play bigger role with the team?

Not Calling London   
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Turning A New Leaf?
NHL reportedly mulling adding another franchise to stout Toronto market, either through expansion or relocation.

Brothers In Arms
adidas unveils new star-studded NBA effort, aimed at promoting online film series.

Green Monster
Jets fans continue to pay top dollar for the best PSLs, but will other seats draw similar cash?

Rising Price Of Higher Education
Rutgers sees interest in football stadium entitlement, but the financial belt-tightening is starting to impact collegiate sports.

Get Well Soon
Nationals GM Jim Bowden recovering from surgery to remove form of skin cancer.