| | The Daily Insider
Morning News & Headlines
Tuesday, Febuary 3, 2004
9:00am ET | |
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| • | Reaction To Super Bowl Halftime Show Continues With Front-Page Pieces |
| • | Five-Day NHL All-Star FANtasy Opens Today At Saint Paul RiverCentre |
| • | Devil Rays To Televise 140 Games This Season, Matching Most In Team History |
| • | Banks Meeting Today With Premier League To Air Bankruptcy Concerns |
| • | Kobe Bryant Must Attend Today’s Suppression Hearing For It To Go Forward |
| • | Morning Briefs/In Other News/Laugh Track/TV Monitor/Final Jeopardy! |
FRONT-PAGE PIECES DISCUSS HALFTIME SHOW, FCC INVESTIGATION
Reaction to the breast seen around the world continuestoday, as several newspapers offer front-page pieces on Janet Jackson’sSuper Bowl XXXVIII halftime revelation and the subsequent apologies from allinvolved.
- The L.A. TIMES notes that the episode “became the newest platform for Americans to decry the increasing sexualizing of media. It also raised more calls for the [FCC] to require broadcasters to institute talk radio-style delays in some live programs” (L.A. TIMES, 2/3).
- The WASHINGTON POST notes of the FCC investigation, “If indecency violations are found, each of Viacom’s 200 owned and affiliate stations could face a penalty of up to $27,500” (WASHINGTON POST, 2/3).
- USA TODAY notes that executives at PepsiCo, “historically one of the largest and most successful Super Bowl advertisers, are threatening to pull out of next year’s Super Bowl if they’re not given clear assurances that such an incident won’t happen again” (USA TODAY, 2/3).
NHL ALL-STAR FANTASY OPENS TODAY AT SAINT PAUL RIVERCENTRE
The ‘04 NHL All-Star FANtasy opens today at the Saint PaulRiverCentre in St. Paul, and the Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE reported that thearea will “be host to more than 30 attractions and exhibits.” The NHL estimates the attendance for thefive-day event to be 80,000. Admissionis $15 for adults and $11 for children. NHL Senior Manager of Events & Entertainment Greta Palmer:“Last year in Florida we held it outside because the weather was so nice. That’s a newer [hockey] market so we focusedon entertainment. … But being in Minnesota, because fans are pretty hockeysavvy, we have kind of brought it back to the roots, focusing on hockey andeverything associated with it” (Minneapolis STARTRIBUNE, 2/1).
DEVIL RAYS TO TELEVISE 140 GAMES DURING ’04 SEASON
The ST. PETERSBURG TIMES reports that the Devil Rays willtelevise 140 games during the ’04 season, “matching last season’s total as themost in team history.” The telecastswill be split between WXPX-Pax, which will air 65 games, and FSN Florida, whichwill air 75. Additionally, the club’swinter caravan continues today at the Tampa Hyatt, where manager LouPiniella will be the featured speaker at an 11:30am ET Tampa Chamber ofCommerce luncheon (ST.PETERSBURG TIMES, 2/3).
Meanwhile, the AP reported that Japanese Prime Minister JunichiroKoizumi and former N.Y. Mayor Rudy Giuliani will simultaneouslythrow the ceremonial first pitches prior to the Yankees-Devil Rays seasonopener March 30 in the Tokyo Dome (AP, 2/2).
CFL HAMILTON TIGER-CATS TO NAME DAVID SAUVE PRESIDENT TODAY
The TORONTO STAR reports that former CFL Hamilton Tiger-CatsDE David Sauve today will be introduced as the team’s new Presidentduring a press conference in Hamilton and again at a media gathering inToronto. A Harvard Univ. graduate,Sauve owns seven Tim Hortons coffee and baked goods franchises in the Hamiltonarea (TORONTOSTAR, 2/3).
BANKS MEETING WITH PREMIER LEAGUE ON BANKRUPTCY CONCERNS
The LONDON TIMES reported that a group of banks today are“expected to meet the FA Premier League … to raise concerns that the nine-pointpenalty to be introduced forclubs going into [bankruptcy] from next season will lead to a financialdisaster. Some of the leading lendersto the top 20 clubs have said that they would find it ‘very difficult’ tounderwrite football expansion in the future because of the increased risk thatthey would never get their money back” (LONDON TIMES, 2/2).
MORNING BRIEFS
The L.A. TIMES reports that KobeBryant “must attend today’s suppression hearing for it to goforward,” according to the prosecution, after missing yesterday’s hearingbecause of “what were described as flu-like symptoms” (L.A.TIMES, 2/3).
Former UNC men’s basketball coach Dean Smithyesterday testified to the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics,calling “for the NCAA to make freshmanplayers ineligible.” Smith: “Whatyou’re developing there is they become a part of the student body” (USATODAY, 2/3).
PGA Tour player Greg Norman,on women playing on the PGA Tour: “I think the situation is more of amarketing ploy than anything else. Ifthe girls come out and think they can play against the guys and fail everytime, that can’t be very positive. … I think the rightful place is that womenplay on their tour and we play on ours” (AP,2/3).
The LUBBOCKAVALANCHE-JOURNAL reports that Texas Tech men’s basketball coach BobbyKnight yesterday got in a “verbal dust-up” with Texas Tech Chancellor DavidSmith at a “popular Lubbock lunch spot.” The school is reviewing the incident (LUBBOCKAVALANCHE-JOURNAL, 2/3).
USA TODAY notes that NHL goaltenders have recorded 131shutouts this season, a 26% increase from 104 at the same point lastseason. NHL scoring “is at 5.0 goals agame, down 6% from last season” (USATODAY, 2/3).
