The Daily Insider
Morning News & Headlines
Tuesday, October 9, 2001
9:00am ET
| • | MLB’s Postseason Begins Today: You Better Find The Fox Family Channel |
| • | NFL Moves Game To Avoid World Series Conflict |
| • | Tiger’s Tale: Woods’ Book Debuts To Big Expectations |
| • | NFL Plans For Scaled-Back Super Bowl – Time To Turn Down The Glitz |
| • | LPGA And U.S. Army Decide To Cancel Sports Events |
| • | Laugh Track/TV Monitor/Final Jeopardy! |
BASEBALL’S SECOND SEASON BEGINS TODAY WITH THREE GAMES
MLB’s postseason gets underway today with three games, and the WASHINGTON POST notes such dramatic regular-season stories like the HR chase, the Mariners pursuit of the all-time win mark and the retirements of Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn and writes the playoffs "are full of enticing story lines that could make the next month as special as the previous six" (WASHINGTON POST, 10/9).
Today’s MLB schedule:
| Start | Matchup | Network |
| 1:00pm ET | Braves-Astros | Fox Family |
| 4 :00pm ET | Indians-Mariners | Fox |
| 8 :00pm ET | Cardinals-D’Backs | Fox Family |
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NFL TO MOVE GAME TO AVOID WORLD SERIES CONFLICT
The DENVER POST reports that NFL officials will announce today that the Patriots-Broncos game from Sunday, October 28 will be moved to Thursday, October 25. The switch became necessary because of postponements since the September 11 terrorist attacks that pushed back MLB’s season by one week. To avoid a head-to-head matchup with Game Two of the World Series, "the NFL chose to move the Patriots-Broncos game to a nationally televised Thursday night game on ESPN" (DENVER POST, 10/9).
WOODS’ GOLF BOOK HITS SHELVES AMIDST HUGE EXPECTATIONS
USA TODAY reports that Tiger Woods’ instructional book, "Tiger Woods: How I Play Golf," hits stores today. The book retails for $34.95 and industry experts note a "buzz" that it could perhaps become the best-selling sports book ever. Barnes & Noble VP/Merchandising Bob Wietrak expects the book "to be one of the biggest books of the holiday season." Wietrak, on the power of Woods: "He’s so young and successful, and he’s a great player. People are going to buy it because it’s him and it’s instructional" (USA TODAY, 10/9).
The AP noted that Woods’ book will be published by Warner Books, runs 306 pages and has 1.5 million copies printed. Warner VP/Exec Editor Rick Wolff: "A very good first printing for a hardcover, nonfiction book like Tiger’s might be 50,000 to 100,000. This [print run] is the level of a John Grisham or a Stephen King" (AP, 10/8).
SUPER BOWL WILL BE MORE RESPECTFUL AFTER ATTACKS
USA TODAY reports that Super Bowl week "will be scaled back to reflect the subdued national mood," as the NFL "will reduce the glitz and revelry associated with its showcase event." The media setup will be moved away from the hotel, the NFL Experience might be eliminated and "the traditional commissioner’s party … is almost certain to be canceled" (USA TODAY, 10/9).
SECURITY CONCERNS PROMPT ARMY TO CANCEL ROAD RACE
The WASHINGTON POST reports the U.S. Army has canceled the Army Ten-Miler road race, "which was to start and finish at the Pentagon on Sunday." Race Director Jim Vandak, on the cancellation: "There’s no way to 100 percent secure a 10-mile course." The race, which had more than 18,000 entrants, "has been a staple on the area’s road racing calendar for 17 years, and is the first time it has been canceled" (WASHINGTON POST, 10/9).
LPGA CANCELS SOUTH KOREAN EVENT
The AP reported that the LPGA Tour has canceled the Sports Today CJ Nine Bridges Classic "because of the military action in Afghanistan." LPGA Tour Commissioner Ty Votaw: "This was the most prudent action." The event was to be played October 19-21 in Jeju, South Korea and it is "expected to resume next year" (AP, 10/9).
KOBE TAKES NO RISK IN BRINGING ON A SECURITY DETAIL
Lakers G Kobe Bryant has hired a security detail "to accompany him in public." The move is "a first for Bryant and a huge change in philosophy." The player "has always traveled alone and never felt the need for a bodyguard." But Bryant has hired "a three-man detail" from ONR Security (SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE, 10/8).
TODAY’S EVENTS
Giants QB Kerry Collins will help open the Kerry Collins Computer Center and Classroom at the Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU. Collins’ charity fund gave $100,000 to the project (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/9).
Vikings P Mitch Berger will tour the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hennepin County (MI) Medical Center from noon to 1:00pm CT (THE DAILY).
WUSA Lynx F Katie Smith will serve as the designated reader at PBS’ kids show "Between The Lions" in the Mall of America from 9:30-11:00am CT (THE DAILY).
Redskins QB Tony Banks will read to first grade students at Ashburn Elementary School in Ashburn, VA, as part of the Redskins Leadership Council’s on-going Redskins Read program. The reading begins at 11:00am ET. Meanwhile, Redskins RB Ki-Jana Carter will visit Georgetown Visitation School in Washington, DC, beginning at 11:00am ET to participate in the Youth for Life program (THE DAILY).
