Speed Reads....

The NFL appointed IMG as its exclusive licensing representative across select int'l markets in Europe and Asia in a multiyear deal (IMG).

MSG Networks' stock "rose more than 8%" yesterday after a report that Exec Chair James Dolan "was 'sounding out' potential buyers" of the company (MULTICHANNEL.com, 4/4).

Upper Deck has released the NHLPA-licensed Grandeur Hockey Coin Collection, available for purchase today. The first series of limited-edition coins feature 20 current and former NHLers (Upper Deck).

Warren Buffett "appeared courtside" at last night's Magic-Cavaliers game, seated with Cavaliers Owner Dan Gilbert (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 4/5).

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was at Fenway Park yesterday for the announcement of the Red Sox' eighth annual Run to Home Base, an event honoring veterans scheduled for July 15 (BOSTON GLOBE, 4/5).