In today's Must Read, the WALL STREET JOURNAL's Ben Cohen uses Auburn as a case study on "how football tickets are sold at a major college program," showing how a spike in ticket demand does not always translate to athletic department profits (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 11/12).
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| (l to r) Austin Spurs' Brian Pauga, Texas Descon's Doug Smith and Spurs' R.C. Buford |
The NBA D-League Austin Spurs have reached an agreement with Texas Descon to place the commercial construction company's logo on the front of the team's jersey (
Austin Spurs).
Musician James Taylor reportedly will “play Fenway Park next summer,” with a possible date being Aug. 6 (BOSTON GLOBE, 11/12).
ESPN named former UFC fighter Chael Sonnen a studio and on-site analyst for coverage of UFC PPV events in a multi-fight agreement (ESPN).
The Miller Park stadium district has approved a $16.1M operations budget for '15, an increase of $2.8M from this year. The increase is “chiefly due to higher debt-service payments on the financing and construction of Miller Park” (JSONLINE.com, 11/11).
Schutt Sports today announced the acquisition of additional assets of Adams USA, including the Trace, Bolco, Neumann and Bucks brands. Schutt first acquired a portion of Adams in '11 (Schutt Sports).
A new documentary about Rockets C Dwight Howard was released at 12:01am ET this morning via EPIX.com. The 72-minute film is titled, "Dwight Howard: In The Moment" (ESPN.com, 11/12).