ATTENDANCE WATCH:
- The BOSTON HERALD notes that a “crowd of more than 3,000” welcomed the Patriots home to Foxboro last night (BOSTON HERALD, 2/3).
THE BACK PAGES
The Morning Buzz offers today’s back page sportscovers from some of the nation’s major metropolitan tabloids:
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| N.Y. Post | N.Y. Post |
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| N.Y. Daily News | N.Y. Daily News |
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| Philadelphia Daily News | Philadelphia Daily News |
TODAY’S EVENTS
NBC will host a 1:30pm ET conference call to discuss itscoverage of the AFL. NBC SportsPresident Ken Schanzer, Coordinating Producer Jim Bell,play-by-play broadcaster Tom Hammond and analyst Pat Haden areexpected to participate.
Visa Int’l and Turin’06 will formalize their partnership with a signing ceremony at the SpazioSironi in Turin. Visa Exec VP/Marketing& Sponsorship Tom Shepard, IOC General Dir Urs Lacotte and TOROC President Valentino Castellani are expected to participate.
Customers may begin placing orders for commemorativeWaterford crystal football paperweights, engraved with the Patriots and SuperBowl XXXVIII logos at Filene’s locations. Waterford will produce 2,003 paperweights.
MLB’s BaseballTomorrow Fund will host a 4:00pm ET groundbreaking ceremony at the future fieldsite in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic. The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is awarding a grant of more than $240,000 toEsperanza International, which works to facilitate the improvement of livingconditions in the Dominican Republic.
IN OTHER NEWS….
The L.A. TIMES reportsthat the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences will “undertake itsboldest step in decades: development of a ‘world-class’ motion-picture museum”in the L.A.-area. The price tag, siteand timetable “aren’t yet known. Butsources say academy governors are aiming for a project that would cost about$200[M] and take about seven years to develop” (L.A. TIMES, 2/2).
THE DAILY QUESTION
The Daily Question category is “Rivers.”
What is the longest river in Asia?
LAUGH TRACK
THEMONOLOGUES:
CBS’ DavidLetterman: “How many folks watched the Super Bowl yesterday? I thought it was a great game, but stuffdidn’t really work out for me. You knowI like to gamble a little bit and it just uh, here’s what happened: If thePatriots had gotten two safeties and the Panthers scored another touchdown, buthad the point after touchdown blocked, I would have won the office pool. … Howmany of you saw that thing with Janet Jackson? I’ll be honest, I was happy to see that happen because that meantfor one night, I wasn’t the biggest boob on CBS” (“The Late Show,” CBS, 2/2).
NBC’sJay Leno: “What a crowd. Yousound like Bill Clinton after watching the Lingerie Bowl. … I lost$1,000. I bet that Janet Jackson wouldshow her left breast. You watch thathalftime show? Finally a halftime showfor straight guys. … For once, a Jackson getting molested. Michael was so shocked, he knockedover his can of Jesus Juice. … For viewers here in Los Angeles, it was realshocking. Most guys in this town,they’ve never seen a real breast. Ijust hope this doesn’t tarnish, in any way, the good name of the Jacksonfamily. All it takes is one littlescandal. … CBS today apologized for Janet showing her breast. Forget that, how about CBS apologizing for Richardshowing his fat ass on ‘Survivor.’ That’s what I would like to see. I love how they get all high and mighty. CBS said, ‘That moment didn’t conform to CBS standards.’ What standards? They showed a commercial with a horse farting in a women’s face.… People act like they’re so shocked at seeing a breast in the halftimeshow. You watch this show every yearand every commercial is for an impotence drug. They finally show something that might give you a real erection, and ‘Ohmy God, what are we going to do’” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 2/2).
LATENIGHT LAUGHS:
Last night’s Top Ten was “Top Ten Things You Don’t Want ToHear From The Guy At Starbucks,” read by a Starbucks employee to unsuspectingcustomers (“Late Show,” CBS, 2/2).
| 10) “We ran out of coffee filters, so I’m using one of my old undershirts.” |
| 9) “Try our triple cappuccino. It’s a legal alternative to crack.” |
| 8) “Let me make sure that’s not too hot.” (Employee sips from customer’s coffee) |
| 7) “You know, I licked every one of these stirrers.” |
| 6) “One Decaf Venti Skim Latte – $39.” |
| 5) “Sugar with that?” (Employee dips hand into bin of sugar before putting into coffee) |
| 4) “Grande Caramel Macchaito? Talk English!” |
| 3) “If I catch any of you people going into a Dunkin’ Donuts for coffee, I’ll break your legs!” |
| 2) “Some whipped cream for you ... and some whipped cream for me.” (After putting whipped cream on coffee, employee shoots some directly into his mouth) |
| 1) “After work, I’m gonna pick up a hooker-uccino.” |
MONDAY NIGHT’S TV MONITOR
| Net | Show | Lead | Next Items |
| ESPN | “Around The Horn” | Super Bowl XXXVIII | Patriots; Super Bowl QBs |
| ESPN | “PTI” | Super Bowl XXXVIII | Super Bowl kickers; Patriots QB Tom Brady |
| ESPN | 11:00pm ET “SportsCenter” | St. Joseph’s-Villanova men’s basketball | Syracuse-UConn; Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight |
| FSN | “BDSSP” | Super Bowl XXXVIII | Brady; Super Bowl halftime show |
THE DAILY ANSWER
Located in China, the longest Asian river is the Yangtze at3,964 miles. It is the third longestriver in the world, behind the Nile and Amazon.
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