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Morning News & Headlines
Friday, November 19, 2004
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| • | During Yesterday's Meeting, MLB Owners Delay Vote On Expos’ Relocation |
| • | ABC Today Filming Portion Of Promotional Intro To “Monday Night Football” |
| • | Influential K.C. Group Today To Announce Support For New Downtown Ballpark |
| • | NHLPA May Decertify Agents Whose NHL Clients Serve As Replacement Players |
| • | In Case You Missed It: Venus Willliams Displays Forehand To “Ellen” Viewers |
| • | Morning Briefs/In Other News/Laugh Track/TV Monitor/Final Jeopardy! |
MLB OWNERS DELAY VOTE ON DECISION TO RELOCATE EXPOS TO DC
The WASHINGTON POST reports that MLB owners yesterday delayed a vote to approve the Expos’ move to Washington, “as senior baseball officials stepped up talks” with Orioles Owner Peter Angelos “to win his support for relocating the franchise.” Owners and MLB execs said that the Expos’ relocation “was not at risk and that they still viewed the owners’ vote as a mere technicality” (WASHINGTON POST, 11/19).
The MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL reports that all signs “pointed toward a conference call” to approve the sale of the Brewers to Mark Attanasio “by the first week of December, at the latest.” MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and President & COO Bob DuPuy said that they “preferred to use the same conference call of owners to approve the Brewers’ sale as well as the relocation” of the Expos (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 11/19).
But, USA TODAY reports that the owners are expected to vote on the sale of the Brewers to Attanasio when they meet January 19-20. Additionally, the proposed appointment of former agent Jeff Moorad as D’Backs CEO is likely to be considered at that time (USA TODAY, 11/19).
ABC FILMING LATEST “MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” INTRODUCTION
BLOOMBERG NEWS reported that ABC today with Chiefs QB Trent Green and TE Tony Gonzalez will film portions of the pre-game “MNF” skit that will air prior to the upcoming Patriots-Chiefs game. Chiefs Dir or Public Relations Bob Moore said the intro “will be in good taste and football-related. There won’t be a third party with the players.” Moore also said that the NFL has not “contacted the Chiefs about content of the pregame piece” (BLOOMBERG NEWS, 11/18).
INFLUENTIAL GROUP SUPPORTING NEW DOWNTOWN K.C. BALLPARK
The K.C. STAR reports that the Downtown Council, an “organization of influential business and property owners, plans to officially announce its support” for a new downtown ballpark today. The group expects to have a “full-fledged proposal that includes financing options ready to present to the Royals and the public sometime next month.” The council “commissioned a $100,000 downtown ballpark feasibility study earlier this year, but kept it under wraps at the request of supporters of the Bistate II initiative” (K.C. STAR, 11/19).
WRANGLER INKS ENDORSEMENT DEALS WITH 13 BULL RIDERS
Wrangler President Phil McAdams will host a 3:30pm ET press conference at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square to announce endorsement contracts with 13 riders on the PBR Built Ford Tough Series. The riders are Chris Shivers, Mike White, Luke Snyder, Greg Potter, Corey Navarre, Lee Akin, Cory McFadden, Cory Melton, Cauy Hudson, Jesse Schellhamer, Mark Ward, Owen Washburn and Paulo Crimber (Wrangler).
MORNING BRIEFS
The NHLPA is contemplating an amendment to agent certification regulations that could have agents facing decertification “if their NHL clients become replacement players next fall” (CP, 11/19).
Foot Locker late yesterday reported a Q3 ‘04 profit of $74M, a 15% increase over the $62M the company earned in the same period a year ago. While overall sales jumped 14.4% to $1.4B, same-store sales increased 1.2% (Foot Locker).
The CRTC, Canada’s broadcast regulator, yesterday approved NFL Network for carriage by Canadian cable companies on a digital basis (NFL).
The Dodgers are “close to naming a new play-by-play announcer” and YES Network’s Charley Steiner “is a possible replacement for Ross Porter.” Meanwhile, former Dodger Steve Sax “has emerged as a candidate” for an analyst job (L.A. TIMES, 11/19).
Sunday’s Titans-Jaguars game will be blacked out locally, marking the fourth Jaguars home game this season to be blacked out (FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, 11/19).
After an impressive beginning to the NBA season, Magic F Grant Hill, who has battled ankle injuries in recent years, is drawing national media attention. USA Today, Sports Illustrated and the N.Y. Times are planning stories on the Magic and Hill next week (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 11/19).
