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Tuesday, November 26, 2002
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| • | SLOC Officials To Present Final Report For '02 Olympics Today In Mexico City |
| • | Augusta National Debate Continues In N.Y. And Chicago |
| • | USA Basketball To Announce Head Coach Of '04 Olympics Team Today |
| • | Pittsburgh To Be Selected Today As Host Of '05 Summer National Senior Games |
| • | Dick's Sporting Goods Sees 18% Increase In Total Sales For Q3 '02 |
| • | A Lighter Buzz/In Other News/Laugh Track/TV Monitor/Final Jeopardy! |
SLOC PRESIDENT FRASER BULLOCK TO PRESENT TO IOC EXEC BOARD
The DESERET NEWS reported that SLOC President Fraser Bullock today will present the organization's final report on the '02 Games at the IOC Exec Board meeting in Mexico City. The presentation, "which will include displaying copies of the oversize 501-page summary of the Games filled with color photographs as well as of the equally hefty Games' commemorative book." SLOC Creative Dir Scott Givens will accompany Bullock (DESERET NEWS, 11/25). Meanwhile, the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE reports that former SLOC President & MA Gov.-elect Mitt Romney "will speak to the IOC's governing body through a television transmission" (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 11/26).
N.Y. TIMES QUESTIONS CBS SPORTS; CHICAGO SUN-TIMES RESPONDS
The N.Y. TIMES continues to weigh in on the Augusta National debate with another editorial today, stating, "CBS nevertheless plans to go on with the show, simply for the prestige of broadcasting The Masters. Some prestige. If women are marching around wearing burkas the same color as The Masters' green jackets, CBS Sports will have to break into the golf for CBS News spots about the demonstrations. It's a wonder that Sumner Redstone, the pragmatic CEO of CBS's parent company, Viacom, hasn't pulled the plug on this enterprise" (N.Y. TIMES, 11/26).
Meanwhile, a CHICAGO SUN-TIMES editorial today questions the N.Y. Times' stance on the issue, "Is the New York Times – as several have pointed out – ready to take its own advice and boycott covering The Masters, accepting the diminishment in reputation and marketability they so cavalierly press upon [Tiger] Woods? We doubt it" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES).
Rev. Jesse Jackson writes an Op-Ed in the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES today, in which he calls the N.Y. Times' position asking Woods to boycott The Masters as "misplaced." Jackson: "Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer – two of the greatest and most famous golfers of all time – are members of [the] club. If any players were to be singled out, surely they should speak out, get the policy changed or resign their memberships. They would be far more influential as insiders than Tiger as an outsider" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, 11/26).
LARRY BROWN TO BE FORMALLY INTRODUCED TODAY
The L.A. TIMES reports that 76ers coach Larry Brown today is "expected to be named coach of the U.S. men's basketball team for the 2004 Olympics" by USA Basketball (L.A. TIMES, 11/26). Meanwhile, the PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS reports that Brown will be "formally introduced at a news conference this morning at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine" (PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, 11/26).
15-DAY SENIOR EVENT SET FOR JUNE '05 IN PITTSBURGH
The Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW reports that the National Senior Games Association will announce today that Pittsburgh has been selected as the host city for the '05 Summer National Senior Games. The other top candidates were Des Moines and Louisville. The 15-day event "will be held in June 2005, although no specific dates have been announced" (Pittsburgh TRIBUNE-REVIEW, 11/26).
A LIGHTER BUZZ
Coca-Cola runs a full-page ad in USA Today congratulating NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing (THE DAILY).
The TORONTO STAR reports that the NHL's screening committee will meet today for "some lively discussion" on the NHL's obstruction edict. Canucks President & GM Brian Burke: "The games are quicker in terms of pace, quicker in terms of duration. The passing and puck movement is crisper and the product is better" (TORONTO STAR, 11/26).
Dick's Sporting Goods reported that Q3 net income rose 43%, from $1.6M to $2.8M, and total sales increased 18%, to $291M from $246M a year ago (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, 11/26).
The TORONTO SUN reports that the Canadian Hockey Association (CHA) and ad agency Palmer Jarvis DDB this week are "launching a campaign aimed at aggressive parents who take the fun out of the sport for the 560,000 kids involved in hockey leagues." CHA Communications Dir Brad Pascall: "We hope to change the attitude then the behavior. For some it just becomes about the NHL dream, and some instances lead to lawsuits" (TORONTO SUN, 11/26).
The EDMONTON SUN reports that there is "some ugly speculation Shania Twain pulled a Milli Vanilli and lip-synced her two-song set at Sunday's Grey Cup game." CFL Grey Cup Organizer Rick LeLacheur: "Why would she come out and practice the day before if that's what she was going to do?" Twain was paid C$100,000 to perform (EDMONTON SUN, 11/26).
