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The Daily's Hot Reads For Wednesday: Art For Art's SakeThe Baltimore SUN's Childs Walker writes, "Late Ravens owner Art Modell might face an easier path to the Pro Football Hall of Fame if the museum follows through on tentative discussions of putting 'contributors' in a different voting pool than players " ( Baltimore SUN ). ESPN.com's Brant Jame... |
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BUSINESS WEEK'S "GRIDIRON VALUE INDEX"
The current issue of BUSINESS WEEK debuts their "Gridiron Cost Index" which relates NFL teams'' average ticket prices with their Vegas Super Bowl odds. GRIDIRON GRIDIRON BEST TIX AVG. VALUE INDEX WORS
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Oilers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, The Back of the Book, Washington Redskins
MEDIA NOTES
Danny Ainge has signed a multi-year agreement with Turner Sports to be an NBA analyst for TNT and TBS (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/18)....BET will premiere a new half-hour show on October 6 called "The Pl
Tags: ABC, Churchill Downs Inc., ESPN, NBA, Media, TBS/TNT, Time Warner, Walt Disney
FRANCHISE NOTES
Oilers Exec VP Mike McClure said Friday the team has reached a "basic understanding" with Nashville officials on what type a deal will be required to move the club in ''98. McClure said the Oilers wer
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PANTHERS CHANGE TIRES ON THEIR NEW SET OF WHEELS
The NFL Panthers have been forced to change plans on their billboard marketing campaign. The billboards promoting the team shows their initial backfield of Derrick Lassic, Barry Foster and Randy Baldw
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A'S UNVEIL PLANS FOR COLISEUM; OFFICIALS DELAY NEW AGREEMENT
The A''s unveiled their plans for the Coliseum Saturday, "including the possibility of calling it A''s Field," according to Edvins Beitiks of the S.F. EXAMINER. Edward Alvarez, A''s Exec VP for Busine
MARKETPLACE ROUND-UP
Michael Jordan''s ad for Rayovac renewal batteries is reviewed by Bob Garfield of AD AGE. Garfield: "For the money they spent on his contract, Rayovac could have lit up Las Vegas for a month. Probably
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WHAT WILL BE HBO'S RESPONSE TO THE KING-FOX DEAL?
Execs at HBO Sports were not returning calls over the weekend, according to William Rhoden of the N.Y. TIMES. They were meeting to determine their response to Don King''s "brilliant and unexpected man
Tags: HBO, News Corp./Fox, Media, Time Warner
NEW SITE FOR NEW YANKEES STADIUM? METS DISCUSS NEW DOME
The latest site for a possible new stadium for the Yankees is the Yonkers Raceway, according to the N.Y. POST. The site is reportedly backed by NY Gov. George Pataki. Anne Lang reports that the "objec
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
"This was no coup. All we did was avoid disaster." -- NBA Commissioner David Stern, on the owners'' 24-5 vote in approval of the new CBA (ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, 9/16).
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BASEBALL MEETINGS REPORT NO PROGRESS IN LABOR MATTERS
Reports over the weekend from the MLB ownership meetings in Detroit indicated there wasn''t much discussion on the labor front. One who attended the meetings said acting MLB Commissioner Bud Selig "co
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