THE BACK PAGES
The Morning Buzz offers today’s back page sports covers from some of the nation’s major metropolitan tabloids:
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| N.Y. Post | N.Y. Daily News |
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| Philadelphia Daily News | Newsday |
TODAY’S EVENTS
During the Future of Television conference, NYU’s Stern School of Business and Digital Media Wire will host a panel discussion, “The Burgeoning Sports Programming Market: How Big Can It Get?,” at 2:00pm ET at NYU’s Schimmel Auditorium. SportsBusiness Journal Staff Writer Andy Bernstein will moderate a panel including ESPN President of Affiliate Sales & Marketing Sean Bratches, NBC Olympics Exec VP David Neal, A-B VP/Global Media & Sports Marketing Tony Ponturo and iN Demand President & CEO Rob Jacobson.
MLS will host the expansion draft for Chivas USA and Real Salt Lake at 4:00pm ET. ESPNews will carry live coverage.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT…
Every Friday, the Morning Buzz highlights a video clip, chart or piece of information that might have fallen through the cracks. This week, during an appearance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” Venus Williams shows Ellen DeGeneres the proper forehand technique (THE DAILY).
IN OTHER NEWS….
USA TODAY reports that Sirius Satellite Radio yesterday inked former Viacom President & COO Mel Karmazin to a five-year contract to become the company’s CEO, replacing Joseph Clayton. Clayton will remain as Chair. The Karmazin announcement “added more than $1[B] to Sirius’ market value. Its stock, which had closed at $4.72, soared almost 20% in after-hours trading” (USA TODAY, 11/19).
The WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that Interpublic ad agency Deutsch is “launching a product-placement firm called Media Bridge Entertainment. Seeking an edge, the ad agency is partnering with iTVX, a New Rochelle, NY, valuation company run by Frank Zazza, a veteran of the product-placement field” (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/19).
FINAL JEOPARDY!
Last night’s “Final Jeopardy!” category was “American Novels.”
“The image seen here is part of Faulkner’s original text of this 1930 novel.”
LAUGH TRACK
THE MONOLOGUES:
CBS’ David Letterman: “I want to get right through this tonight if I can, because I’m taking mom to the ‘SpongeBob’ movie. … American Airlines is eliminating pillows on all of their flights. I thought that was too bad. I guess you have to find another way to muffle a screaming infant. I honestly will miss those pillows because there’s nothing I liked more than curling up on a pillow previously used by a Central American drug mule. … President Bush was actually there at the opening of the Bill Clinton presidential library. It was a good day for him. He raised $6.5[M]. President Bush actually was very excited to be there because he’d never been to a library before. … Clinton was very excited. What made it really special for President Clinton was the appearance of Dick Cheney’s hot lesbian daughter. … The library itself is state-of-the-art, and when you take the tour of the library, they have an exact replica of the Oval Office, and it’s complete with an animatronic Hillary throwing a lamp” (“Late Show,” CBS, 11/18).
NBC’s Jay Leno: “It poured all day at the opening of the Bill Clinton presidential library. Nothing but rain, which was kind of ironic because a lot of dresses got ruined. President Bush was there. In fact, when they told President Bush it was going to be a gala event, he said, ‘Well none of them are going to be getting married.’ … It was all very dignified. There was one kind of tacky moment when Clinton started handing out cigars. … Did you see Al Gore? I don’t want to say Al Gore has gotten big but when Clinton saw him from behind he said, ‘Monica?’ … What do the price of gold and Anna Nicole Smith have in common? Earlier this week, they both hit a ten-year high. … ABC has now apologized for airing the sexually suggestive promo at the beginning of [‘MNF’]. … This is the second time [‘MNF’] has had to apologize. The first time was two weeks ago when they showed the Miami Dolphins game” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 11/18).
LAST NIGHT’S TV MONITOR
| Net | Show | Lead | Next Items |
| ESPN | “Around The Horn” | Steve Spurrier to take over at South Carolina? | “MNF” intro; Cowboys QB situation |
| ESPN | “PTI” | “MNF” intro | Steve Spurrier; Bengals WR Chad Johnson |
| ESPN | 10:30pm ET “SportsCenter” | Steve Spurrier to take over at South Carolina? | Cavaliers-Bobcats; Spurs-76ers |
| FSN | “I, Max” | Steve Spurrier to take over at South Carolina? | “MNF” intro; Falcons QB Michael Vick |
| FSN | “BDSSP” | Magic F Grant Hill | Bengals WR Chad Johnson; Patriots |
FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER
“What is ‘As I Lay Dying?’”
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