Members of the NFL Panthers will partner with the United Way of Central Carolinas to upgrade the library for the Ada Jenkins Center’s After School Program in Davidson, NC from 2:00-4:00pm ET. Players will assemble new bookcases, host a reception for the students and help them stock their new bookcases with books (THE DAILY).
IN OTHER NEWS….
In a memo to employees a week ago, Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffet wrote, "I’m sure we are in a recession, probably a relatively deep and extended one" (N.Y. TIMES, 10/7).
The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that four weeks after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the aftershocks "are rippling through nearly every sector of the American economy on a scale the terrorists probably never anticipated. The estimated hit to the U.S. economy so far: at least $100 billion this year, on top of tens of billions in property damage and the staggering loss of human life" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/9).
USA TODAY reports that experts "fear cyberspace could be terrorists’ next target." A "coordinated terrorist attack … could topple the Internet, muting communications and e-commerce and paralyzing federal agencies and businesses." Security officials warn "while the Internet is now so dispersed that a debilitating physical attack is unlikely, an electronic one could destabilize major parts of the USA’s communications grid and economy" (USA TODAY, 10/9).
The N.Y. DAILY NEWS reports the cancellation of Sunday’s Emmy Awards cost the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences $3M (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/9).
The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that Coca-Cola Co. is "moving ahead" with a $150M partnership with AOL Time Warner’s Warner Brothers to promote the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 10/9).
Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh revealed yesterday that a "rapidly accelerating hearing loss has cost him almost all his hearing." Limbaugh added that his show "will continue as it has – with the aid of various technologies that compensate for his hearing loss" (WASHINGTON POST, 10/9).
This week’s cover stories: TIME looks at the terrorists’ mentality with the headline "Facing The Fury." NEWSWEEK looks at the perception of the U.S. in the Middle East under the headline, "Why They Hate Us."
The N.Y. DAILY NEWS reports Time and Newsweek halted printing over the weekend "to include word of Sunday’s air strikes in many copies of this week’s issues." Time "managed to halt about 40% of its print run." Newsweek’s newsstand copies were already off the press, but the magazine "was able to squeeze an updated report into copies sent to 87% of its 3 million subscribers" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 10/9).
EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below are this week’s confirmed earnings announcements for sports-business related companies (THE DAILY).
| DATE | TICKER | COMPANY | QUARTER |
| 10/9 | ISCA | International Speedway Corp. | Q3 2001 |
| 10/9 | PBG | Pepsi Bottling Group | Q3 2001 |
| 10/10 | YHOO | Yahoo! | Q3 2001 |
| 10/11 | GE | General Electric | — |
| 10/11 | KRB | MBNA | — |
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LAUGH TRACK
Jay Leno: "The Emmy Awards were cancelled and might not be rescheduled until next year. Today, the Redskins said, 'You can do that? You can cancel until next season?'" Leno: "On this day in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers announced they were moving to (L.A.). And today, the city of L.A. made the Dodgers the same offer to move back." ("Tonight Show," NBC, 10/8).
Last Fridays "Top Ten" list was "Top Ten Signs Your Dog Is Possessed By The Ghost of Abraham Lincoln" ("Late Show," CBS, 10/5).
| 10. | "Only chases cars with Illinois license plates." |
| 9. | "Wags his tail excitedly when there's a Lincoln Day sale at The Wiz." |
| 8. | "His face is covered with fur, except right under his nose." |
| 7. | "Two dogs in sunglasses and ear pieces follow him around." |
| 6. | "He's the only dog in the neighborhood wearing a stovepipe muzzle." |
| 5. | "Damned if he didn't build himself a log cabin doghouse." |
| 4. | "Your dog loves chicken (a little-known fact – Abraham Lincoln loves chicken)." |
| 3. | "You ask Miss Cleo, the Caribbean psychic, whether your dog is possessed by Lincoln she says, 'Uh...yes.'" |
| 2. | "Always honest about taking a leak on the rug." |
| 1. | "He hates the theater." |
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FINAL JEOPARDY QUESTION
Last night's "Final Jeopardy!" category was "Religion."
"Among the 854 people the Russian Orthodox Church canonized in 2000 was this Czar who was buried in St. Petersburg in 1998."
MONDAY NIGHT’S TV MONITOR
FSN’s 10:30pm ET "National Sports Report" led with a preview of the AL and NL Division Series’.
ESPN’s 12:00pm ET "SportsCenter" led with Rams-Lions.
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
"Who was Nicholas II?"
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
| Rank | Film | Weekend | Cumulative |
| 1 | Training Day | $24.18M | $24.18M |
| 2 | Serendipity | $14M | $14M |
| 3 | Don’t Say A Word | $10M | $32.17M |
| 4 | Zoolander | $9.85M | $28.67M |
| 5 | Joy Ride | $7.38M | $7.38M |
| 6 | Max Keeble’s Big Move | $5.55M | $5.55M |
| 7 | Hearts In Atlantis | $5.4M | $16.82M |
| 8 | Hardball | $3.7M | $30.76M |
| 9 | The Others | $3M | $90.7M |
| 10 | Rush Hour 2 | $1.78M | $221.58M |
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