The BOSTON HERALD reports that after naming a new GM yesterday, Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino flew to Washington and had dinner with President Bush last night. The two "are old acquaintances dating back to Bush's days as owner of the Texas Rangers" (BOSTON HERALD, 11/26).
ATTENDANCE WATCH:
- The TORONTO SUN reports that Senators were hoping for their first sellout of the season against the Maple Leafs last night, however, attendance was 18,357, 143 short of a sellout – "the first time that's happened with the Leafs in town." Through ten games, the average attendance is 15,897, down 9.6% from 16,521 through the same period last year (TORONTO SUN, 11/26).
TODAY'S EVENTS
The ECHL Augusta Lynx will host the SC Stingrays for an 11:00am ET "Unite Georgia Anti-Smoking Game," designed to bring the message of the dangers of smoking to area third, fourth and fifth grade students. Students were required to submit an essay on the dangers of smoking to be able to attend the game (THE DAILY).
Patriots Vice Chair Jonathan Kraft will serve as guest DJ on Boston's WBCN-FM rock station, the team's flagship station, at noon ET (BOSTON HERALD, 11/26).
IN OTHER NEWS….
The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that FAO Inc. is "withdrawing all videogames from its 170 Zany Brainy stores, citing a lack of content suitable for young children" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/26).
Nielsen Monitor-Plus, a service of Nielsen Media Research, notes that "advertising spending rose 3.8% through the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago." Nonetheless, "spending on syndication, national newspapers and the Internet declined" (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 11/26).
The WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that America Online and sister magazine Time Inc. are "discussing an agreement under which a substantial portion of the content on Time Inc.'s currently free Web sites could be transferred onto America Online's struggling proprietary service" (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/25).
The ASPEN DAILY NEWS reports that the Aspen ski resort "scored its biggest single-day gross sales victory so far this ski season Monday thanks to nearly four hours of national television exposure on ESPN that captured the Broncos' meltdown against the Colts during a snowstorm the night before" (ASPEN DAILY NEWS, 11/26).
FINAL JEOPARDY!
Last night's "Final Jeopardy!" category was "Potent Potables."
"This brand won a top prize at the 1893 Chicago Expo and has carried the award in its name ever since."
LAUGH TRACK
THE MONOLOGUES:
CBS' David Letterman: "Thanksgiving weekend is the No. 1 tourist weekend in N.Y., and what better way to say 'Happy Thanksgiving' than with room service turkey?" … As a matter of fact, N.Y. is the No. 1 tourist attraction in America; No. 2 is any Disney cruise where everybody comes down with that deadly stomach virus. … You can always tell who the tourists are in N.Y. Today, I watched people try to hail an off-duty hooker. … Don't for a second kid yourself about Saddam Hussein. He's a psychotic, lunatic madman. In one of his palaces, where his enemies come over, he has a pool of acid. And it's not cheap to operate these things. You've got heating bills, chlorine for the acid pool, the pool guy has to come at least once a week, automatic skimmers and you've got covering in the wintertime. … There's an elderly guy that keeps breaking into a pharmacy with a gun, demanding all the Viagra. It's happened like a dozen times. Authorities are pretty sure it's Michael Douglas. … Well, I guess you can tell it's Thanksgiving week. Earlier today, Michael Jackson was dangling a turkey off his balcony" ("Late Show," CBS, 11/25).
NBC's Jay Leno: "We couldn't be more proud. As you may have heard, it's official. L.A. has beaten N.Y. to become the murder capital of the U.S. Fifty-four guys were murdered over the weekend – and that was just UCLA football. … L.A. Mayor Jim Hahn is overseas right now on a mission trying to get more foreign tourists to visit L.A. Is that a problem, not enough foreigners here in L.A.? I think the problem is getting them to go home. Hey Ahmed, your visa ran out in '76. … Michael Jackson had a quiet weekend, just hung with his kids. … Playboy magazine announced that they are laying off 8% of their workforce. How bad is the economy when guys stop looking at naked women?" ("Tonight Show," NBC, 11/25).
LATE NIGHT LAUGHS:
Last night's "Top Ten" was "Top Ten Things You Consider Before Buying A Hairpiece," as read by 10 men wearing toupees ("Late Show," CBS, 11/25).
| 10) "Will I be able to handle all the women?" |
| 9) "Am I easily offended by smart-ass teenagers?" |
| 8) "Should I wait for the after-Christmas hairpiece sale?" |
| 7) "Will it appreciate in value?" |
| 6) "What hairpiece would Jesus wear?" |
| 5) "Have I explored all my comb-over options?" |
| 4) "Am I hairpiece material?" |
| 3) "Should I spend the extra $20 for the sideburns?" |
| 2) "Is it possible a hairpiece will make me look too good?" |
| 1) "I sure as hell don't want the kind Letterman wears." |
MONDAY NIGHT'S TV MONITOR
ESPN's 11:00pm ET "SportsCenter" led with Hornets-76ers.
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
"What is Pabst Blue Ribbon?"
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