Quote of the Day
"Taken as a whole, it is by far and away the most aggressive and broad reform package that I’ve seen in my professional career at the NCAA."-- Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany, on the numerous reforms passed by the NCAA Thursday, including one allowing conferences to provide up to $2,000 to athletes. (USA TODAY, 10/28)
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Friday Night Lights
Game Six ratings highest for WS game not featuring Yankees or Red Sox since '05
Fox earned a 13.8 overnight Nielsen rating Thursday night for the Cardinals' dramatic 10-9 11-inning win over the Rangers in Game Six of the World Series. The rating is the highest for a World Series game not featuring either the Yankees or the Red Sox since the final game of the '05 White Sox-Astros series. Cardinals-Rangers through six games is averaging a 10.2 rating, up 4% over last year's Giants-Rangers matchup, which only went five games. St. Louis led all markets with a 49.4 local rating, while Dallas/Ft. Worth drew a series-high 47.1 rating. Fox easily won the night with a 12.6 overnight, far outdistancing second-place CBS (8.0). If the ratings hold, it will be Fox's biggest Thursday night rating since an episode of "Ameri ...
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Nearing A Resolution
With NBA labor talks in a "very good place," expectations raised of a deal being reached this weekend.
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Motion Granted
NCAA BOD OKs scholarship reforms; student-athletes could get $2,000 in spending money.
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Three & Out?
Minneapolis Mayor wants Vikings downtown, proposes three possible sites for new stadium.
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Magic Wand
NFL will begin using handheld metal detectors at all stadiums.
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Bills Come Due
The Bills will make their annual regular-season visit to Toronto before a capacity crowd at Rogers Centre.
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Bridge Club
EPL club Chelsea Owner Roman Abramovich denied in attempt to leave Stamford Bridge for new stadium.
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Shop 'Til You Drop
A much-smaller NBA Store opens in Manhattan.
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Playing His Last Frame
PBA Commissioner & CEO Schreyer to retire after 11 years.
