Quote of the Day
"Fans deserve to be angry. It's an emotional process and I can understand it and appreciate it. Dealing with that with my own family has been brutal."-- Atlanta Spirit co-Owner Michael Gearon, on the Thrashers moving to Winnipeg after being sold to True North Sports & Entertainment. (AJC.com, 5/31)
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No Opening Night Jitters
ABC earned a 10.7 overnight Nielsen rating for last night's Mavericks-Heat NBA Finals Game One, marking the best NBA Finals opener since Pistons-Lakers in '04 earned an 11.5 overnight. Last night's game is up 3% from a 10.4 overnight for Lakers-Celtics Game One last year and also up 15% from a 9.3 overnight for the Heat-Mavericks opener of the '06 Finals. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale topped all U.S. markets with a 31.9 local rating, while Dallas-Ft. Worth finished second with a 29.9 rating ( Austin Karp, THE DAILY ). MULTICHANNEL NEWS’ Mike Reynolds wrote Mavericks-Heat “shapes up about as well as ABC could have hoped for, short of another rematch” between the Lakers and Celtics. Reynolds: “Given the quality of the matchup a ...
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Applying Pressure
NBA, NBPA meet today in Miami as CBA deadline closes in.
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Lucky Number Seven
The NHL is officially back in Winnipeg for the first time in 15 years.
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The Need For Speed
Fox earns 4.5 rating for Coca-Cola 600; ABC sees jump for Wheldon's last-lap win at Indy.
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Time To Go?
GoDaddy's Parsons fully behind Danica's potential full-time NASCAR move.
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Time To Dance
Bruins' Stanley Cup bid gives "much-maligned" Jacobs "rare opportunity to remake his image."
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It's Just Business
Drops in Tiger's endorsement income, IMG's golf profits reasons behind Steinberg's exit.
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Surveying The Field
Zygi Wilf talks Vikings stadium as it hangs in legislative limbo.
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Joining The Bandwagon
BP signs on as Indians sponsor for the season.
